Politics

Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 09:27 UTC
No Lula-Zelensky meeting in Hiroshima after all

In the end, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva did not get together with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky during the weekend as they were both attending the G7 Summit in Hiroshima as guests. “I think he was disappointed,” Zelensky said Sunday in an ironic tone. The meeting was officially requested by Ukraine on Friday (19/5).
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:40 UTC
Countries of the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway against toll collection by Argentina

The group of countries that make up the Paraguay-Parana Waterway Agreement Committee suggested Argentina refrained from adopting measures that violate the agreed rules and stop charging tolls to barges passing through Santa Fe. The committee is made up of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:26 UTC
G7 Summit in Hiroshima: Stronger sanctions declared against Russia, Zelensky's presence expected

The leaders of the Group of Seven, G7, major industrial countries on Friday vowed to tighten sanctions on Russia. During talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, they vowed: “to stand together against Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.”
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
Brigadier Dan Duff, takes command of BFSAI at MPC in Falklands

This week the Falkland Islands and Mount Pleasant Complex bid farewell to the outgoing Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, Jonathan Lett, who has been on the job since November 2020, and welcomed Brigadier Dan Duff, British Army.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Asylum requests on the rise in Uruguay

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of asylum requests in Uruguay has increased to 16,000 from 13,113 in mid-2022, it was reported in Montevideo.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Poll: Uruguayan President still has 46% approval

According to a study by pollsters, Cifra published this week in Montevideo, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou still has a 46% approval rating and a 43% negative image after over three years in office.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Lula, Japanese PM discuss bilateral trade and climate change

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Saturday in Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of the G7 Summit to discuss further cooperation between the two countries, Agencia Brasil reported. Both leaders agreed to expand bilateral trade and combat climate change, among other issues.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Moscow declares Greenpeace an “undesirable organization,” forcing it to close its Russian branch

Russia on Friday declared the environmental group Greenpeace an “undesirable organization.” The designation criminalizes the work of organizations that bear the brand and puts employees at risk of criminal prosecution.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 18:44 UTC
Family alleges negligence as eight-year-old migrant girl dies in US Border Patrol custody

On Wednesday, an eight-year-old girl died while under the custody of the US Border Patrol in a border town in the state of Texas, after crossing the southern border with her family. In recent hours, details have emerged about the tragic incident in which family members denounced that the girl reported she couldn't breathe, a situation that authorities ignored.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:39 UTC
Most of Brazil's STF justices vote to convict former President Collor

A majority of Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices voted Thursday for the conviction of former senator and former president Fernando Collor for passive corruption and money laundering in a case of Operation Lava Jato, Agencia Brasil reported. So far, the score is 6 to 1 for conviction. After voting Thursday, the session was adjourned and will resume on May 24.