Politics

• Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 09:32 UTC

  Milei underlines 30 years of impunity in AMIA case

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei insisted Wednesday that all those who died or were wounded in the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters were still demanding Justice after “three decades of impunity.” During his appearance at a World Jewish Congress gathering in Buenos Aires, Milei also pledged that, under his administration, a difference would be made compared to previous ones.

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• Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 09:13 UTC

  Peña confirms Paraguay would relocate Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña confirmed Wednesday in Buenos Aires that his country would be relocating its Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. During his appearance at a World Jewish Congress event in the Argentine capital, Peña confirmed that Paraguay “will once again move its embassy to Jerusalem, capital of the State of Israel,” one of Paraguay's strategic allies. Following Peña's decision, Israel would be reopening its mission in Asunción. Paraguay has had its embassy moved to Jerusalem once but backtracked on its decision citing political inconveniences.

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• Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 09:13 UTC

  Biden tests positive for Covid-19 as concerns over his health mount

  

  US President Joseph Biden tested positive for Covid-19 in Las Vegas Wednesday just one day after admitting that he would be stepping out of his reelection campaign only if a medical condition so advised. Following his diagnosis, the 81-year-old leader, who lost his debate with former President Donald Trump and is visibly battling his physical condition to remain active, flew to his Delaware vacation home to recover. He was said to have mild respiratory symptoms and “general malaise.”

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• Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 21:17 UTC

  Falkland Islands Represented at UK State Opening of Parliament

  

  Richard Hyslop, the Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, attended the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday. This event marked the formal start of the UK Parliamentary year and was highlighted by His Royal Highness King Charles III delivering The King’s Speech, which outlined the new Government’s agenda, proposed policies, and legislation for the coming session.

• Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 19:28 UTC

  Venezuela: Machado's chief bodyguard joins list of political prisoners

  

  Venezuela's disenfranchised opposition leader María Corina Machado, who endorses Edmundo González Urrutia's candidacy for the July 28 elections, said early Wednesday that the Nicolás Maduro regime had abducted her security team chief Milcíades Ávila and his whereabouts were unknown.

• Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 14:14 UTC

  Presidents Peña, Lacalle Pou and Milei convening in Buenos Aires

  

  Presidents Santiago Peña of Paraguay and Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay are to convene in Buenos Aires Wednesday to participate alongside Javier Milei in a conference on anti-terrorism which will be their first encounter after the July 8 Mercosur Summit in Asunción Milei skipped to avoid rubbing eyes with Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whom he dubbed a “corrupt communist” during the 2023 campaign and never apologized. The following day they will join again for the event marking the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA).

• Wednesday, July 17th 2024 - 07:48 UTC

  Brazilian Ambassador returning to BA next week

  

  Brazil's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Julio Bitelli Tuesday downplayed the importance of the not-so-good relationship between Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Javier Milei and insisted he would be returning to his post in the Argentine capital next week after being summoned during the weekend for consultations with Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 19:32 UTC

  Argentine footballer angers French with Copa America celebration chant

  

  French authorities said Tuesday they would be seeking a reponse from football's governing body FIFA after a video of Argentine international Enzo Fernández went viral. The Chelsea midfielder filmed himself chanting offensive remarks about the ethnicity of France's players in addition to other comments concerning star Kylian Mbappé's sexual preferences.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 09:22 UTC

  Brazilian Ambassador to BA summoned by Lula and Vieira

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's attitude of speaking his truth at any cost is about to take its toll on the diplomatic front, as confrontations with Brazil and Bolivia flare up with a possible reshaping of the current scenario in the near future.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2024 - 08:22 UTC

  Possible escalation of conflict between Venezuela and Guyana over Essequibo feared in Brazil

  

  The delivery to Brazil of Israeli-built missiles has been linked to fears that the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region might escalate in the wake of the fudgy July 28 elections. With the most prominent opposition politicians disenfranchised, Caracas might fuel an international conflict to cover up for the domestic unrest expected to unfold, it was hinted.