Politics

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 09:18 UTC

  Ukraine faces decades long humanitarian challenge, demining the areas once occupied by Russian troops

  

  As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags into another year, the country's Red Cross chief Raksym Dotsenko, admitted it faces a “huge” humanitarian challenge. However, it is not only the millions of displaced, or aiding those who lost houses or apartments and are virtually homeless. The main problem are the landmines and antipersonnel mines left by the Russian troops.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 08:59 UTC

  Classified documents also found at former VP Pence's home

  

  Documents labeled as “classified” have been found at the home of former US Vice President Mike Pence (2017-2021). Pence himself had asked one of his lawyers to search the house as a precaution after confidential papers were detected at President Joseph Biden's residence from his time at the White House under Barack Obama.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 08:51 UTC

  Chilean FM denigrates Ambassador Bielsa in private meeting audio

  

  Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola's denigration of Argentine Ambassador Rafael Bielsa sparked additional controversy to the case that shook Santiago's diplomatic circles last week. An audio was leaked of Urrejola using foul language to describe the foreign diplomat.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 08:51 UTC

  Ecuador: Anticorruption secretary resigns amid growing scandal

  

  Luis Verdesoto Monday turned in his resignation as Secretary of Anticorruption Public Policy amid growing allegations of corruption in Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso's entourage.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 08:32 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly meeting 25 January; Questions for Oral Response

  

  Legislative Assembly Order Paper, 25 January 2023, 09:00

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 21:39 UTC

  Former Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom dies aged 71

  

  Former Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom (2008-2012) died Monday at the age of 71. The cause of death has not been disclosed, although it was known that Colom was being treated for esophageal cancer.

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 18:13 UTC

  Brazil welcomed back into Celac as Summit starts in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday opened the VII Summit of Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in Buenos Aires by welcoming Brazil's return to the forum after a hiatus under former President Jair Bolsonaro. Fernández said that “without Brazil, it was an empty Celac.”

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 09:49 UTC

  Maduro not attending Celac summit after all

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro canceled his trip to Buenos Aires for the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac). Upon announcing his decision, Maduro spoke of an “aggression plan” from the “neo-fascist right” which endangered his presence in the Argentine capital.

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 09:30 UTC

  Lula promises continued support for Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Question was not absent from the long joint cooperation declaration signed in Buenos Aires by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his host Alberto Fernandez, as pointed out in Article 81. The two leaders met in the Argentine capital in the context of the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), starting Monday.

• Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:52 UTC

  Lula's busy agenda in Buenos Aires

  

  After their bilateral encounter at Casa Rosada, Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil met with representatives of human rights organizations, who insisted on getting together with the visiting leader, according to Fernández.