Politics

Friday, April 14th 2023 - 08:49 UTC
Members of the Falkland Islands Defense Force to take part in King’s Coronation

The Falkland Islands Government are delighted to announce that members from the Falkland Islands Defense Force have been invited to participate in His Majesty King Charles III Coronation in London on Saturday 6 May 2023.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:45 UTC
Uruguayan FM off to China in search of FTA

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is leaving shortly for China on a mission to narrow the gap for the South American country to reach a Free Trade Agreement with the Asian giant, it was reported in Montevideo.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:19 UTC
Alckmin says Brazil's trade with neighbors should come first

Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, in charge of the South American country due to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trip to China, insisted Wednesday on the importance of increasing trade with Latin America, Xinhua reported.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 11:05 UTC
Six inmates found dead at infamous Ecuadorian prison

Six inmates were found dead hanging from their necks inside their cells at the infamous Ecuadorian prison of El Litoral in Guayaquil, the South American country's National Service of Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) reported Wednesday.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Lula highlights BRICS Bank's social role

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday highlighted the social mission of the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as BRICS Bank, during Dilma Rousseff's inauguration as president of the financial institution in Shanghai, China.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
School violence: Family arrested in Brazil with Nazi paraphernalia

Brazilin authorities have arrested a family linked to pro-Nazi activities in the investigations on school violence undertaken after last week's episodes. A 14-year-old boy was among those apprehended.
Thursday, April 13th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
UN calls on Italy to act responsibly on migration issues

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged Italy to ensure that any migration measures it implements during the state of emergency declared on Monday respect its humanitarian obligations.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:07 UTC
President Biden received in Belfast airport by PM Rishi Sunak

US President Joe Biden arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, starting a trip to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement — the deal that ended some 30 years of civil conflict.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:04 UTC
At least 9 killed in Ecuadorian port massacre

At least nine people were killed following an assault on the Ecuadorian Artisanal Fishing Port of Esmeraldas Tuesday morning by a group of 30 heavily-armed militias who arrived in two boats and a cab and then left by sea. The perpetrators are still unaccounted for, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 10:37 UTC
Buenos Aires Mayor distances himself from party leadership

Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodíguez Larreta's decision to hold municipal elections concurrently with the federal ones albeit with different (and electronic) ballot boxes has sparked friction among Argentina's opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition, particularly from former President Mauricio Macri.