Politics

Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 21:13 UTC
Milei would have no qualms breaking up with Mercosur if need be for FTA with US

Argentine President Javier Milei said in an interview with Bloomberg in Davos (Switzerland) that if breaking up with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) was a requirement to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, he would not hesitate to do it.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 20:53 UTC
Argentina picks Béraud to head all three Montevideo-based embassies

Argentina's Libertarian Government Wednesday announced the appointment of career Ambassador Alan Claudio Béraud as the new mission chief before Uruguay. Béraud is already stationed in Montevideo, where he heads Argentina's representations before the Southern Comon Market (Mercosur) and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI).
Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 10:48 UTC
Cuba back on US list of terrorism-sponsoring nations under Trump

US President Donald Trump added Cuba once again to the list of nations sponsoring terrorism and announced tougher measures against Venezuela's Bolivarian regime which stayed in power past Jan. 10 despite half the world not recognizing Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate winner of the July 28, 2024, elections.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 09:07 UTC
Argentina: Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo find Granddaughter Nº139

The human rights organization Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires the finding of “Granddaughter Nº139.” The entity seeks to determine the true identity of children born in captivity from prisoners who were later declared as “disappeared” by the military dictatorship, their offspring handed over for adoption to families ideologically compatible with the far-right de facto regime.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 08:15 UTC
Colombian company signs partnership with Bolivia's YPFB

Bolivia's state-run oil company signed Tuesday a series of agreements with Colombia's Canacol representing an investment of up to US$ 270 million for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation undertakings in the Ovai, Florida Este, Arenales, and Tita-Techi areas, all of them in the department of Santa Cruz.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 07:36 UTC
WHO wishes US would reconsider pulling out

After US President announced he was pulling his country once again from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN) agency issued a statement Tuesday wishing such a decision would be reconsidered. Trump had already left the WHO during his first term in office but his decision was reversed by his successor (and now predecessor) Joseph Biden.
Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 21:45 UTC
Italian teenager toys with Mediterranean merchant ship traffic just for fun

A 15-year-old lad from Cesena, Italy, toyed with merchant ship routes in the Mediterranean after accessing the navigation systems just for fun. Although no material damage was reported, a criminal case has been opened against the teenager, whose parents claimed to be unaware of those activities.
Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 19:57 UTC
Trump exits Paris Agreement and WHO, pardons Jan. 6 rioters

In his first hours in office, US President Donald Trump signed a barrage of Executive Orders reshaping the entire geopolitical scenario worldwide.
Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 15:32 UTC
Falklands, RAF Commander visits the Air Mobility Force at MPC

Royal Air Force Commander Air Wing, Gp Capt Andy McIntyre, recently undertook the 8000 mile journey to visit Mount Pleasant Complex, at British Falkland South Atlantic Islands.
Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 15:25 UTC
Falklands, New step towards protection for domestic abuse victims

The Falkland Islands is due to take a significant step forward in safeguarding its residents by enacting the Domestic Abuse (Civil and Family Proceedings) Ordinance, which comes into effect on 3rd February.