Politics

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 11:18 UTC

  Hostage tourists released by Peruvian native communities

  

  Over 150 foreign tourists held in boats sailing along the Yurimaguas route, on the Marañon River in Peru were released Friday afternoon, it was reported.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 11:06 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez reappears in public in electoral mode as crowds called her “President”

  

  For the first time since her assassination attempt on September 1, Argentina's Vice-President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), reappeared in public at an event that welcomed her with the chant “Cristina presidenta” (Cristina President). She replied that it was possible to repeat the bonanzas of her two consecutive four-year terms in office (2007-2015).

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 11:03 UTC

  Chagos: Mauritius and UK agree military base on Diego García will remain, says Foreign Secretary

  

  The UK and Mauritius have agreed to hold talks on the future of the disputed British Indian Ocean Overseas Territory/Chagos Islands, and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the countries agreed that the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia will continue to operate whatever the results of the talks.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:56 UTC

  Remembrance Sunday live from the Falkland Islands

  

  A Remembrance service will be broadcast live from the Falkland Islands on 13 November. Veterans of the 1982 conflict have returned to the Islands, many for the first time, to be part of the moving commemorations.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  “Total Peace” bill signed into law in Colombia

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Friday signed into law the “total peace” bill which allows authorities to undertake ceasefire negotiations with remnants of FARC and ELN groups still active in the country, just one day after the initiative was passed by both Houses of Congress.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:42 UTC

  Agreement between Argentina, U.S. on undeclared deposits ready to be signed

  

  Argentina's “Superminister” of Economy, Industry, and Agriculture Sergio Massa is counting on an agreement to be signed with the United States shortly to detect undeclared bank accounts abroad which would allow holders to evade taxes.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Strong lobbying to boost defense spending from Secretary Wallace and Speaker of the House

  

  UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will urge Jeremy Hunt to boost defense spending during a crunch meeting with the Chancellor. Speaking to Forces News, Ben Wallace says he will “make sure that, in this difficult economic time, defense gets its fair share” at their meeting on Thursday.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  “Ukraine's grain corridor” in the Black Sea sponsored by UN and Turkey resumes operations

  

  Russia has finally agreed to resume the agreement allowing safe passage of Ukrainian crop exports, abruptly reversing course after Turkey and the United Nations pushed ahead with the shipments over Moscow’s objections.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 19:58 UTC

  Paraguayan President brokers EU-Mercosur deal in Madrid

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez discussed bilateral issues in Madrid, particularly the ratification of the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 19:29 UTC

  Revolución Federal leades indicted in Argentina

  

  Argentine Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi Thursday approved the indictment of the four leaders of the Revolución Federal (RF) rightwing activist group who were arrested on his orders last week and released by a court of appeals on Tuesday.