Politics

Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Argentina targeting the Foradori/Duncan statement on the Falklands

Argentine foreign minister Santiago Cafiero has ordered an internal investigation to determine whether former deputy foreign minister Carlos Foradori back in 2016, became drunk during a meeting with British diplomats in which UK and Argentina agreed to an improved relationship through closer cooperation on areas of mutual interest, including a chapter on the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Russian Energy Tycoons & Families Found Dead In Suspicious Circumstances

Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice – Several Russian oligarchs, who have either worked at energy firms or amassed their fortune from oil and gas, have been found dead in suspicious circumstances, not only in Russia but also in the UK and Spain.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
No progress after Guterres meeting with Putin in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that no solution could be achieved in the crisis with Ukraine without solving the territorial issue of Crimea and Donbas.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Governor Designate Alison Blake visits Falkland House in London

Governor-Designate of the Falkland Islands, Alison Blake CMG, visited Falkland House in London on Monday where she met with FIG Representative to the UK and Europe Richard Hyslop.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 08:43 UTC
UN General Assembly passes resolution requiring disclosing of rationale behind veto use

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is bringing on some changes regarding world affairs and the United Nations Tuesday agreed to redefine the Security Council veto power, which is in the hands of the body's permanent members, which are also the ones with a stronger military might — the US, Russia, China, the UK, and France.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 21:09 UTC
US State Dept. finds Brazil's electoral system reliable

A high-ranking official from the US State Department admitted during an interview with CNN Brazil that the administration of President Joseph Biden fully trusts the electronic ballot system used in the South American country.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:59 UTC
Shanghai tightens up covid-19 restrictions

Chinese authorities have tightened sanitary restrictions imposed on Shanghai residents due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths and also of cases detected through mass testing, it was reported.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:51 UTC
Uruguayan opposition demands explanations regarding Turkish FM incident

Uruguay's opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) has threatened not to grant their consent to the country's designated ambassador to Turkey following the incident with that country's Foreign Minister, who during the weekend when Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo were met with a gesture belonging to the far-right Grey Wolves group.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:00 UTC
Paraguay to celebrate Labor Day on May 2 to boost tourism

Paraguayan authorities have decided the May 1 Labor Day holiday will be celebrated Monday, May 2, in a move to boost tourism as the activity strives to bounce back from two years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, President Mario Abdo Benítez announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Turkish FM racist and ultra-right-wing gestures in Montevideo sparks controversies

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou described a gesture by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu against Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo Uruguay as “regrettable,” while Ankara's Ambassador has been summoned to account for the events.