Politics

Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:41 UTC
Pope cancels African tour due to knee treatment

Pope Francis has been forced to cancel a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan due to knee problems, the Vatican announced Friday. The Argentine pontiff has already postponed a trip to Lebanon in June, citing “health reasons.”
Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:37 UTC
Locking in Stanley by land, sea and air, was stalemate for Argentine occupation and Falklands Liberation

British Armed Forces fought their way towards the capital of the Falkland Islands, Stanley, in a series of battles on the evening of 11 June 1982. The objective were the mounts Two Sisters and Harriet, securing the high ground next to Stanley facilitating the definitive surrender of the Argentine occupying force and Liberation of the Falklands
Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:31 UTC
The loss of three civilians lives in west Stanley during Royal Navy shelling

In the early hours of June 12th, at 7 Ross Road, to the west of Stanley, three Falkland Islanders, civilians, tragically lost their lives. This was due, not to ‘direct’ Argentine action, but to a computer ‘glitch’ on a Royal Navy frigate that had been shelling Argentine positions.
Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Falklands War: Royal Marines in UK honor commando units that yomped 56 miles across the Islands

Royal Marines from all over the United Kingdom have taken part in marching challenges, repeating the 56 miles (90km) across three days, which 42 Commando yomped back in June 1982 during the last week of the Falkland Islands war
Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Bolsonaro meets Biden one-on-one at LA Summit

Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil Friday held a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 21:28 UTC
Nicaragua opens the door for Russian troops to land in Central America

Nicaragua's regime has reportedly greenlighted the entry of Russian forces into the Central American country, according to a Russian state TV broadcast. “It is time for Russia to deploy something powerful closer to US cities,” host Olga Skabeeva was quoted as saying.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 21:23 UTC
Maduro thanks Fernández for his speech in Los Angeles

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Friday thanked Argentine President Alberto Fernández for his message at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering from which Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have been excluded by the hosting country.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Not the Summit we would have wanted, Argentine President tells LA conference

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez Thursday delivered a controversial speech before the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, which was anything but pleasing and obliging to the hosting country.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Mexico would like to see OAS dissolved, FM says

In the absence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), one of the regional leaders who chose not to attend the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles for having excluded Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from the event, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard took the stand on behalf of his country.
Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Fitzroy air attack, Britain's major loss in a single incident in the Falklands War

Memorial services were held in the Falkland Islands and in Southampton for those who lost their lives when two Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships were bombed during the Falklands conflict.