Politics

• Saturday, June 8th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

  Paraguay not welcoming UN suggestion to legalize abortion

  

  Paraguay's Minister of Childhood and Adolescence, Walter Gutiérrez, said Friday in Asunción that a suggestion from the United Nations to legalize abortion in the South American country collided with the Constitution and other national laws. “We would have to change the constitution,” he explained.

• Saturday, June 8th 2024 - 10:10 UTC

  Alckmin underlines China's importance for Brazil

  

  In an interview with Brazilian reporters during his Chinese trip, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin underlined the importance of the China-Brazil High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (COSBAN).

• Friday, June 7th 2024 - 20:40 UTC

  Buenos Aires media workers highly underpaid

  

  A survey conducted by the Union of Buenos Aires Journalists (SiPreBA) found that 3 out of every 4 newspeople in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) had wages below the poverty line. The study was released in the wake of the June 7 Journalist Day celebrations in Argentina. Over 1,000 media workers were interviewed.

• Friday, June 7th 2024 - 19:45 UTC

  Russian fleet deployed to Caribbean Sea

  

  A Russian nuclear submarine and three other warships will be participating alongside Cuban forces in a drill in the Caribbean Sea between June 12 and 17 to further deepen the friendly ties between the two countries, according to Havanna's Foreign Ministry.

• Friday, June 7th 2024 - 12:08 UTC

  Milei likes being the mole destroying the State from within

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei sparked controversy once again Thursday when an interview he gave last week to the news site The Free Press during his trip to the United States was aired. He said he loved “being the mole inside the State” who was to destroy it “from the inside,” thanks to which his country would become a paradise.

• Friday, June 7th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

  Milei skipping Ukraine's peace conference and meeting with Macron

  

  After contradicting rumors circulating in Buenos Aires over the past few days, it was reported that President Javier Milei would attend the G7 Summit in Italy, in addition to a trip to Spain.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 19:56 UTC

  Argentine ATC workers lift strike

  

  Argentina's Association of Technicians and Employees of Air Navigation Protection and Safety (ATEPSA) announced late Wednesday that a deal had been reached and therefore the 18-day stoppage scheduled to start this coming Sunday was lifted.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 19:50 UTC

  Bolivian President thanks Putin for Russia's partnership

  

  Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora held a meeting with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin on the sides of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during which both leaders agreed on joint undertakings in the South American country regarding lithium battery production in addition to discussing other bilateral topics of interest.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:40 UTC

  EU votes a new parliament; political center could be removed by radical right wing coalition

  

  Mobilizing the 350 million people eligible to cast ballots in the European Union event once every five years is not a straightforward task. Voter turnout at the second-largest democratic election in the world after India was around just 50% in 2019. There are 720 seats in the EU Parliament with elections traditionally held over four days.

• Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:35 UTC

  King Charles pays tribute to courage of Veterans as 80th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy begin in Portsmouth

  

  Two days of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy began on Wednesday in Portsmouth - from where much of the 1944 invasion force sailed.