Tag: United Kingdom

• Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 08:53 UTC

  British court now says Assange may be extradited to the US

  

  A British court has ruled in favor of extraditing Julian Assange to the United States after finding the founder of WikiLeaks will be treated fairly while facing espionage charges for divulging classified documents.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  Boris and Carrie Johnson announce the birth of a daughter

  

  Boris and Carrie Johnson have announced the birth of a daughter, their second child since he became prime minister. Mrs. Johnson gave birth to the baby at a London hospital on Thursday, and Boris Johnson was there throughout, BBC reported.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina's Xmas present: Falklands offered two humanitarian flights for residents to visit relatives

  

  Britain allegedly thanked Argentina for its offer of two humanitarian flights so that Falkland Islands residents could visit relatives, mainly in Chile, or for other reasons during the holidays season, but the UK also recalled that air links with the Islands are the exclusive responsibility of the Falklands' elected government.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Johnson aide resigns over Xmas party scandal, PM enacts COVID Plan B

  

  A close aide of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned in her resignation after being involved in the Christmas Party scandal, according to which last year's celebrations at 10 Downing Street were not by restrictive sanitary measures imposed on the rest of the population.

• Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Bolivia: Áñez gov't sought military help from US and UK, letters show

  

  Former interim President Jeanine Áñez had requested military assistance from the US and UK embassies “to repress the Bolivian people,” Citizen Security Deputy Minister Roberto Ríos said Tuesday.

• Monday, December 6th 2021 - 21:18 UTC

  Argentina banks on the bright side of Brexit

  

  According to the Buenos Aires daily El Cronista, Argentina has largely benefitted from the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, as more products from the South American country were in demand.

• Monday, December 6th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  OPEC+ Expects Large Oil Glut In Early 2022

  

  By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – OPEC+ anticipates the global oil market to show a worse-than-previously expected surplus in the first quarter of 2022, according to an internal report seen by Reuters, which could give the group another reason to pause monthly supply additions.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 19:16 UTC

  Macron says “BoJo” is a clown as ties between France, UK get worse by the hour

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly called British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a “clown,” according to press articles released Thursday in Europe.

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  “Chile Day” in UK, British ministers and president Piñera will be attending

  

  Wednesday and Thursday, December first and second, are “Chile Day” in UK, Corporation CEOs, investors, financial institutions, politicians, officials, country experts, diplomats, journalists get together for an annual two-day event with the purpose of promoting the Chilean brand, business opportunities, tourism and export goods.

• Monday, November 29th 2021 - 14:59 UTC

  Liverpool will host summit of G7 Foreign and Development ministers in December

  

  The United Kingdom is scheduled to host a summit of Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 next month in the city of Liverpool. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will welcome counterparts from the US, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, and the EU over 3 days, from Friday 10 until Sunday 12 December.