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Monday, June 19th 2023 - 16:00 UTC
Submarine carrying tourists to Titanic Wreckage reported missing

A submarine transporting tourists to explore the remains of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, has disappeared off the coast of Terranova, Canada, according to the BBC. One crew member and four tourists are missing and a search operation has been launched, the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
US-China ties: Blinken, Qin try to keep dialogue channels open

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for more than five hours Sunday to keep channels open as the two countries are -in Quin's words- “at their lowest point since the establishment of diplomatic relations.”
Friday, June 16th 2023 - 09:59 UTC
US: Charges filed against intel-leaking soldier

US Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira has been charged Thursday on six federal counts on six counts of willful retention and transmission on social media sites of classified information relating to national defense to which he had access thanks to his security clearance as a cyber defense operations journeyman.
Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 09:32 UTC
Blinken going to China amid growing tension between Washington and Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend amid growing tension between the two countries in a move to keep lines of communication open, the State Department said.
Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 06:50 UTC
Fed makes a pause, leaves rates unchanged but anticipates two further moves before 2024

The United States Federal Reserve this Wednesday, following a two-day meeting decided to keep the interest rate unchanged but the Federal Open Market Committee anticipated that a further two hikes of quarter percentage moves can be expected before the end of the year.
Wednesday, June 14th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Lacalle welcomed at White House by President Biden

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday met at the White House with his US colleague Joseph Biden, who “applauded” the South American leader's stance on the Ukraine crisis, his defense of fundamental principles in Venezuela, and for his commitment to regional economic integration.
Wednesday, June 14th 2023 - 06:52 UTC
US inflation in twelve months to May slows to 4%; Fed begins two day meeting

Last month consumer prices in the United States rose 0.1% from April to May extending the past year's steady easing of inflation. The Tuesday announcement comes when the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting, still concerned that some measures of underlying price pressures remain high.
Monday, June 12th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
Uruguayan President off to NYC to collect accolade

President Luis Lacalle Pou left Sunday for the United States to receive the Gold Insigne Award, given by the Americas Society Forum in New York.
Saturday, June 10th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Canada wildfires smoke reducing solar power and New England summer heat

Solar power generation in the northeast United States is tumbling by more than 50% as a result of the smoke from eastern Canada wildfires. On Thursday ISO New England, the operator of the grid, said solar power generation in New England was 56% below last week during times of peak demand.
Saturday, June 10th 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Trump indicted in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case

Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted of 37 criminal charges for the classified White House documents seized by the FBI at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida regarding nuclear secrets and information on the military defense capabilities of foreign countries for “withholding national security information” and “obstruction of justice,” it was reported in Washington DC.