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  • Monday, April 10th 2023 - 12:45 UTC

    Biden visit to Ulster and Ireland to remember the Good Friday peace agreement

    Rishi Sunak will welcome the US president Joe Biden to Northern Ireland on Tuesday evening.

    UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has praised the “bravery, perseverance and political imagination” shown by the leaders who shaped Northern Ireland's peace deal, the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which ended Northern Ireland's decades-long violent conflict known as the Troubles, reports BBC.

  • Friday, April 7th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

    Uruguayan President has lunch with US lawmakers

    Senator Menendez, who chairs the Foreign Relations Committee, has written to Pres. Biden underlining the importance of Ecuador and Uruguay as strategic “allies” in the region.

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Thursday welcomed a delegation of four US lawmakers at the Presidential Anchorena residence in Colonia. Montevideo's Ambassador to Washington Andrés Durán was also present.

  • Thursday, April 6th 2023 - 09:57 UTC

    US: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to enter Democratic Party primaries for 2024

    Kennedy repeatedly said Fauci was orchestrating “fascism”

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a nephew of former US President John F. Kennedy, filed the customary paperwork to enter the Democratic Party's primaries in 2024, it was reported Wednesday.

  • Wednesday, April 5th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

    Trump arraigned, says there is “no case” against him

    The former US President faces 34 felony charges for altering financial documents to cover up alleged hush payments

    Former US President Donald Trump Tuesday plead not guilty to 34 felony counts in a Manhattan court and flew back to his Florida residence at the end of the day. The Republican leader became the first US president to be arraigned on criminal charges.

  • Wednesday, April 5th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Argentina: Minister Massa discusses trade with group of US Senators

    Massa insisted Argentina needs to export more to the US, for which certain barriers must be lowered

    Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa met Tuesday in Buenos Aires with a group of US Senators to discuss economic and political cooperation in order to face the challenges posed by the new global reality.

  • Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 09:39 UTC

    Florida legalizes concealed guns without a permit

    Gov. DeSantis' stance on guns opposes that of Pres. Biden

    The US State of Florida Monday legalized through Governor Ron DeSantis's signature the carrying of concealed weapons without a permit. The state Senate passed House Bill 543 by a 27-13 vote last week. The bill also received heavy Republican support in the House, where it passed by a 76-32 vote. “Constitutional Carry is in the books,” DeSantis said in a statement.

  • Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 09:29 UTC

    Extradition of Paraguayan corrupt leaders after the elections?

    The Biden administration fears any action before the elections could backfire, the magazine explained

    The extradition of former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes and other politicians in the South American country who have been declared as “significantly corrupt” may come after the April 30 elections, according to an article carried in the latest issue of Americas Quarterly magazine.

  • Monday, April 3rd 2023 - 09:40 UTC

    Tornadoes kill at least 26 across US

    At first, there were 24 fatalities but two more were confirmed Sunday in Tennessee

    At least 26 people were killed and dozens of others were injured during the weekend when a series of tornadoes hit south central-eastern United States.

  • Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 10:57 UTC

    NYPD on “high alert” ahead of Trump's arrest

    Trump has denied the allegations against him

    The New York Police Department is taking precautions in case followers of former President Donald Trump stage protests before or after his arrest, scheduled for Tuesday, it was reported. Officials from the New York Police and Trump's secret service bodyguards met during the weekend to finalize the details of the detention.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    US: Trump expected to be arrested Tuesday

    His arrest will backfire massively on President Biden, Trump forecast

    Former US President Donald J. Trump seems to have been right after all when he announced that he would be incarcerated. He was not entirely accurate about the when, but he is now expected to be formally arrested and arraigned next Tuesday after being indicted by a grand jury on Thursday.