Politics

Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:29 UTC
EU monitoring arrest in Venezuela of two Spaniards and one Czech national

The arrest by the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro of two Spanish and one Czech national accused of planning alongside three US citizens to kill the head of state sparked a reaction from the European Union Monday, which condemned these events and said it was monitoring the case closely.
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:27 UTC
São Paulo mayoral candidate hits rival with a chair during TV debate

São Paulo's Democratic Socialist Party (PSDB) mayoral candidate José Luiz Datena hit his rival Pablo Marçal of the Partido Renovador Laborista (PRTB) with a chair Sunday during a campaign debate with video footage of the incident going viral. The attacker was carried off the stage and the victim needed medical help.
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Monday, September 16th 2024 - 14:51 UTC
Brazil gripped by “climate terrorism,” says Minister Silva

South America's largest country is going through a wave of 21st Century “terrorism” which capitalizes on the high temperatures and low humidity to set large areas on fire damaging people's health, biodiversity and destroying forests, Climate Change Minister Marina Silva sqaid Sunday, Agencia Brasil reported. The official referred to this phenomenon as “climate terrorism.”
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Monday, September 16th 2024 - 10:01 UTC
Milei launches “zero deficit” budget bill for 2025

Argentine President Javier Milei appeared before Congress Sunday to submit the 2025 budget bill foreseeing an exchange rate of AR$ 1,207 against the US dollar and annual inflation reaching 18.3% after a projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth.
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Monday, September 16th 2024 - 08:39 UTC
Six arrested in Venezuela said to plan Maduro's murder

Venezuelan authorities arrested three Americans, two Spaniards, and one Czech national allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced on nationwide TV this weekend saying the suspects belonged to a mission arranged by the CIA to overthrow the Bolivarian government. Cabello also showed footage of the guns seized from the would-be perpetrators.
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Monday, September 16th 2024 - 08:30 UTC
Thousands protest in Rio against religious discrimination

Thousands paraded down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach to raise their voices as cases of religious intolerance were reported to be on the rise. According to local media, the demonstrators stemmed from more than a dozen faiths, mainly Afro-Brazilian ones, that have come under attack from Christian groups. Newly chosen Human Rights Minister Macaé Evaristo joined the march.
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Monday, September 16th 2024 - 08:23 UTC
Suspect arrested after second assassination attempt against Trump

Former US President Donald Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt Sunday while playing golf in West Palm Beach, in the state of Florida, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed. A suspect with a criminal record of gun possession has been arrested while holding an AK47 rifle minutes after shots were reported.
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Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 22:24 UTC
Success of Falklands delegation two weeks visit of Uruguay

The Falkland Islands close relations and bonds with Uruguay were again confirmed this year by the delegation that spent a couple of weeks in the country visiting farms, agriculture research centres, plus promoting trade, tourism, science, education and the wonderful support from the British Hospital in Montevideo caring for our patients.
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Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
De Moraes collects X fines from Starlink accounts

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ordered funds in the amount of R$ 18.3 million (around US$ 3.29 million) from the Internet Service Provider Starlink transferred to the Federal Government in payments for fines he imposed on the social media platform X for failing to comply with his ruling.
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Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 10:19 UTC
Biden and Starmer discuss broad military strategies worldwide

US President Joseph Biden and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Friday at the White House to discuss the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine among other issues. Had it been approved, it would have upped tensions with Moscow and could have triggered an all-out war between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Hence, a decision on this matter was postponed.
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