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Maduro: US delegation arrives in Venezuela to discuss 'bilateral agenda'

Today 09:20 Delegation from the United States arrives in Venezuela for talks, extending discussions between Caracas and Washington initiated in March.

Pro-choice protest in front of the US Embassy in Buenos Aires, on June 27, 2022, two days after the US Supreme Court scrapped half-century constitutional protections for abortions.

ABORTION RIGHTS

Argentine demonstrators protest anti-abortion ruling outside US Embassy

Yesterdat 21:02 Group of female protesters march to the American Embassy in Buenos Aires to repudiate US Supreme Court ruling that overturns federal right to abortion in United States.

President Alberto Fernández attends the G7 Leaders Summit in Bavaria.

G7 SUMMIT

President condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at G7 summit

Yesterdat 17:06 Alberto Fernández criticises “economic system that allows wealth to accumulate in the hands of the few” at meeting of world leaders in Bavaria.

(L-R, front row) India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Senegal's President Macky Sall, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, US President Joe Biden, Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, (L-R, back row) Secretary-General of the OECD Mathias Cormann, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva, OMS managing director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, European Council President Charles Michel, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol, World Bank president David Malpass and World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pose for a family photo on June 27, 2022 at Elmau Castle, southern Germany, where the German Chancellor hosts a summit of the Group of Seven rich nations (G7). Germany will host the 48th G7 Summit from June 26 to June 28 at Elmau Castle, southern Germany.

G7 SUMMIT

As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters

Yesterdat 15:33 Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa -have become the object of the G7 industrialised powers' charm offensive, as the club of rich nations seeks to build a broader support base in their backing for Kyiv.

President Alberto Fernández meets with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders Summit in Bavaria.

REPORT FROM BAVARIA

Fernández highlights Malvinas claim in meeting with Boris Johnson

Yesterdat 15:07 Argentina’s president discusses sovereignty dispute with British prime minister on sidelines of G7 summit; Johnson responds that “issue was resolved 40 years ago.”

by Rosario Ayerdi

Demonstrators hold a green flag during a march celebrating after the lower house took a step toward decriminalising abortion, on the Global Day of Action for Legal and Safe Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile, on September 28, 2021.

ABORTION RIGHTS

As United States undoes abortion rights, Chile works to enshrine them

Yesterdat 13:22 As the United States loses a five-decade-old right to abortion, Chile is gearing up to enshrine the same right in its constitution.

President Alberto Fernández takes part in the 14th BRICS summit via videoconference.

FOREIGN POLICY

Fernández calls for Argentina's incorporation into the BRICS group

24-06-2022 13:15 BRICS members said in a declaration issued late Thursday that they "support talks between Russia and Ukraine" but did not lay out a pathway towards ending the war.

BREAKING NEWS

US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion

24-06-2022 11:23 The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life.

Workers move the coffin of Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira during his funeral at the Morada da Paz Cemetery in Paulista, Pernambuco state, Brazil, on June 24, 2022.

Murder in the Amazon

Bodies of two men murdered in Brazilian Amazon returned to families

24-06-2022 11:13 Bodies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira handed over to their families, nearly two-and-a-half weeks after they were killed in Brazil's Amazon.

A work from the ‘Spin Spin Triangulene’ exhibition by Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

ART

Latino art conquers New York City

23-06-2022 23:09 Art created by Latin and LatinX artists is booming in the Big Apple, long overdue recognition for a community that makes up 35% of New York’s population.

This photograph taken on June 22, 2022 and received as a courtesy from @Alham24992157 / ESN, Bakhtar News Agency, shows damaged buildings following an earthquake in Gayan district, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 920 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said on June 22, with the toll expected to rise as rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings.

EARTHQUAKE IN AFGHANISTAN

At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake as rescuers scramble for survivors

22-06-2022 11:03 5.9-magnitude quake strikes remote border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring hundreds more.

President Alberto Fernández and Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Alberto packs his bags for Germany and the G7

21-06-2022 16:08 Argentina’s president jets off Saturday for the G7 in Bavaria; Beforehand he will virtually attend 14th BRICS summit; Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero heads to New York to restate Malvinas sovereignty claim before the UN.

Waterloo Station remains closed in London on June 21, 2022 as the biggest rail strike in over 30 years hits the UK. Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos as railway workers began the network's biggest strike action in more than three decades, with a cost-of-living crisis threatening wider industrial action.

EUROPE

UK hit by biggest rail strike in over 30 years

21-06-2022 15:30 Travel across British railway stations ground to a halt Tuesday as widespread strike action plunged commuters into chaos.

Pope Francis speaks from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the weekly Angelus prayer on June 19, 2022 in The Vatican.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope's future sparks debate, resignation seems unlikely

21-06-2022 11:10 Rumours of Pope Francis' resignation are flaring up again – but experts say Argentine pontiff won't be stepping down in the immediate future.

GROUNDED PLANE MYSTERY

President Fernández denies grounded plane has any terror link

18-06-2022 20:45 Alberto Fernández insists cargo plane with Iranian and Venezuelan crew members was grounded due to fuelling difficulties, not because of any alleged link to Iran's elite Quds Force.

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER

United Kingdom clears Julian Assange's extradition to United States

17-06-2022 09:51 Britain on Friday approved a US government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial over the publication of secret military files, prompting outrage from his supporters.

Government officials including Security Minister Aníbal Fernández and Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur give a press conference regarding the grounded plane.

GROUNDED PLANE AT EZEIZA

Mystery over Iranians on grounded Venezuelan plane at Ezeiza deepens

17-06-2022 09:13 Boeing 747 cargo plane, reportedly carrying car parts, has been held at an airport in Argentina since Wednesday last week, its 14 Venezuelan and five Iranian crew prevented from leaving the country pending investigations.

View of a convenience store in Buenos Aires, on June 15, 2022.

WORLD ECONOMY

How do interest rates affect the real economy?

16-06-2022 12:42 Faced with the highest inflation in four decades, central banks in the United States, eurozone and UK are hiking interest rates in order to contain inflation.

The actor didn’t hide his displeasure at the existence of an Argentine burger restaurant using his name and image, threatening “to talk to his lawyers.”

Showbiz

'I’ll be talking to my lawyers!' – Kevin Bacon threatens Buenos Aires restaurant with lawsuit

15-06-2022 20:06 US actor Kevin Bacon stunned – and unhappy – to learn that a restaurant in Buenos Aires is using his name and likeness to flog burgers.

View of the façade of the hotel where the crew of the Boeing 747-300 of Venezuelan Emtrasur Cargo airline, 14 Venezuelan and five Iranian, is staying, in Canning, near Ezeiza International Airport, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 14, 2022.

GROUNDED PLANE AT EZEIZA

Government denies detained Iranian flight crew are linked to Al Quds

15-06-2022 16:09 Argentina's government on Wednesday rejected reports that one of the 19 crew members of the Venezuelan cargo plane detained at Ezeiza International Airport belonged to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Al Quds forces.

Grounded plane at Ezeiza

Remainder of crew of grounded plane prevented from leaving country

14-06-2022 18:00 The Venezuelan crew of a cargo plane grounded outside Buenos Aires since last week may not leave Argentina, a judge ruled Tuesday after their hotel was raided in a probe into possible Iran terror links.

Pope Francis holds an audience with Granatieri di Sardegna Italian military force at the Vatican on June 11, 2022.

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

Pope Francis says Russia's 'ferocious' invasion perhaps provoked

14-06-2022 15:57 Pope Francis praises the "brave" Ukrainians defending themselves from Russia's "ferocious" onslaught, but says the war was "perhaps in some way provoked" by NATO.

In this file photo taken on October 8, 2019, a memorial is seen on Mount Harriet, the scene of fighting against invading Argentine soldiers during the 1982 South Atlantic War, on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

40th anniversary

Britain marks 40 years since Argentina's surrender in South Atlantic War

14-06-2022 09:29 Britain marks, on June 14, 2022, 40 years since Argentine forces surrendered after 74 days of conflict on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

Argentine artist Sofia Crespo holds one of her works as she poses for a photo at the Estrela garden in Lisbon on June 8, 2022. Crespo, who creates her works with the help of artificial intelligence, is part of the 'generative art' movement, where humans create rules for computers which then use algorithms to generate new forms, ideas and patterns.

TECH & CULTURE

Is AI the future of art?

13-06-2022 17:21 A new wave of artists are creating work with the help of artificial intelligence, creating rules for computers which then use algorithms to generate new forms, ideas and patterns.

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America

13-06-2022 14:20 US president has made a forceful pitch to reassert Washington's influence in Latin America, but the modesty of his promises will test his efforts at a time when China is making rapid inroads.

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN human rights chief Bachelet won't seek second term

13-06-2022 14:09 Former Chile president Michelle Bachelet confirmed Monday that she will not seek a second term as the United Nations human rights chief.

MISSING IN THE AMAZON

Brazil police find blood on suspect's boat in case of missing reporter, expert

10-06-2022 13:14 Traces of blood have been found on the boat of a suspect arrested in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert in the Amazon.

Summit of the Americas

Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit

10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints.

by Rosario Ayerdi

EDITORIAL

Never a peak period for summits

09-06-2022 23:10 While it is rarely a good idea to draw conclusions on anything still in progress, the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles looked to have been strangled at birth.

Argentina's Alberto Fernández (left) shakes hands with US President Joe Biden after speaking during a plenary session of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, June 9, 2022.

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.

Argentina's President Alberto Fernández speaks during a plenary session of the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, June 9, 2022, as US President Joe Biden and US Vice-President Kamala Harris look on.

Summit of the Americas 2022

Before Biden, Fernández slams move to 'exclude' nations from key summit

09-06-2022 20:45 Argentina's president condemns exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela as he addresses key regional summit in Los Angeles.

Summit of the Americas

Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works

09-06-2022 13:46 Welcoming leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas on Wednesday, US president acknowledges differences but makes an impassioned plea for democracy.

Images from the Copa América final between Argentina and Brazil at the Maracanã on Saturday, July 10, 2021.

VIOLENCE IN BANGLADESH

Seven injured as Brazil, Argentina football fans clash in Bangladesh

09-06-2022 13:19 A huge brawl in Bangladesh between rival fans of the Argentina and Brazil football teams left at least seven people injured, police said Thursday.

Marine One helicopter, with President Donald Trump aboard, lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, for the short flight to nearby Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The White House says Trump will spend a "few days" at the military hospital after contracting COVID-19.

Summit of the Americas

US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them

07-06-2022 14:44 Dictators are bad, except, well, when they're kind of OK: welcome to the moral gymnastics that Joe Biden is only the latest US president to embrace in a complicated world.

BRITISH POLITICS

Boris Johnson: the 'greased piglet' slips away again

06-06-2022 21:51 Conservative leader Boris Johnson – once described as a 'greased piglet' for his powers of political escapology – slips away again.

Veteran foreign correspondent Dom Phillips (centre) takes notes as he talks with indigenous people at the Aldeia Maloca Papiú, Roraima State, Brazil, on November 15, 2019. Phillips went missing while researching a book in the Brazilian Amazon's Javari Valley with respected indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Pereira, an expert at Brazil's indigenous affairs agency, FUNAI, with deep knowledge of the region, has regularly received threats from loggers and miners trying to invade isolated indigenous groups' land.

CONCERNS AFTER THREATS

British journalist, indigenous expert missing in Brazil

06-06-2022 21:17 A British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert have gone missing in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest after receiving threats, authorities and indigenous-rights groups said Monday, raising fears for their safety.

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during his daily morning press conference in Mexico City on June 6, 2022.

Summit of the Americas

Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit

06-06-2022 14:47 Biden is expected to make announcements at the summit on economic cooperation and fighting Covid-19 and climate change, but attendance row ensures key regional summit begins under a cloud.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during his daily morning press conference in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua State, Mexico.

Summit of the Americas

Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas

06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.

US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the White House Competition Council in the East Room of the White House January 24, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Summit of the Americas

US, Latin America are developing migration pact to address surge

06-06-2022 13:23 The United States, Latin America and Caribbean nations are working on a pact to reduce and manage undocumented migration that they will announce at a summit this week as the Joe Biden administration faces a surge in arrivals.

A kiosk seller waits for customers at Cafetal neighbourhood in Caracas on June 1, 2022. They are light years away from the good old days, but US imports of food and agricultural products are growing in Venezuela.

LATIN AMERICA

US-Venezuela business picking up despite punishing sanctions

05-06-2022 12:35 Venezuela's imports of US food and farming products are on the rise, with the private sector driving increased business between the two former partners despite punishing sanctions imposed on Caracas by Washington.

US President-elect Joe Biden - what will his approach to Latin America be?

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties

04-06-2022 08:35 US president is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.

A swan makes a nest out of plastic trash near a sewage drain on the Danube river bank close to downtown Belgrade, Serbia, on April 18, 2022. A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades.

Environment

Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060

03-06-2022 13:22 Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics is set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed one billion tonnes, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Bagpipe students, members of the Vieira Brum music band, play at the Marica beach, in Marica, Brazil, on May 28, 2022.

Music & Culture

Brazil bagpipe band channels sound of Scotland

03-06-2022 12:52 School band from poor neighbourhood of São Gonçalo, Brazil, don kilts and play bagpipes to open new horizons

Platinum Jubilee

Jubilee boost then brake predicted for UK economy

02-06-2022 14:41 Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee should provide a boost to Britain's beleaguered retail and tourism sectors, but could also then slow the stuttering economy.

Members of the public fill The Mall before a flypast during the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022.

Platinum Jubilee

Crowds cheer queen at historic jubilee celebrations in London

02-06-2022 12:34 Tens of thousands of people cheered Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday as she appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on the first day of celebrations marking the British monarch's 70 years on the throne.

Summit of the Americas 2022

President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden

02-06-2022 12:06 President Alberto Fernández confirms to US government that he will travel to Los Angeles for key regional summit next week, despite reservations over exclusions.

Argentina celebrate after their second goal during the 'Finalissima' International friendly football match between Italy and Argentina at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1, 2022.

‘Finalissima’: ARGENTINA 3-0 ITALY

Argentina’s Scaloneta leaves Italy shellshocked

01-06-2022 22:02 The road to Qatar has begun in perfect fashion, with a new piece of silverware and Argentina's first-ever victory on English soil.

by Dan Edwards

Lionel Messi lifts the trophy as Argentina's players celebrate on the pitch after their victory in the 'Finalissima' International friendly football match between Italy and Argentina at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1, 2022.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Messi stars as Argentina beat Italy in Finalissima

01-06-2022 21:03 Lionel Messi stole the show as Copa América holders Argentina powered to a 3-0 win against European champions Italy in the Finalissima at Wembley on Wednesday.

Pipes pump brine from a pool at the Albemarle Corp. Lithium mine in Calama, Antofagasta region, Chile, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

Bloomberg

The trouble with lithium

01-06-2022 13:43 Lithium, the wonder metal at the heart of the global shift to electric cars, is in a full-blown crisis. Demand has outstripped supply, pushing prices up almost 500% in a year and hindering the world’s most successful effort yet to halt global warming.

President Alberto Fernández in Chaco, May 2022.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

President Fernández keeps US in suspense over presence at key regional summit

31-05-2022 11:49 Alberto Fernández has not yet told the United States government whether he will attend next week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, with Argentina’s president in no rush to take a decision.

A memorial for the 19 children and two adults killed on May 24th during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on May 30, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

Gun Violence

After Uvalde, Biden vows to keep up pressure for gun regulation

30-05-2022 21:53 US President Joe Biden continues push for stricter gun regulation after the latest US mass shooting that left 21 people dead – an uphill battle given the Democrats' narrow congressional majority.

Visitors take pictures and video of the painting "Mona Lisa" after cake was smeared on the protective glass at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on May 29, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Art attack

Man arrested after smearing Mona Lisa with cake at Louvre

30-05-2022 17:32 A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the famous Mona Lisa with cake, in a purported protest against artists not focusing enough on "the planet."

A worker uses machinery to load stone dust from a pile in a field at the Vargem Dourada farm in Padre Bernardo, Goias State, Brazil, on May 19, 2022.

ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE

Why South America's breadbasket isn't the answer to global wheat crisis

30-05-2022 16:05 Amid a growing food crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many have looked to South America's 'breadbasket' as a possible solution. Experts, however, are warning that may not be the case.

Former Buenos Aires Province governor and ex-foreign minister Felipe Solá.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Felipe Solá: ‘Cristina is dogmatic in her words but pragmatic in her actions’

27-05-2022 09:16 Former governor of Buenos Aires Province addresses his ouster as foreign minister, Peronist unity and his relationships with Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

This handout image taken and released on May 25, 2022 by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) shows a screen of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet (left) attending a virtual meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, in Guangzhou.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

UN human rights chief falls under wheels of China's propaganda machine

27-05-2022 08:37 Beijing has outwitted the United Nations' human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say.

Bryan M. (left) and Peter Benitz point to photos of their relatives during the opening of ‘History of an Epic,’ an exhibition on the journey of 65 US teachers to Argentina during the 19th century, at Argentina’s Embassy in Washington.

HISTORY CLASS

Exhibition celebrates ‘epic’ adventure of Sarmiento's female US teachers

27-05-2022 00:06 Embassy in Washington remembers the more than 60 school teachers who between 1869 and 1898 travelled from the United States to Argentina to found schools or reorganise centres of learning nationwide.

A woman cries as she attends the vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 25, 2022. The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into the school and killed 19 children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in the US.

UVALDE SHOOTING

Uvalde massacre a painful déjà vu for gun victims' families

26-05-2022 23:50 This week's gun massacre at a Texas school has poured salt in the wounds of families forever grieving the death of their own children, as they call in vain for stricter gun control laws in the United States.

This undated screenshot from the Instagram account of Salvador Ramos, shows the suspected gunman in the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Ramos allegedly killed at least 19 young children and two teachers at the elementary school, prompting President Joe Biden to denounce the US gun lobby and vow to end the nation's cycle of mass shootings.

UVALDE SHOOTING

'Do something now:' mourners demand action after US school shooting

26-05-2022 23:46 A mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday has increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms.

People visit a memorial in the town square for victims of Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas, USA.

Gun Violence

Guns are now the leading cause of death for American children

26-05-2022 20:40 Firearms have surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among American youngsters, with official data showing a strong rise in gun-related homicides such as the killing of 19 children in a Texas school rampage.

Texas State Trooper receives flowers for the victims of a mass shooting yesterday at Robb Elementary School where 21 people were killed, including 19 children, on May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas, USA.

Uvalde Shooting

'Nightmare' as gunman murders 19 children, two teachers in Texas

25-05-2022 16:21 A tight-knit Latino community in Texas was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teenager killed 19 children and two teachers in an elementary school — the latest spasm of America's gun violence crisis.

A handout photograph taken and released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his statement on the Sue Gray report, in the House of Commons in London, on May 25, 2022.

Partygate

UK Prime Minister Johnson defies calls to quit over lockdown-breaking parties

25-05-2022 15:53 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defiantly rejected calls to resign after an internal inquiry Wednesday found he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that ran late into the night and even featured a drunken fight among staff.

Pope Francis walks during his general audience at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 5, 2022.

TEXAS SHOOTING

Pope 'heartbroken' over Texas shooting, condemns arms trade

25-05-2022 14:48 Argentine pontiff "heartbroken" by the school shooting in Texas that killed at least 19 children and two teachers.

In this file photo taken in February 2022, Elon Musk, who set up the XPrize Carbon Removal competition, speaks during a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas.

Climate Crisis

Billionaires promote CO2-removing schemes to protect climate

24-05-2022 15:41 CO2 removal is a necessary weapon in the battle to stop global heating accelerating beyond a point of no return; technology to do so remains prohibitively expensive and must be ramped up significantly, as the world emits 40 billion tonnes of CO2 each year.

US President Joe Biden speaks in Tokyo while on a visit to Asia on May 23, 2022.

Summit of the Americas 2022

US 'evaluating' inclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua voices in summit

23-05-2022 19:49 The United States said Monday it was looking for ways to represent the people of these three nations in a summit next month following threats to boycott over their governments' exclusion.

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN human rights chief Bachelet begins contentious China visit

23-05-2022 10:31 United Nations Michelle Bachelet begins controversial and long-anticipated visit to China, with a visit to the Xinjiang region where authorities stand accused of widespread violations on the agenda.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is scheduled to resume US lunar exploration with the Artemis programme.

FEATURE

China, US are in a space race to make billions from mining the moon's minerals

22-05-2022 14:03 The world’s top superpowers aren’t cooperating on rules of the road for extracting resources in outer space.

President Alberto Fernández, pictured during his visit to Beijing in February 2022.

ECONOMY & FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina moves closer to joining BRICS group

21-05-2022 12:00 China and Brazil support bid, according to reports; President Alberto Fernández says joining is chance to institutionalise “new world order based on development.”

BILLIONAIRE IN BRAZIL

Musk to meet Bolsonaro in Brazil, launch plan to survey and connect Amazon

20-05-2022 12:30 Billionaire Elon Musk arrived in Brazil Friday, announcing a project to bring internet access to schools in the Amazon and improve satellite monitoring of the rainforest.

Qatar 2022 World Cup

Qatar World Cup marks last dance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

20-05-2022 00:26 As the football world prepares to head to Qatar in six months' time, this World Cup is set to bookend the era in which Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the sport's two pre-eminent players.

Alexis Gómez, member of the Association of Independent Agricultural Producers, speaks during an interview while showing bags containing fertiliser imported from Russia used in agricultural production in Turen, Portuguesa state.

AGRICULTURE

Russia's invasion of Ukraine sets off Latin American fertiliser race

20-05-2022 00:06 Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both fertiliser suppliers to Latin America, opens a race across the region.