Falklands’ Government requests input on modern anti-discrimination legislation Thursday, June 18th 2026 – 15:06 UTC As the Falklands become a more diverse community with over seventy different nationalities, the first phase of the inquiry will focus on protections relating to race The Falkland Islands Government is currently developing modernized anti-discrimination legislation, with the […]

Brazil softens Selic rate but concerns grow about fiscal stimulus on election year and impact of El Niño Thursday, June 18th 2026 – 17:53 UTC Inflation expectations have risen steadily as President Lula da Silva rolls out measures boosting household spending as he bids for re-election in October Brazil’s central bank interest rate-setting […]

Healey MP, “my resignation was necessary for the future of the Britain’s Armed Forces” Thursday, June 18th 2026 – 18:13 UTC John Healey was well respected in his former role, not only by his Labour colleagues, but by opposition figures too. Picture: MOD UK Former Defense Secretary John Healey has said his surprise […]

Fed keeps rates unchanged; new chairman Warsh anticipates FOMC summaries will be shorter…and to facts Thursday, June 18th 2026 – 14:54 UTC Warsh acknowledged the changes to the committee’s statement. “It’s a bit shorter, a bit simpler and it dispenses with some older language,” he said. The Federal Open Market Committee from the […]

Chile’s new economic gamble asks investors to believe again. Still, President José Antonio Kast’s RED bill must answer a harder Latin American question: can growth return without breaking the social legitimacy Chile spent a decade painfully building at home first? The Old Miracle Looks Tired In Chile, confidence used to sound ordinary. Boots at a […]

    Falklands, regular military activities around Stanley at the end of June Thursday, June 18th 2026 – 14:48 UTC The 5 RIFLES RIC participated Sunday 14th June of the Liberation Day Parade From 28–30 June 2026, BFSAI’s (British Forces […]

David Hockney, the artist who forced Britain to make room for color, joy and queerness Thursday, June 18th 2026 – 14:40 UTC Hockney knew what it was to be judged before he was properly seen. In Britain, class prejudice travels through accent By Simon Mckeown. Professor of Art, School of Arts & Creative […]

Milei reforms by decree the system for appointing Argentina’s Supreme Court justices Thursday, June 18th 2026 – 07:43 UTC The government said the changes seek to “streamline” the procedure and avoid administrative “duplications,” and argued that citizen participation is maintained in the Senate Argentina’s President Javier Milei reformed by decree the system for […]

Bolivia’s blockade crisis leaves at least 16 dead as the government calls unions to talks Wednesday, June 17th 2026 – 19:11 UTC The COB presented a list of demands on Tuesday spread across eight areas, among them ensuring the “right to mobilization,” that there be no sanctions against the mobilized sectors The crisis […]

US-Iran memorandum sets Hormuz reopening, $300 billion reconstruction and sanctions relief Wednesday, June 17th 2026 – 19:21 UTC The memorandum establishes an oversight mechanism for its implementation and provides for the definitive agreement to be ratified by a binding UN Security Council resolution The United States government on Wednesday released the official text […]