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Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Nicaraguan opposition leader Hugo Torres dies in jail
Former Nicaraguan guerrilla leader Hugo Torres Jiménez -who once risked his life to defend current President Daniel Ortega- has died Saturday in jail where he had been placed by the administration of the same man his life he h...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:47:00 GMT
Argentina to send military team to China to discuss arms deal
The Government of Argentina is planning to send a military team to China in March to broker the purchase of combat aircraft, for which over US $ 600 million have been allocated as per the 2022 Budget bill, it was reported.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:13:00 GMT
UN envoy due in Bolivia to monitor Áñez's trial
A Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers sent by the United Nations (UN) is due in Bolivia this coming Tuesday at the invitation of the local government to assess the conditions under which former interim ...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:56:00 GMT
 Russia-Nato war over Ukraine remains a distant possibility
By Gwynne Dyer - On January 18 US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that “our assessment has been that (a Russian invasion of Ukraine) could happen any time between mid-January and mid-February”.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:45:00 GMT
Bolsonaro visits new populist friends, "strong man Putin" and Hungary's Viktor Orban
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to arrive in Russia on Tuesday for an official visit, which has been described at a highly awkward diplomatic timing, given the stand-off in Ukraine between Moscow and the Western...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:28:00 GMT
First Sea Lord outlines the Royal Navy of tomorrow, facing the challenges of Russia and China
On the anniversary of the launch of Jacky Fisher’s HMS Dreadnought, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key visited the Scottish shipyards building the Type 31 and Type 26 frigates and parts of the Dreadnought-class submarines.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:23:00 GMT
Eighty years since the “worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history”
This month marks 80 years since Singapore, a British colony with significant strategic importance was invaded and subsequently captured by the Empire of Japan. Its loss represented the lowest point of the war in the Far East an...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 14:11:00 GMT
Royal Navy's fifth Astute-class submarine, HMS Anson, completes submerged dive tests
The Royal Navy's next attack submarine is one step closer to entering service after completing a major milestone. HMS Anson was submerged completely in a 'trim dive' at Devonshire Dock in Barrow.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:38:00 GMT
UK contribution to a Media Freedom Coalition and the safety of journalists
The UK has announced up to £600,000 for a new secretariat to help advance the work of the Media Freedom Coalition – a partnership of 50 countries working together to advocate for media freedom and safety of journalists and h...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:20:00 GMT
Antarctica thick ice conditions challenge RRS Sir David Attenborough and Le Commandant Charcot
RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) has collaborated with the cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot in its efforts to deliver critical science cargo to the English Coast, Antarctica in support of the International Thwaites Glacie...



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