Delcy Rodríguez calls her meeting with Trump “historic” and thanks him for his support
MercoPress19d ago
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, described her first meeting with US President Donald Trump as “historic”.
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top 40%Lula warns against foreign interference in Brazil's election at the UN Assembly
MercoPress19d ago
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that his country will not allow domestic or foreign actors to undermine the October 4 election...
Burnham says he raised the Falklands with Trump at their first meeting
MercoPress19d ago
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday that he raised the question of the Falklands with US President Donald Trump during their first meeting, held on the sidelines of the UN General...
Over 40 items and £60,000: the Friends of the Falklands Museum launch their website
MercoPress20d ago
The UK charity that acquires and sends Falklands heritage items to the archipelago has launched a new website after securing more than 40 objects, documents and books for Stanley's historical...
Replica of the flag shown by Argentina's football team unfurled at Darwin cemetery
MercoPress20d ago
A group of Argentine veterans of the 1982 war and relatives of fallen soldiers unfurled at the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands a flag bearing the inscription “The Malvinas are Argentine”, a design...
UK public debt nears £3 trillion, equivalent to 93.8% of GDP
MercoPress20d ago
The United Kingdom's public sector net debt reached £2,985.5 billion — close to £3 trillion, some US$4 trillion — at the end of August, equivalent to 93.8% of gross domestic product, according to...
De la Espriella skips the UN and delegates Colombia's address to his vice president
MercoPress20d ago
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella will not attend the United Nations General Assembly and has delegated the country's address to his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo, scheduled for...
UN general debate opens with wars, artificial intelligence and the Guterres succession
MercoPress20d ago
The high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York with the wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar at the centre of the agenda...
Your LLC Name Is Available. Is Your Brand? The Three Checks Founders Often Confuse
MercoPress20d ago
A business name can pass one check and fail another. State approval, trademark risk, and domain availability answer different questions. Yet founders often treat them as one test.
Brazil Is Going Federal. The U.S. Went State by State. Which Model Gives Consumers Clearer Safeguards?
MercoPress20d ago
Brazil has moved from a largely emerging framework toward a national system for fixed-odds wagering, giving consumers a single federal reference point.
Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years
MercoPress20d ago
The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the extension of all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences, for an initial period of five years with a further two optional years at...
US investigates ICE shooting of Venezuelan delivery driver in Austin
MercoPress21d ago
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, while he was making a delivery for DoorDash, in an incident the Department of...
Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union
MercoPress21d ago
Canada's Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, has proposed that the United Kingdom join the economic alliance Ottawa is negotiating with the European Union, in comments to the BBC.
The pending fiscal adjustment dominates the final stretch of Brazil's presidential race
MercoPress21d ago
Brazil heads into the October 4 general election with a growing economy and unemployment at record lows, but with one debate dominating the campaign's final stretch: the cut in public spending that...
Bachelet withdraws her UN bid after the third Security Council straw poll
MercoPress21d ago
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced on Saturday that she is withdrawing her candidacy for United Nations Secretary-General, a day after the third informal Security Council...
Super Bowl 2027: NFL confirms SoFi Stadium host, eyes on a Rams home game
MercoPress21d ago
The NFL has officially announced Sunday, February 14, 2027 as the date and location for Super Bowl LXI: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
British columnist proposes London take half of Falklands oil revenues
MercoPress22d ago
A column published on Saturday in the British newspaper The Telegraph proposed that the UK Treasury take half of the tax revenues generated by the Falklands oil industry, in exchange for increased...
UK calls Argentine action against Falklands companies “unacceptable”
MercoPress23d ago
Britain's Minister for the Overseas Territories, Uma Kumaran, on Friday described as “unacceptable” and carrying “no legal justification” the proceedings Argentina has opened against companies and...
Trump and Delcy Rodríguez to meet in New York, first encounter with a Venezuelan leader in 11 years
MercoPress23d ago
US President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what will be the first encounter...
Trump announces ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, with no steps to enforce it
MercoPress23d ago
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House “effective immediately,” though by the end of the day there was no indication his...