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Milei praises Trump but says he won’t break trade links with China

Argentina’s President Javier Milei said that there is "global reordering" taking place – and that his government has already stated which side it’s backing.

More than 3,000 tourists evacuated as Patagonia battles wildfires

Some 3,000 tourists evacuated as fire rips through thousands of hectares of forests in Patagonia.

Santander, BBVA and Deutsche lead US$3-billion repo for Argentina

Argentina secures US$3-billion loan from a group of international banks to help cover a foreign debt payment; Central Bank reaches a one-year repurchase agreement – or repo – with lenders at rate of 7.4%.

Argentina secures US$3-billion loan from private banks

Short-term repo operation boosts reserves ahead of more than US$4 billion in foreign-currency debt repayments due this week.

Germany 'very confident Italy will now agree' to EU-Mercosur trade deal

German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius tells reporters that EU is "very confident that Italy will now agree to Mercosur agreement."

Argentina backs Trump’s plan to ‘run’ Venezuela, downplays call for elections

Casa Rosada accepts that elements of Maduro regime will remain in place in Venezuela and do not view calls for free elections as viable; Milei, who has cooled on Machado’s potential leadership of nation, will back Trump’s intervention in upcoming Davos speech.

Machado says United States told Venezuela leader to move to transition

Donald Trump has dismissed the idea of opposition leader María Corina Machado leading country but has told interim leader Delcy Rodríguez to lead a transition of power.

United States says it will control Venezuela oil exports indefinitely

Trump administration plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts.

Argentina's Treasury buys dollars days ahead of key debt payment

Argentina has US$4.3 billion due in principal and interest on January 9. Bond investors are optimistic that the payment will be made.

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Delcy Rodríguez: Venezuela’s new leader is the oil industry’s long-time ally

Delcy Rodríguez oversees Venezuela’s oil apparatus and has decades of relationships among the remaining socialist stronghold in government.

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US forces 'killed 55 Venezuelan, Cuban military personnel' in Maduro raid

US forces killed 55 Venezuelan and Cuban military personnel during their stunning raid to capture Nicolas Maduro, according to tolls published by Caracas and Havana.

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'I'd like to have my own football club,' admits Lionel Messi in interview

“I’d like to have my own club … start from the bottom and be able to give opportunities to young players, to people, to help them grow and to build an important club,” reveals national team star.

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EU offers farmers extra funds to quell anger at Mercosur deal

European Union will adjust its budget proposal for 2028-2034 to allow farmers early access to around 45 billion euros (US$53 billion) in funding.

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Nahuel Gallo: Argentina ‘working to bring’ security officer detained in Venezuela home

National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva says Argentina’s government is working around the clock to press Caracas to free detained Border Guard officer, who has been held by Venezuelan authorities since 2024.

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Latin America split at UN over US military action in Venezuela

Security Council meeting exposes sharp regional divisions after Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York; Some governments defend sovereignty while others back Washington’s move against Maduro.

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Maduro's fall tests Venezuela's ruling 'club of five'

What happens to Venezuela's so-called "club of five" of powerful leftist figures, now that two of its most important members have been captured and sent to the United States to face trial?

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UN says US operation in Venezuela undermined international law

The Trump administration does not want to occupy Venezuela, says Washington’s envoy to the United Nations.

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Argentina leads bloc to stop CELAC rebuke of US action in Venezuela

Buenos Aires leads group of regional governments in preventing unanimous CELAC statement condemning Washington’s actions in Venezuela, highlighting political divisions across Latin America.

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Milei euphoria drives Argentina sovereign risk to seven-year low

Investors are betting that Milei's increased support in Congress will help him push through a new wave of deregulation, overhaul labour and tax laws and cut spending.

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Poverty drops to 17.3% in Buenos Aires City, says government

Poverty rate in third quarter of last year fell to 17.3% in the capital – a drop by 10.8 percentage points from the same period of 2024.

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Venezuela regroups with new leader, old repression tactics

For now, new leader Delcy Rodríguez has the backing of both the Chavismo strongholds in her government and US President Donald Trump.

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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: US ‘again crossed a line’ with Maduro’s capture

Former president posts strongly worded statement condemning Donald Trump’s decision to oust Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and transfer him to the United States; Act of “absolute illegality and illegitimacy” violates international law, she argues.

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Italy plans to back Mercosur, paving way for EU trade deal

Deal can pass without support from France and just needs a qualified majority of the EU’s 27 member states.

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Harold Hamm’s Continental expands push into Vaca Muerta shale

Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources to buy assets in Argentina from Pan American Energy, expanding its push into the Vaca Muerta shale basin.

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EU hopes to sign Mercosur trade deal soon

EU agriculture ministers will discuss the agreement on Wednesday during an extraordinary meeting in Brussels.

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Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty in NYC court, insists still president

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking and other charges in a defiant appearance in a New York court.

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Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro arrives for first US court appearance after Caracas capture

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was en route to a New York courthouse early Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation.

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Plaintiffs ask court in Argentina to seek Maduro’s extradition

Prosecutors and plaintiffs in Argentine court case probing alleged crimes against humanity committed by Maduro and his government seek extradition of Venezuelan leader.

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'At last': Venezuelans abroad celebrate Maduro ouster

Venezuelans who fled their nation amid economic collapse and repression under Nicolás Maduro gather in cities worldwide to celebrate his ouster.

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Venezuelan military recognises Maduro's VP Delcy Rodríguez as acting president

; Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Spain reject outside 'control' of nation in wake of Maduro's ouster.

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Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders VP Delcy Rodríguez to temporarily take charge

Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez to immediately assume and exercise all presidential powers in an acting capacity.

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The United States and Venezuela's vast oil reserves: key questions

Venezuela has the largest proven reserves in the world, with 303.221 billion barrels, according to OPEC

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Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge

After Donald Trump stunned the world by saying the United States plans to “run” Venezuela, uncertainty over what that exactly means and who is in charge remains.

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Marco Rubio seizes chance to remake Latin America in Venezuela gambit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hopes to seize a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America in Washington’s favour.

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Trump says US to 'run' Venezuela with Maduro now in New York jail

US President Donald Trump says people from his cabinet will take charge of Venezuela for now, speaks of exploiting vast oil reserves; Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in New York jail as Washington hints it may work with Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez during transition.

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Milei cheers Trump-ordered capture of Maduro in Venezuela

Argentina's President reacts to news of the United States intervention in Venezuela, declaring: “Freedom moves forward."

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Argentina sells dollars to curb peso slide as new rules kick in

Argentina’s Treasury sold dollars Friday, looking to limit the decline of the peso on the first day that new FX rules kicked in.

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Venezuela's allies condemn US attack and removal of Maduro

Venezuela's neighbours and allies of its President Nicolás Maduro condemn large scale US strike on the South American country and removal of leader.

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The United States' history of intervening in Latin America

A look at the main US interventions in Latin America since the Cold War.

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Milei formally eases tax evasion rules to draw out 'mattress dollars'

President Javier Milei promulgates 'fiscal innocence' law, which raises minimum thresholds for prosecuting citizens for tax evasion.

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Trump says Maduro captured after US airstrikes hit Venezuela

Capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, marks an unprecedented intervention and a stunning fall for the Venezuelan leader who became president in 2013.

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Milei overhauls Argentina’s SIDE intelligence services by decree

Announcement of a sweeping overhaul of SIDE intelligence services via decree triggers backlash from opposition; Authorities say aim of reform is to “limit, define and clarify” structure and powers of agency.

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United States: Maduro will face 'full wrath' of US law on drug, terrorism charges

Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a post on X that Maduro and his wife would face "the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts" over drug and terrorism charges.

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Bombs away in Venezuela for Trump, the self-proclaimed 'peace' president

Trump's enthusiasm for war would seem at odds for a president who has loudly declared that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Trump says Venezuela's Maduro captured in 'large scale' US strike

Donald Trump announces US has carried out large-scale military strikes in Venezuela and announced that Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country.

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The year ahead

After a resounding midterm triumph, Milei must be tempted to run before he can walk – already looking beyond 2026 to 2027.

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Milei eyes regional LatAm bloc to tackle ‘cancer of socialism’

Argentina’s president says he is working with up to 10 regional right-wing leaders to form a bloc that will “embrace the ideas of freedom” and tackle “the cancer of socialism.”

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Unproductive Congress – Law-making dropped in Milei's second year in office

Just 13 laws were approved by Argentina's Congress in 2025, two of them in special sessions called by President Javier Milei.

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Existential angst is for Europeans

In contrast to the many Europeans, Argentines have yet to resign themselves to collective failure.