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Hamas hands over bodies of Israel's Bibas family, elderly hostage

Yesterday 10:36 Hamas militants hand the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 7, 2023 attack, reportedly including members of the Bibas family – symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war began.

Milei’s crypto scandal led to losses for 86% of traders

19-02-2025 23:17 Estimated 86% of crypto traders that took positions in a memecoin endorsed by President Javier Milei ended up losing money, according to research firm.

Argentina scandal fuels sell-off on favourite memecoin platform

19-02-2025 09:07 Solana cryptocurrency sinks to the lowest level since early November after scandal involving President Javier Milei.

Argentina looks to purchase winter LNG imports in early March

19-02-2025 09:00 Argentina's state-owned gas importer ENARSA will start buying liquefied natural gas in early March, ahead of the start of the southern hemisphere winter.

Russia, US to name negotiators on ending Ukraine war

18-02-2025 15:17 US President Donald Trump breaks three-year isolation of Russia in an effort to end the Ukraine war while excluding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from negotiations.

No 'official confirmation' on Israeli-Argentine child hostages

18-02-2025 14:25 Hamas is set to release four hostage bodies on Thursday and six hostages on Saturday, as the Israeli-Argentine Bibas family waits in uncertainty over the potential death of 2-year-old Kfir Bibas.

Court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya 'genocide'

15-02-2025 17:12 Court in Argentina issues arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting Rohingya minority group.

Fresh health fears as Pope Francis is hospitalised with bronchitis

14-02-2025 15:39 Pope Francis admitted to hospital in Rome for tests and treatment for ongoing bronchitis, the Vatican announces.

Trade war puts Milei’s Trump-first foreign policy to the test

14-02-2025 10:48 Javier Milei has spent his presidency cozying up to Donald Trump. But Argentina’s suddenly vulnerable position on tariffs demonstrates that not even friends are clear of Trump’s trade ire.

Trump says Ukraine talks to start 'immediately'

13-02-2025 16:12 Russian President has been largely shunned by the West since his troops attacked Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. But that era of isolation came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, when US President Donald Trump picked up the phone.

Pope told to 'stick to Church' after Trump critique

11-02-2025 14:12 The Argentine pontiff accused US President Donald Trump of 'damaging the dignity' of migrants through his stringent deportation policy.

Argentines spend most dollars since 2018 on strong peso policy

11-02-2025 12:29 Argentines are spending the most amount of dollars in years as they cash in on a strong peso.

Woke no joke

08-02-2025 06:55 “Woke” has become a pejorative for anything the new right considers excessively progressive, but too few people here seem to have any precise idea what it means.

Milei the copycat

08-02-2025 06:06 Pegging Argentina’s foreign policy to the United States is a risky strategy.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

US appears to backtrack as Trump’s Gaza plan sparks global outcry

06-02-2025 13:28 Palestinians, Arab governments and world leaders respond with criticism to Donald Trump’s shock suggestion that the United States should take over Gaza.

Trump flashes newfound imperialist streak in White House return

06-02-2025 13:09 US presient's surprise proposition to take control of the Gaza Strip is just the latest signal that his new foreign policy doctrine revolves around expanding the US footprint across the globe.

Soy falls as US-China talks loom, weather improves in Argentina

05-02-2025 15:23 Soybean prices fall on worries that US-China trade tensions and bearish weather in Argentina. 

Milei pulls Argentina out of World Health Organization

05-02-2025 12:01 Argentina will pull out of the World Health Organization, Presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni confirms, following in the footsteps of the United States.

Musk says Trump 'shutting down' US humanitarian aid agency

03-02-2025 13:07 Experts warn move would to close US$40-billion USAID humanitarian agency could be a "disaster for US foreign policy."

Has Trump changed tack on Venezuela and Maduro?

03-02-2025 09:34 US President Donald Trump may be adjusting the hard-line approach he adopted toward Caracas during his first term. 

Foreign Minister travels to Israel to meet with families of hostages

01-02-2025 08:52 Argentina's Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein arrives in Israel on Saturday, where he will meet with families of the hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Carnal relations and the forces of heaven

01-02-2025 06:05 The Menem Presidency was the closest thing to providing a template for the disruptive novelty of Milei’s administration but the return of Trump to the White House invites new comparisons.

by Michael Soltys

Argentine citizen among 67 suspected fatalities in crash

30-01-2025 22:53 All 64 passengers onboard plane and three military officers travelling via helicopter perish after mid-air collision that Trump – without providing any evidence – blames on “diversity” hires.

No survivors after plane crash over Washington

30-01-2025 13:14 A midair collision sent a 64-passenger American Airlines plane plummeting into Washington's Potomac River. Overnight rescue efforts have found no survivors.

UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate

28-01-2025 12:39 Computers are teaching core curriculum subjects to students at David Game College in an artificial intelligence pilot as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledges to make Britain an "AI superpower."

DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giants

28-01-2025 11:25 Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street, following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley.

Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed

26-01-2025 09:29 Brazil's Foreign Ministry said it would demand an explanation from Washington over the "degrading treatment of passengers" on a flight deporting dozens of immigrants from United States.

Coming through the rye

25-01-2025 06:55 “There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.” Well worth recalling in this election year in Argentina where there is a widespread assumption among pundits that Milei is coasting to victory.

by Michael Soltys