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Two new suspects charged in relation with Liam Payne’s death

Yesterday 00:22 Judge orders host of suspects to testify, including businessman Rogelio Nores and employees from hotel where One Direction star died.

German Hnatow, lawyer for French rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, addresses members of the media after a deliberation hearing at the Mendoza Criminal Court in Mendoza, Argentina, on December 10, 2024.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Court in Mendoza drops rape case against French rugby players

10-12-2024 12:29 Court in Mendoza dismisses charges against two French international rugby players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, who were accused of raping and assaulting a woman after making their international debuts against Argentina.

President Javier Milei addresses supporters during a rally marking the launch of La Libertad Avanza as a national force in Parque Lezama, Buenos Aires, on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

MILEI'S FIRST YEAR

Key measures from Milei’s first year in office

10-12-2024 09:57 President’s first year in office was marked by drastic state cutbacks, the sharpest rise in poverty in two decades, an aggressive rhetoric and notable shift in foreign policy.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU-Mercosur deal will 'mainly' benefit Europe, says Paraguay president

09-12-2024 11:16 New free-trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur bloc will "mainly" benefit Europe, says Paraguay's President Santiago Peña.

As I see it

The return of the great disruptor

07-12-2024 06:07 Caught off-balance, progressives in the United States and movers and shakers in Latin America, Europe, East Asia, the Middle East and Africa are asking themselves what the return of the great disruptor could mean.

by James Neilson

MILEI'S FIRST YEAR

Milei’s self-congratulatory maiden year

07-12-2024 00:36 A year in, Milei is surfing the wave of popularity, feeling invincible as he receives the constant attention of the international media, which in turn feeds his ego even further.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

OPINION & ANALYSIS

A year with Javier Milei

06-12-2024 17:00 President Javier Milei’s election last year marked a radical shift in Argentina’s history. We need to retool everything, integrating political analysis with technology and the vision of the world of people who interrelate by looking at screens, turning away from real faces.

by Jaime Duran Barba

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: November 30 to December 6

06-12-2024 15:29 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Argentina's President Javier Milei, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Paraguay's President Santiago Peña pose for the family picture of the LXV Mercosur Summit in Montevideo on December 6, 2024.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Mercosur and EU announce agreement on free-trade deal

06-12-2024 13:02 Almost 25 years on from the first opening of negotiations, the the EU and Mercosur reach agreement for free-trade deal that will create a market exceeding 700 million people.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou behind Argentina's President Javier Milei during the LXV Mercosur Summit in Montevideo on December 6, 2024.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU reaches long-sought Mercosur deal despite French objections

06-12-2024 12:47 European Union and Mercosur bloc clinch trade deal despite objections of France, which will try to block process; Signing and ratification process could take as long as 18 months.

Argentina's President Javier Milei laughs during the LXV Mercosur Summit in Montevideo on December 6, 2024.

future of mercosur

Milei: Mercosur has ‘ended up becoming a prison’ for members

06-12-2024 12:28 Argentina’s President slams Mercosur protectionism at summit and calls for "new formula" for regional bloc, stating it has been a “stumbling block to the progress of Argentines.”

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Alberto Nisman

POLITICS & COURTS

Supreme Ct sends Fernández de Kirchner to trial for Iran memorandum

05-12-2024 19:23 Nation’s highest tribunal endorses previous ruling revoking acquittal of all defendants and orders trial in case first opened after complaint by late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman.

Professor Alan Barrett, Director of the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin.

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES

Irish eyes offer native perspective on Ireland’s ‘Celtic tiger’ rise

05-12-2024 17:45 Alan Barrett, director of one of Ireland’s leading think tanks, details how his nation went from one of Europe’s poorest countries to a "Celtic tiger."

by Michael Soltys

Delegates attend the opening session of the LXV Mercosur Summit in Montevideo on December 5, 2024.

Mercosur Trade Deal

EU chief lands in South America to close contentious Mercosur deal

05-12-2024 13:21 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen lands in Montevideo at the LXV Mercosur Summit, where the goal is to hopefully close the Mercosur Trade Deal. With France's President Macron expressing his distaste, and Brazil's President Lula in support, there is much to discuss this week.

A motorcycle bomb was set off at the Pamplonita toll, on the Cucuta - Pamplona road on December 4.

CRIME & SECURITY

Police in South America seize over 3,000 bombs in gang crackdown

05-12-2024 12:43 Police seize over 3,000 homemade bombs and 28 tons of bomb-making material in 9 South American countries. 45 people have been arrested over the course of the operation.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU nears deal with Mercosur as Von Der Leyen heads to summit

05-12-2024 09:02 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen due in Uruguay to attend Mercosur summit.

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Buenos Aires on December 4, 2024.

CPAC ARGENTINA

CPAC Argentina: Milei calls for ‘cultural battle’ against left in speech

05-12-2024 01:00 President rails against leftie ‘zurdos’, attacks critical press outlets and calls for a right-wing “cultural battle” to refound the West.

Left to right: Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, Bolivia's President Luis Arce, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Paraguay's President Santiago Peña, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou, and Panama's President José Raúl Mulino pose for the family photo at the Palacio de López Presidential Palace during the Mercosur summit in Asuncion on July 8, 2024.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN MONTEVIDEO

Mercosur members eye sealing of 'historic' free-trade deal with EU

04-12-2024 15:09 Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are hoping to announce a blockbuster trade deal with the European Union at a regional summit Friday.

Argentina Shale FLNG

Argentina LNG export project gathers backing from shale drillers

04-12-2024 13:18 Argentina has a plan to export liquefied natural gas, with drillers in shale patches now signed to supply fuel. This would be a US$3-billion liquefaction project.

Javier Milei speaks to Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on Nov. 14

ANALYSIS

Why Donald Trump and Javier Milei are worlds apart on austerity

04-12-2024 12:25 Donald Trump and Javier Milei have a shared favour of theatrics, but it does not reflect their economic strategies in vastly different contexts – the Argentine enforcing radical austerity and Trump preferring tax cuts and tariffs.

NEW RULES FOR IMMIGRANTS

Argentina to charge foreigners for use of universities, public hospitals

03-12-2024 18:15 President Javier Milei’s government says it will introduce new rules allowing public hospitals and universities to charge foreigners, while tightening restrictions for expulsion and refusal of entry.

President Javier Milei spoke in the Congress Hall as part of the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei to return to Italy this month, plans second trip to Davos

03-12-2024 17:37 President will travel to the Italian capital to attend the Atreju festival organised by Italian leader's party, Fratelli d'Italia. He also plans to attend January's World Economic Forum in Davos.

Arthur Laffer, who was an aide to President Ronald Reagan, was given the Medal of Freedom by Trump.

CAPITAL CONTROLS

Trump adviser Laffer tells Argentina ‘get it done now’ on capital controls

03-12-2024 15:19 Arthur Laffer has a word of advice for Argentina: Scrap capital controls now.

Flag of the Confederation Paysanne union and a puppet hanging with a placard reading "killed by European policies" during a protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

German FM says 'essential' to seal EU-Mercosur deal at Friday summit

03-12-2024 14:44 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says it is "essential" that the European Union to finalise a free-trade deal with Latin America's Mercosur this week.

Trump BRICS

Trump weaponizing dollar seen as needless BRICS provocation

02-12-2024 12:43 Trump puts pressure on BRICS, in an attempt to have countries around the world stay anchored to the US dollar-based financial system.

A November 29, 2024 photo shows US President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden stepping out of a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts on November 29, 2024

Hunter Biden Pardon

Biden pardons son Hunter in final weeks of US presidency

02-12-2024 12:11 Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who is facing sentencing for two criminal cases related to tax evasion and the purchase of a firearm.

A wheat field, on the left, in Buenos Aires Province on November 28.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentina seeks its first wheat shipments to China in decades

30-11-2024 09:14 Argentina wheat traders are seeking to close their first significant sales to China since the 1990s, according to the head of the country’s top crop-exporting group.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The ecstasy of Javier Milei

30-11-2024 05:48 Things look rosy for the libertarians at this juncture, encouraging them to become even more ambitious.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

The protectionist racket

30-11-2024 05:37 While Donald Trump and Javier Milei might be a mutual admiration society, they are moving in opposite directions on protectionism.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

Home away from Rome

30-11-2024 05:06 Returning Argentina to the world is not a straight or single line like any flight abroad – nor for that matter like domestic economic policy.

French rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou are pictured at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires on August 27, 2024.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Judge to decide on French rugby players' rape case next month

29-11-2024 21:23 Judge todecide on December 10 whether to dismiss the charges against two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in Argentina.

An Argentine aircraft flew over the Antarctic for the first time in 51 years when a Beechcraft TC-12B Huron belonging to the Argentine Navy landed at Petrel base in the small hours of Wednesday, flying in from Río Grande (Tierra del Fuego).

The Week in Review

Stories that caught our eye: November 22 to 29

29-11-2024 18:44 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

DEFENCE SPENDING

Milei, Macron agree outline of deal for French submarines, vessels

28-11-2024 22:05 During French leader’s recent visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina’s President Javier Milei worked out the details of a deal with his counterpart Emmnauel Macron that will see Argentina purchase new vessels for its Navy.

The Centro Islámico de la República Argentina (CIRA) has accused President Javier Milei's government of censorship after its regular Sunday morning TV show on the Islamic faith was taken off-air.

DISCRIMINATION ALLEGATIONS

Islamic group accuses Milei government of ‘censorship’ in TV show row

28-11-2024 13:34 Islamic civil association accuses President Javier Milei’s government of censorship as its weekly TV Pública show on faith, 'El Cálamo,' is taken off-air; NGO links move to Argentina’s political alignment with Israel.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participates in a meeting with journalists at Planalto Palace in Brasilia on April 6, 2023.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Lula: Brussels, not Paris, will decide EU-Mercosur trade deal

27-11-2024 23:29 Blockbuster deal between the 27-country European Union and Mercosur countries – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay – will not be decided only by France, declares Lula.

destruction and debris on Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik on November 27, 2024, which was targeted by Israeli strikes hours before a Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire took effect.

MIDDLE EAST

World leaders react to Israel-Lebanon war ceasefire

27-11-2024 12:03 Biden calls for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese militant group. Many other world leaders chime in and offer support for the proclamation.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Maduro purges Venezuelan rivals with wave of repression

26-11-2024 19:52 Venezuela's opposition movement has been gravely weakened following Nicolás Maduro's controversial re-election on July 28, leading to the flight of around 100 leaders and activists. Key figures, such as Edmundo González and María Corina Machado, face threats and repression from security forces targeting dissent.

Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz addresses a press conference with French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu (R)

EU-Mercosur Deal

Poland rejects EU-Mercosur deal in current form

26-11-2024 18:48 Poland's Prime Minister rejects the EU-Mercosur deal, joining France in opposition against the free trade deal with South American countries.

Argentina's President Javier Milei attends the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

President Milei to attend first Mercosur Summit in Montevideo

26-11-2024 10:41 After his absence in Asunción, President Javier Milei is set to attend his first Mercosur summit in Montevideo next week; talks will focus on the long-stalled EU free trade deal, though Argentina's leader is expected to criticise the bloc's functioning.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Gerardo Werthein: New foreign minister's ties to Kirchnerism

26-11-2024 06:53 Despite his developing relationship with President Javier Milei, Argentina’s new foreign minister was once close to Kirchnerism and is a friend of ex-US president Bill Clinton. Today, he defends Argentina’s head of state and poses for photographs with Donald Trump.

by Rodis Recalt

Pope Francis leaves at the end of the weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on November 27, 2024.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Pope hails four decades of peace between Argentina, Chile

25-11-2024 16:25 Pope Francis hosts a Vatican meeting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between Argentina and Chile, signed on November 29, 1984, ending the Beagle Channel conflict.

CATHOLIC LEADER

Pope slams 'invader arrogance' in 'Palestine' and Ukraine

25-11-2024 14:11 Marking 40 years of a peace deal between Chile and Argentina, Francis recalls ongoing conflicts where the "arrogance of the invader prevails over dialogue."

Crisis in Venezeula

Venezuela opposition calls for mass anti-Maduro protest on December 1

25-11-2024 11:08 Venezuelan opposition leaders, led by María Corina Machado, called Saturday for mass protests on December 1 against President Nicolás Maduro's contested re-election.

Uruguay's president-elect, Yamandu Orsi, of the Frente Amplio coalition, gestures as he delivers his victory speech after the presidential runoff election in Montevideo on November 24, 2024.

URUGUAY ELECTIONS 2024

Frente Amplio returns to power in Uruguay as Orsi wins run-off

25-11-2024 10:44 Frente Amplio's Yamandú Orsi is elected president of Uruguay after Sunday's run-off; Leftist leader calls for national dialogue in a speech to supporters after results.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

G20 or 19+1?

23-11-2024 06:00 Argentina was an odd man out in the G20 long before the shaggy libertarian embarked on his solitary crusade against Agenda 2030.

by Michael Soltys

Economy Minister Luis Caputo and President Javier Milei at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, in November 2024.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: November 15 to 22

22-11-2024 18:48 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, attend a wreath-laying ceremony in tribute to the victims of Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship at the Santa Cruz Church in Buenos Aires on November 17, 2024.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Almost 50 years on, French families still seeking answers about disappeared relatives

22-11-2024 11:14 Almost 50 years on, families are still seeking answers about French citizens who disappeared in Argentina in the late 1970s, during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship’s reign of terror. Last week’s visit to Buenos Aires by French President Emmanuel Macron put the topic back on the agenda.

National Guard servicemen stand guard outside the Ukrainian Parliament.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukraine parliament cancels session over threat of Russian attack

22-11-2024 10:31 The Kremlin on Friday said it was in "no doubt" that Washington had understood the warning from President Vladimir Putin following Russia's strike on Ukraine with a missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Long live pragmatism, carajo!

21-11-2024 18:04 President Javier Milei is adjusting his rhetoric to the challenges of power – from his frosty exchanges with Lula and his rapprochement with Xi Jinping, to his contradictions with Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni.

by Javier Calvo

This picture taken from a position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing in Gaza following Israeli bombardment on March 4, 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

International criminal court

World leaders split as ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu

21-11-2024 14:38 Global reaction as International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as a Hamas' top military chief.

Israel, Hamas, Tel Aviv, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant

International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif

21-11-2024 14:30 Hague court issues arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister

HUMAN RIGHTS WARRANT

International Criminal Court: Catching the world's most wanted

21-11-2024 14:22 International Criminal Court's historic arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders highlight its ongoing struggle for enforcement and recognition, with limited convictions and reliance on cooperation from member states.

President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

ICC RULING ON ISRAEL

Argentina says ICC warrants 'ignore' Israel's right to self-defence

21-11-2024 13:36 President Javier Milei’s government says International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister "ignores" the country's right to defend itself.

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

Trump, the elected autocrat

21-11-2024 09:51 The countdown to Trump's return to the White House represents an inflection point that the United States has never seen before.

by David Smith

France, Chile, La Moneda Presidential Palace, Santiago

FRENCH LEADER IN LATIN AMERICA

Macron praises EU-Chile trade agreement on Latin America tour

20-11-2024 20:53 French President Emmanuel Macron visits Chilean counterpart Gabriel Boric in Santiago on the last leg of a Latin America tour.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Italy recognises Venezuelan opposition candidate as 'president-elect'

20-11-2024 20:42 From Buenos Aires, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni formally recognises Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the president-elect of troubled nation, following in footsteps of the United States.

Former One Direction band members Harry Styles (C) and Niall Horan leave after attending the funeral service of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, at a St Mary's church in Amersham, west of London on November 20, 2024.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Late One Direction singer Liam Payne finally laid to rest at UK funeral

20-11-2024 16:29 Late One Direction star’s bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson among mourners at service in Buckinghamshire.

Javier Milei during the first day of the G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 18.

G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

Rio chaos shows world untethered even before Trump’s return

20-11-2024 16:08 The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro highlighted growing fractures in global diplomacy, as disagreements over issues like Ukraine and the Middle East dominated the agenda, and tensions rose over the role of the West in international affairs.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentina's President Javier Milei embrace each other after a joint statement at Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires on November 20, 2024.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei calls for ‘alliance of free nations’ as he hosts Meloni

20-11-2024 15:06 Javier Milei voices his intention to create a new multilateral grouping of right-wing nations as he hosts Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; President uses press conference to criticise the “woke virus” he claims is infecting the West.

WORLD

G20 summit ends with Ukraine blame game

19-11-2024 20:56 As the G20 summit wraps up, here are some of the main takeaways from the summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Leonora Carrington's sculpture La Grande Dame is on display during a media preview at Sotheby's in New York, on November 8, 2024.

ART & CULTURE

Costantini pays US$11.4 million for Carrington sculpture

19-11-2024 13:49 Collector behind MALBA, Eduardo Costantini, pays more than US$11 million for ‘La Grande Dame,’ which now becomes artist Leonora Carrington’s second-most expensive work.

Handout picture released by the Presidency showing Argentina's President Javier Milei shaking hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

From ‘assassins’ to ally? Milei caps turnaround by meeting China's Xi

19-11-2024 13:40 Half-hour discussion with Chinese premier takes place on sidelines of G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janiero.

Farmers used a truck to dump used materials during a farmers protest in front of the prefecture in Agen on November 19, 2024 as part of a nationwide movement against the EU-Mercosur agreement.

EU-Mercosur Deal

French farmers threaten 'chaos' over proposed EU-Mercosur deal

19-11-2024 13:19 Farmers protest against the free-trade agreement between the European Union and the Latin American countries of Mercosur, with Paris leading the resistance against ratification of the proposed deal.

Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, during a campaign event with former US President Donald Trump,

GEOPOLITICS

US likely to increase focus on LatAm with Rubio as top diplomat

19-11-2024 12:27 Marco Rubio's appointment as the United States' top diplomat has raised expectations that Washington will place greater emphasis on Latin America moving forward.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin 'will not stop on his own,' warns Zelensky on 1,000th day of war

19-11-2024 09:08 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledges to intensify efforts against Russia and Vladimir Putin, asserting that no intervention will deter his opponent from persisting with war.

Leaders attending the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty pose for a group photo after the first session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024.

G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

Where was Biden? G20 photo shows him out of the picture

18-11-2024 20:11 Biden, Trudeau and Meloni miss ‘family photo’ at G20 summit; US said photo was taken early, organisers said Biden was late.

Argentina's President Javier MIlei looks on during the second session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei voices dissent as Argentina rejects parts of G20 draft final declaration

18-11-2024 18:35 President Javier Milei issues a statement voicing harsh criticism of G20 and dissent with parts of G20 summit’s final communiqué.

Handout picture released by the Brazilian Presidency showing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Brazil's First Lady Rosangela ‘Janja’ da Silva posing for a picture with Argentina's President Javier Milei and his sister, Argentina's Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei, before the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and the first session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024.

G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

‘Gesture of goodwill’ – Milei gives way to Lula on anti-hunger alliance

18-11-2024 17:36 Argentina’s government finally signs up to Lula’s global anti-hunger initiative, launched at the G20 summit in Rio. Is Milei’s gesture of goodwill to his Brazilian counterpart a first step towards rebuilding relations?

President Javier Milei arrives in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit.

G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

Argentina snubs G20 summit launch of Brazil's global anti-hunger alliance

18-11-2024 11:05 Argentina the only G20 country not to sign up to a global anti-hunger initiative set to be launched at the opening of leaders summit in Brazil.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Argentina's President Javier Milei hold hands on the balcony of the Casa Rosada after a meeting in Buenos Aires on November 17, 2024.

FRENCH PRESIDENT IN BUENOS AIRES

Macron defends French farmers during talks with Milei

18-11-2024 10:30 French President Emmanuel Macron defends his nation's resistance to the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal as he visits President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires.