News of world

First batch of Argentina's F-16 fighter jets due to arrive from Denmark

Today 23:22 Fighter jets from US$300-million air defence deal with Denmark scheduled to enter national territory on Friday, December 5.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

US Congress edges toward first-ever federal framework for digital assets

Today 16:21 As stablecoin rules take effect and the US Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees advance market structure drafts, lawmakers are targeting early 2026 for a floor vote on a first-ever federal digital asset bill.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino Gianni Infantino speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC. on March 7, 2025.

GEOPOLITICS & SPORT

Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding

Today 09:53 Expanded 48-team tournament will be played across the United States, Mexico and Canada in June and July next year; Trump's attendance at the Kennedy Center ceremony underscores his rapport with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino.

ENERGY & GAS

Historic deal will see Argentina export Vaca Muerta gas to Europe for eight years

Yesterday 20:24 Consortium of local companies selling via seaways finalises an eight-year agreement with one of the most powerful energy firms in the world.

by Ariel Maciel

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

OECD lowers 2026 growth forecast for Argentina, tweaks inflation estimate

Yesterday 18:16 OECD sees GDP rising 3% percent next year, down from previous estimate; Inflation is expected to reach 17.6% in 2026.

Supporters of Honduran presidential candidate for the opposition Liberal party, Salvador Nasralla, shout slogans the day after the presidential election in Tegucigalpa on December 1, 2025.

Elections in Honduras

Trump intervenes in Honduras election, authorities vow accurate vote count

Yesterday 12:45 Honduras election at a standstill as Washington claims officials are manipulating results; Trump pardons former leader Juan Orlando Hernández, serving 45-year jail term in United States.

A drilling site at the Vaca Muerta formation in northern Patagonia.

OIL & GAS

Energy sector signs US$7-billion LNG export contract with Germany’s SEFE

01-12-2025 20:33 Southern Energy signs eight-year supply deal with Germany’s SEFE; Agreement signals growing confidence in the country’s ability to enter the global LNG market.

Products are delivered to dock before departure.

COMMERCE & TRADE

Argentine exports extend strong late-year rebound

01-12-2025 20:17 Argentina’s exports are recovering strongly in the latter half of the year. According to INDEC – foreign sales grew by 7.5% in the first nine months of 2025, with big hikes in August and September and a clear boost from agro-industrial and energy shipments.

ENERGY & GAS

Argentina notches first LNG sales deal as shale patch booms

01-12-2025 15:45 A consortium of natural gas producers led by Pan American Energy Group agrees to sell up to two million tons a year of LNG to Germany’s state-owned SEFE for eight years.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives to attend a debate at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on November 26, 2025.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Key European Union vote on Mercosur trade deal expected mid-December

01-12-2025 10:05 Vote by European Union member states on trade agreement with South American bloc expected to take place between December 16 and 19, according to reports, just ahead of Mercosur summit in Brazil.

As I see it

The world is becoming a more dangerous place

29-11-2025 05:02 Toeing the US line would be a simple matter if the man in charge knew where he was going and approached his goals in a consistent manner, but it so happens that hardly a day goes by without Trump changing his mind about something of strategic importance.

by James Neilson

President Javier Milei meets Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: November 21 to 28

28-11-2025 19:28 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Images from the Argentina-Poland Economic Forum.

POLISH DELEGATION IN ARGENTINA

Poland sees room for growth with ‘perfect match’ Argentina

28-11-2025 15:00 Officials at Argentina-Poland Economic Forum in Buenos Aires sign memorandum of understanding with Milei government to boost cooperation and trade ties.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Agreement between Starlink and Telecentro expanded

27-11-2025 15:04 Firms owned by Alberto Pierri and Elon Musk extend commercial and strategic joint venture that they say will revolutionise the market.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva listens to France's President Emmanuel Macron as they address a joint press conference following a meeting at the Élysée Presidential Palace in Paris on June 5, 2025.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

French Parliament reasserts opposition to EU-Mercosur deal

27-11-2025 12:08 Agreement proposes a transatlantic integration spanning more than 700 million people. Brazil’s Lula remains convinced that a final deal can be reached at the upcoming summit in December.

RACE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL

Rafael Mariano Grossi: Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works

27-11-2025 00:03 "The world still needs the United Nations – but it must be a United Nations that works," says Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for Secretary-General of the top international body, in his vision statement, to which the Times gained access.

UNITED NATIONS

Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary-general

26-11-2025 23:50 President Javier Milei’s government puts forward the IAEA chief as a contender to succeed António Guterres in 2027, betting his technical profile, experience with global crises and diplomatic backing will win out in a pivotal year for the United Nations.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with President of Argentina Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Adapt or die: Latin America's response to Trump

26-11-2025 15:23 No country has been left untouched by what many view as a return to US interventionism in what the Trump administration has taken to calling "our hemisphere."

President Javier Milei and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.

INVESTMENT & GEOPOLITICS

Chinese investment in Argentina tops US$23 billion, defying Milei’s alignment with Trump

26-11-2025 15:04 An X-ray of the Asian country’s investments in Argentina. Beijing not only financed but also constructed and purchased assets in the sectors which today are the motor of Argentina’s recovery, from Vaca Muerta shale to lithium in the north.

by Eugenia Muzio

YPF CEO Horacio Marín and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi.

ENERGY & GAS

YPF partners with Italy’s ENI to search for offshore oil in Uruguay

26-11-2025 11:57 Uruguay, through its state-owned oil company Ancap, has seven offshore areas with active exploration contracts held by international companies.

Argentina's President Javier Milei reacts as he addresses the assembly during a session of the Israeli parliament (Knesset) at its headquarters in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025. Milei said on June 11 that his country would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the status of which is one of the most delicate issues in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The embassy is currently located near Tel Aviv. Several countries, including the US, Paraguay, Guatemala, and Kosovo have moved their embassies to Jerusalem, breaking with international consensus.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei plans new Israel trip to finalise Jerusalem Embassy transfer

25-11-2025 22:30 Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno confirms during an event with his Israeli counterpart that President Javier Milei will travel to Israel next year to oversee the final transfer of Argentina’s Embassy to Jerusalem.

Patricia Bullrich and Alejandra Monteoliva.

POLITICS & SECURITY

Bullrich ploughs cash into immigration controls, unveils new force

25-11-2025 16:33 The sum in question is 181 billion pesos, included in the 2026 Budget; additional funds will be needed for the new border-control force.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Milei, Thatcher and the English Mamdani

25-11-2025 12:51 Zack Polanski – an environmental activist, gay, vegan and former actor – is gaining ground among young voters in the UK, making Britain’s Labour Party nervous as it watches Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party grow.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Argentina's Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno arrives for the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on November 23, 2025.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Argentina refuses to back G20 statement over ‘breakdown in consensus’

23-11-2025 11:44 President Javier Milei’s government rejects G20 Leaders Summit final communiqué, echoing criticism from Washington; Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno oversees rejection, which Buenos Aires says is grounded in the breach of the forum’s consensus rule and disagreements over “partial approach” to Middle East conflict.

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago listens to his advisers next to United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell (L) after the plenary session was interrupted following Colombia's intervention at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Pará state, Brazil, on November 22, 2025.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Argentina voices reservations over COP30 final decision

23-11-2025 10:33 Applause rang out as the gavel was brought down in Belém, but Argentina quickly voiced its discontent.

AS I SEE IT

Snug in the arms of Uncle Sam

22-11-2025 06:41 For good or ill, it would appear that for the foreseeable future the United States will continue to be the only superpower worth taking into account.

by James Neilson

EDITORIAL

Agreement still in the lab

22-11-2025 06:33 Does last month’s midterm triumph give President Javier Milei such authority that nobody dares to challenge him?

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during the press conference after IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on November 19, 2025.

INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi, diplomat in running to head UN, warns of increased nuclear risk

22-11-2025 06:33 Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says nuclear policy of mutual dissuasion, which has worked for many decades, seems to be eroding; “The hypothesis of a nuclear conflict cannot be excluded,” he warns.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Singer Andrea Bocelli visits President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: November 14 to 21

21-11-2025 21:38 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on November 19, 2025

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Lula pushes fossil fuel roadmap at COP30 amid agreement challenges

20-11-2025 20:22 Brazil President Lula urges for global action on a fossil fuel roadmap that aims to reduce fossil fuel during COP30 climate talks.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2025.

UNITED STATES

Trump signs bill requiring release of Epstein files

20-11-2025 13:58 US President Donald Trump, who himself has been linked to late disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, signs bill mandating the release of files relating to controversy after months of intense political pressure.

US President Donald Trump and President Javier Milei in the Oval Office of the White House.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei's new challenge: Becoming Trump's delegate in Latin America

20-11-2025 00:39 Argentina’s government cheered last Sunday's election result in Chile and is already imagining a right-wing regional bloc led by President Javier Milei.

by Alejandro Gomel

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 AGREEMENT

Decisive weeks in Brussels for the EU-Mercosur trade agreement

19-11-2025 17:47 European farmers continue to strongly oppose the free-trade deal, which they consider a direct threat to such sectors including meat and sugar.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Environment Minister Marina Silva listen during a meeting with delegates from island nations at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, on November 19, 2025.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

COP30 dragged into clash over gender language

19-11-2025 16:53 Row over the definition of gender risks complicates outcome of COP30 climate talks in Brazil, after six governments – including Argentina – moved to attach their own interpretations as footnotes to a key text.

Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) stand at attention during the Integrated Law Enforcement parade near the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, on November 19, 2025. The parade forms part of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster's comprehensive state of readiness operations for the G20 Summit.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

US warns South Africa not to issue G20 statement at summit

19-11-2025 16:47 Argentina, a close ally of the US, has pushed back on references to both climate finance and global climate accords, according to government sources.

INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS

South Africa's G20 summit overshadowed by Trump, Milei absences

19-11-2025 14:44 South Africa to open its first G20 presidency weekend seeking commitments on debt relief, climate adaptation funding and reducing global inequalities – but with both United States and Argentina will be missing.

British Ambassador in Argentina David Cairns hosts guests at the residence in Buenos Aires to celebrate the birthday of British monarch King Charles III.

COMMUNITY

British ambassador hosts first major event in Buenos Aires

19-11-2025 10:14 David Cairns, UK’s envoy to Argentina, marks King Charles III’s birthday with 800-guest celebration and toast to bicentennial of bilateral relations.

President Javier Milei speaks at the American Business Forum at the Kaseya Center in Miami on November 6, 2025.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Milei set to attend Mercosur summit amid EU trade deal uncertainty

18-11-2025 13:17 Argentina's head of state is now likely to attend Mercosur summit, despite previous reports to the contrary. “The President has it on his agenda and it is very likely that he will go,” says government source.

Kemi Badenoch MP, the leader of the UK Conservative Party, delivers a speech at Canning House in London.

FROM BLIGHTY WITH LOVE

UK Conservative leader Badenoch showers praise on ‘fantastic, fearless’ Milei

17-11-2025 17:00 Kemi Badenoch says in Canning House speech that Margaret Thatcher would be “proud” of President Milei’s reform push; Tory leader showers praise on “fantastic” Argentine leader and praises reform push.

by James Grainger

US President Donald Trump and Argentina's President Javier Milei at the White House.

MILEI TO AMERICA

Milei plans new US trip to meet Trump, attend 2026 World Cup draw

17-11-2025 14:12 Argentina’s President Javier Milei planning new trip to United States; He will attend World Cup 2026 draw at Kennedy Center and meet with US President Donald Trump.

Javier Milei arrives for a meeting with Donald Trump, not pictured, outside the West Wing of the White House on October 14, 2025.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Milei weighing up trip to United States for trade deal signing

15-11-2025 09:33 If confirmed, the trip would be the President’s 15th visit to that country since taking office in December 2025.

Javier Milei speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Milei scores Trump trade deal that will test closed economy

15-11-2025 09:11 Pact adds to the Trump administration’s tens of billions of dollars in financial support for its ideological ally and delivers on Milei's promise to voters to secure such a deal.

YPF’s privatization has been cut from Milei's reform bills

MARKETS & DEBT

Anchorage raises a rare fund with just one bet on Argentine suit

15-11-2025 08:38 Anchorage Capital Advisors LP has raised a rare type of fund whose returns hinge on the outcome of a lawsuit tied to the nationalisation of Argentina’s biggest oil company.

Pop star Dua Lipa attends the Súperclasico at La Bombonera.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: November 7 to 14

14-11-2025 19:44 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina

Lionel Messi poses next to Angola's President João Lourenco before the friendly match between Angola and Argentina in Luanda on November 14, 2025.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Messi scores as Argentina win in Angola

14-11-2025 15:36 Lionel Messi created the first goal and scored the second as world champions Argentina beat Angola 2-0 in an international friendly in Luanda on Friday.

UK Ambassador to Argentina David Cairns and John Hunter plant the elm.

COMMUNITY

New roots of remembrance to mark 200 years of Argentina-UK ties

13-11-2025 21:49 British Cemetery of Buenos Aires honoured two centuries of Argentina–UK relations with a commemorative elm planting and ceremony.

by John Hunter

US Secretary Marco Rubio and Argentina's Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno pose for photographers shaking hands prior to their meeting at the US State Department on November 13, 2025 in Washington DC.

US-ARGENTINA TRADE DEAL

White House: US, Argentina agree ‘framework’ for trade deal

13-11-2025 21:02 Joint statement issued by White House says United States has reached “framework agreement” with Argentina and three other nations as part of push to lower prices; Milei government commits itself to eliminating non-tariff barriers and agrees to “open up markets” for “key products.”

TRADE WARS

Bananas and beef: White House announces Latin America trade deals

13-11-2025 19:54 White House announces trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador – though details were few and far between.

US President Donald Trump, left, and Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, at the White House in Washington on Oct. 14.

US-ARGENTINA TRADE DEAL

US, Argentina reach deal to open markets on key goods

13-11-2025 18:54 Nations "will open their markets to each other on key products,” according to the White House statement; Argentina will provide “preferential markets access for US goods exports” including certain medicines, chemicals, machinery, information technology products, medical devices.

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

INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE

Milei to skip another two summits: G20 and Mercosur

13-11-2025 16:12 Argentina’s retreat from multilateralism becomes all the more apparent as President Milei bins off two key events – the G20 Leaders Summit in South Africa and upcoming Mercosur meet in Foz de Iguazú – and decides to send deputies in his stead.

Container ships at the Port of Felixstowe in Felixstowe, UK.

TRADE & COMMERCE

UK, Mercosur prepare to launch trade talks amid tariff chaos

13-11-2025 00:07 United Kingdom and Mercosur preparing to launch trade talks; UK Trade Minister keen on deal.

ARGENTINA'S FINANCES

Argentina’s US$870-million boost of IMF holdings points to US aid

13-11-2025 00:00 Data from the International Monetary Fund hints a potential new form of US financial aid for President Javier Milei’s government.

POLITICS & GEOPOLITICS

Milei to follow in Trump’s footsteps and skip G20 in South Africa

11-11-2025 15:32 Sources inside Argentina’s Presidential Office confirm Javier Milei does not intend to travel to South Africa for the next G20 Leaders Summit – just days after US President Donald Trump said he would not be sending a delegation.

by Walter Curia

MULTILATERALISM

Argentina files memorandum, key step to formalise OECD sign-up

11-11-2025 15:15 OECD officials described the filing as a “decisive step” in the country’s accession process, which could still take several years.

Interview

Andrés Malamud: ‘Milei’s bet on the United States is crazy, but not stupid’

11-11-2025 14:18 Political scientist says President Javier Milei’s alignment with the United States is a high-risk gambit: “If it works out, it’s the goal of the year.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Alec Oxenford, Argentina's ambassador to the United States of America.

US-ARGENTINA RELATIONS

Argentina’s US ambassador says trade deal is 'practically complete'

10-11-2025 11:42 Alec Oxenford says US-Argentina trade deal is “practically complete”; Only finishing touches remain, says envoy.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Israel identifies latest returned body as Israeli-Argentine hostage

08-11-2025 08:39 Lior Rudaeff was killed in the Nir Yitzhak kibbutz while trying to protect his community with four other residents on October 7, 2023,

EDITORIAL

Apples falling far from the tree

08-11-2025 08:20 Many contemporary elections are won by intense minorities, with the accent more often on backlash than endorsement.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

From abyss to Olympus – and back down?

08-11-2025 06:49 For the time being, Javier Milei has been returned to the political Olympus, his reformist mandate restored, along with his energy. The question now is, where do we go from here?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Mamdani, Milei, Trump and Perón

08-11-2025 06:44 The voracity for US dollars will sooner rather than later force Milei to seek another bailout, so he should wish that the Mamdani threat stays only at that and that Trump remains mighty for the foreseeable future.

by Marcelo J. García

As I see it

The Big Apple sends a message to the world

08-11-2025 06:41 Though few people outside New York think Soviet-style communism is about to stage a comeback, resentment among the many who suspect they are surplus to requirements is clearly intensifying.

by James Neilson

Javier Milei speaks onstage during day 2 of the America Business Forum at Kaseya Center on November 06, 2025 in Miami, Florida.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: October 31 to November 7

07-11-2025 21:56 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Multinationals leaving – why Argentina is still not appealing for investors

07-11-2025 18:46 HSBC, Carrefour and an 'Argentinised' Vaca Muerta. To date under the Javier Milei administration to date, high-profile multinationals have decided to go or are looking for a way out. Structural reasons above a promise of investments, which have not yet arrived.

by Eugenia Muzio

FORMULA 1

Franco Colapinto confirmed as Alpine driver for 2026

07-11-2025 12:29 Franco Colapinto will continue in Formula 1 next season: Alpine has confirmed his renewal for 2026.

Argentina's President Javier Milei gestures after receiving a key to the city of Miami from Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (left) during the American Business Forum at the Kaseya Center in Miami on November 6, 2025.

MILEI IN AMERICA

Milei: ‘We’re going to make Argentina and America great again’

06-11-2025 21:22 President shows his loyalty to Trump at business event in Miami; La Libertad Avanza leader compares New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Kircherism, tells investors to seize “moment of opportunity” in Argentina.

A combine harvester cuts through a field of corn during a harvest in Chateau Thierry, France.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU finalises farmer protections, advancing Mercosur trade deal

06-11-2025 19:00 European Union takes step toward approving its massive trade agreement with South American nations.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Two abysses

05-11-2025 10:29 Society voted no twice. No to the future being offered by Milei (September) and no to the past offered by Peronism (October). Dissatisfaction with everybody. In not opting for the alternatives to polarisation, the voters gave an extra life to the government and Peronism. A respite.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Juan Martín de la Serna, president of MercadoLibre Argentina.

BUSINESS

MercadoLibre calls for tighter rules on Asian e-commerce rivals

05-11-2025 09:12 Head of MercadoLibre calls for tougher regulations on fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platforms in Latin America, given growing presence of platforms like Temu and Shein in region.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks with foreign media ahead of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil on November 4, 2025.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Argentina hasn’t confirmed whether it will attend COP30 summit

04-11-2025 23:26 Argentina hasn’t registered to attend the COP30 climate summit, which begins later this week.

President Javier Milei greets new US Ambassador to Argentina Peter Lamelas.

DIPLOMACY

Milei meets with new US ambassador at Casa Rosada

04-11-2025 21:14 Ahead of his trip to Miami, Javier Milei welcomes Peter Lamelas at Casa Rosada; President also receives credentials from new ambassadors representing the European Union, United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland.