FOOTBALL Argentina apologises to France in football-chant row 19-07-2024 14:54 Vice President Victoria Villaruel had accused France of being “colonialist” on social media.
FOOTBALL Copa América champs Argentina to be investigated by FIFA over racist song 17-07-2024 12:12 Chelsea set to take disciplinary action against Enzo Fernández as row over chanting of racist and homophobic songs escalates.
COPA CONTROVERSY France unhappy with insults from Argentina Copa América winners 16-07-2024 10:50 French Football Federation complains to FIFA about racist chants from members of Argentina's Copa América winning team.
RAPE ALLEGATIONS Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape 12-07-2024 15:18 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match in Mendoza.
SCANDAL IN MENDOZA French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation 11-07-2024 12:26 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were being transferred Thursday from Interpol's Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where they will be questioned over alleged rape.
SCANDAL IN MENDOZA Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer 10-07-2024 22:53 Alleged victim's lawyer says her client had suffered "fierce" violence at the hands of two French rugby players and claims to have been raped repeatedly.
SCANDAL IN MENDOZA What next for French rugby players held in rape probe? 10-07-2024 10:29 Two members of France's international rugby team touring South America were arrested in Argentina on July 9, 2024 following an allegation of sexual assault.
ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault 09-07-2024 09:59 Scandal as French national rugby team stars Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou are arrested in Buenos Aires for alleged sexual abuse in Mendoza after last Saturday's clash against the Pumas.
LITHIUM IN LATIN AMERICA New lithium plant inaugurated in Salta Province 03-07-2024 22:41 French mining group Eramet and its Chinese partner Tsingshan inaugurate new lithium exploitation plant, an investment worth US$870 million.
ELECTIONS IN EUROPE Milei cheers far-right EU vote gains as France calls snap election 10-06-2024 12:16 Far-right gains in EU elections triggered a political earthquake in France on Sunday and Argentina's President Javier Milei was among those hailing the "tremendous advance of the new right."
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei cancels on Macron, zigzags on G7 amid hurdles at home 07-06-2024 16:39 Milei reverses decision and will attend the G-7 summit in Italy next week.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY President Milei trims dates off European tour, will skip G7 summit in Italy 06-06-2024 16:21 President Javier Milei cancels his visit to Italy for upcoming G7 summit and decides to shorten planned trip to Europe. Meetings with Lula and Macron now off the table, along with Ukraine summit.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei to meet Macron in Paris during packed European tour 30-05-2024 17:44 Argentine leader's packed European tour in mid-June will also include a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
FOOTBALL Maradona's family bid to block 'Golden Ball' trophy sale in France 23-05-2024 16:49 Diego Maradona's heirs have taken legal action in France to block the controversial sale of the Argentine football legend's 'Golden Ball' trophy from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages 25-04-2024 12:55 Argentina signs joint statement calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza; Casa Rosada's release says nation is aligned with "nations of the free world."
World Organisation for Animal Health Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion 18-04-2024 00:23 Luis Barcos, the Argentine candidate to be the next director-general of the World Organisation for Animal Health, is looking to become the first non-French person to lead the ex-Office International des Epizooties.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility 08-04-2024 12:22 President Milei plans to meet with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in mid-June and says talks between two nations includes potential sending of military aid.
EU-MERCOSUR DEAL Macron slams 'very bad' EU-Mercosur deal, proposes negotiating new one 28-03-2024 14:48 French President Emmanuel Macron delivers withering remarks about deal that took 20 years to negotiate and suggests ripping it up and starting all over again.
Women's Rights Organised backlash unravels progress in women's rights 08-03-2024 06:10 Conservative counter-campaigns are unravelling global advances in women's rights, the latest "backlash" in a series dating to the 1980s, activists and experts warned ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.
#8M: Women's Rights Corporate shortfall: Women far from reaching 50% of corporate leadership positions 08-03-2024 06:10 Despite the increased presence of women on boards of directors, the corporate world is still largely run by men.
Abortion rights Abortion protection in French Constitution is 'message of hope' for other nations 05-03-2024 12:41 France's new "guaranteed freedom" to have an abortion may transcend borders and "give a boost to the recognition of this fundamental right" in the world, experts and activists argue.
Abortion rights France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first 04-03-2024 16:39 Lawmakers in Versailles vote to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to enshrine explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in basic law.
Global Affairs French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina 15-02-2024 16:06 French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné to meet with President Javier Milei in Argentina on February 19 and 20.
EUROPEAN POLITICS Far right could exploit EU's economic slump to win big in June vote 13-02-2024 11:46 Soaring food costs, economic stagnation and deteriorating living standards risk pushing voters into the far right's arms in European elections later this year.
EU-MERCOSUR DEAL EU-Mercosur trade deal totters as Europe's farmers revolt 30-01-2024 18:15 Growing farmer protests in Europe and strong opposition from France damages push for EU-Mercosur free-trade deal.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur trade deal 30-01-2024 07:27 French President Emmanuel Macron asks European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen to end the current round of negotiations over free-trade deal between EU and Mercosur trade bloc.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL France 'opposes signing' of EU-Mercosur trade deal, says prime minister 26-01-2024 14:59 French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says President Emmanuel Macron "has always opposed" the free-trade deal negotiated between the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Scholz, Milei in favour of swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur deal 09-01-2024 20:42 President Javier Milei spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, with the two calling for a swift conclusion to the European Union-Mercosur trade deal.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Crunch time for EU-Mercosur trade deal at Rio summit 05-12-2023 09:01 Fate of long-awaited trade deal hangs in the balance this week at key Mercosur summit in Brazil; Meeting was originally supposed to seal agreement, but last-minute bickering puts it in doubt.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Argentina: Conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU deal 04-12-2023 12:09 Argentina’s outgoing government says conditions are not in place to sign long-delayed free-trade agreement between Mercosur and European Union.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 England hold on to edge Argentina in World Cup third place play-off 28-10-2023 08:12 England cling on to beat the Pumas 26-23 and claim third place in the Rugby World Cup.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Veteran Cubelli returns for Pumas World Cup third place play-off 26-10-2023 10:06 Facundo Isa said on Thursday Argentina want to make up for losing in 2015's Rugby World Cup third-place playoff when they face England in the corresponding fixture in this year's tournament.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Déjà vu as Argentina, England battle for third place 26-10-2023 10:03 Argentina play England in the Rugby World Cup's third-place play off on Friday with both sides licking their wounds from two very different semi-final losses.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Michael Cheika – behind the quips, a shrewd rugby brain 19-10-2023 13:05 Michael Cheika and his larger than life persona has taken the Pumas to the semi-final – now Argentina must defeat New Zealand for a chance at the Webb Ellis trophy.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Cheika says Pumas want to inspire a nation in World Cup semi-final 18-10-2023 14:35 Argentina head coach says his team want to "have no regrets" once the final whistle goes on their Rugby World Cup semi-final with New Zealand on Friday.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Isa set for 50th Pumas cap in World Cup showdown with New Zealand 18-10-2023 13:54 Head coach Michael Cheika makes just the one change to the starting XV from the one that surprised Wales in the quarter-finals: Gonzalo Bertranou replaces Tomás Cubelli at scrum-half.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Pumas veteran Nicolás Sánchez dreaming of one last hurrah 15-10-2023 09:42 Nicolás Sánchez may not be the central figure in Argentina's attack that he once was but he's still dreaming of World Cup glory.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Boffelli boots Pumas past Wales into World Cup semis 15-10-2023 09:34 Emiliano Boffelli kicked 19 points to help Argentina to a dramatic 29-17 victory over Wales in Marseille on Saturday to set up a World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Pumas set up Wales quarter-final clash after beating Japan 09-10-2023 09:06 Coach Michael Cheika says weight of expectation will force his players to change their mentality going into next weekend's World Cup quarter-final against Wales.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Pumas 'very hungry' to reach World Cup knock-outs, says Cheika 03-10-2023 12:46 Argentina are "very hungry" to get back into the Rugby World Cup knock-out stages after missing out four years ago, says head coach Michael Cheika.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Argentina coach Cheika backs veterans for Chile 'derby' 28-09-2023 15:15 Argentina head coach Michael Cheika says his much-changed team to face Chile in the Rugby World Cup this weekend can prove him a point.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Pumas ready for 'battle of South America' after Samoa win 23-09-2023 09:08 Emiliano Boffelli scored 16 points as Argentina put their World Cup campaign back on track with a disciplined and composed 19-10 victory over erratic Samoa.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Veteran Moroni in as Argentina's Cheika makes three changes 21-09-2023 00:13 Veteran Matías Moroni recalled in one of three changes made to the Argentina team ahead of Samoa clash in the Rugby World Cup this weekend.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Pumas' claws will be sharper for Samoa challenge, says Agustín Creevy 14-09-2023 10:09 The Pumas have the weekend off at the Rugby World Cup but will be keenly watching their next opponents Samoa enter the fray when they face Chile in Bordeaux on Saturday.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 It all went wrong, Cheika says after Pumas loss to England 10-09-2023 16:38 "Pretty much everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I think we let the play get too stop and start," said Argentina coach Michael Cheika after Pumas slumped to 27-10 defeat against England.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Cheika plumps for experience in Pumas side to play England 07-09-2023 11:53 Argentina coach Michael Cheika named an experienced side to play their World Cup Pool D opener against England in Marseille on Saturday.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 ‘It's going to be a battle’ – Los Pumas preview England clash 06-09-2023 10:13 Argentina's rugby team will make their World Cup debut on Saturday against England in Marseille, a match Los Pumas confess will be "a battle."
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Pumas aim to repeat feats of 2007 and 2015 in France 05-09-2023 15:41 Argentina's national rugby team, Los Pumas, are aiming high: reaching the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup in France 2023, as they did at the 2007 and 2015 tournaments.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Coach Michael Cheika ready to lead Los Pumas to World Cup glory 05-09-2023 15:21 Argentina is quietly preparing for the France 2023 Rugby World Cup without making waves and without being considered favourites. That's just the way Michael Cheika likes it.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023 Argentina, England favourites to qualify from World Cup group 05-09-2023 15:06 Which team can challenge Argentina and England in Pool D? Even Samoa look unlikely to snatch one of the top two positions from the group.