ART Latino art conquers New York City 23-06-2022 23:09 Art created by Latin and LatinX artists is booming in the Big Apple, long overdue recognition for a community that makes up 35% of New York’s population.
WIKILEAKS FOUNDER United Kingdom clears Julian Assange's extradition to United States 17-06-2022 09:51 Britain on Friday approved a US government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial over the publication of secret military files, prompting outrage from his supporters.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America 13-06-2022 14:20 US president has made a forceful pitch to reassert Washington's influence in Latin America, but the modesty of his promises will test his efforts at a time when China is making rapid inroads.
Summit of the Americas Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit 10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints. by Rosario Ayerdi
EDITORIAL Never a peak period for summits 09-06-2022 23:10 While it is rarely a good idea to draw conclusions on anything still in progress, the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles looked to have been strangled at birth.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces discord at Americas summit 09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.
Summit of the Americas 2022 Before Biden, Fernández slams move to 'exclude' nations from key summit 09-06-2022 20:45 Argentina's president condemns exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela as he addresses key regional summit in Los Angeles.
Summit of the Americas Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works 09-06-2022 13:46 Welcoming leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas on Wednesday, US president acknowledges differences but makes an impassioned plea for democracy.
Summit of the Americas US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them 07-06-2022 14:44 Dictators are bad, except, well, when they're kind of OK: welcome to the moral gymnastics that Joe Biden is only the latest US president to embrace in a complicated world.
Summit of the Americas Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit 06-06-2022 14:47 Biden is expected to make announcements at the summit on economic cooperation and fighting Covid-19 and climate change, but attendance row ensures key regional summit begins under a cloud.
Summit of the Americas Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas 06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.
Summit of the Americas US, Latin America are developing migration pact to address surge 06-06-2022 13:23 The United States, Latin America and Caribbean nations are working on a pact to reduce and manage undocumented migration that they will announce at a summit this week as the Joe Biden administration faces a surge in arrivals.
LATIN AMERICA US-Venezuela business picking up despite punishing sanctions 05-06-2022 12:35 Venezuela's imports of US food and farming products are on the rise, with the private sector driving increased business between the two former partners despite punishing sanctions imposed on Caracas by Washington.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties 04-06-2022 08:35 US president is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.
EDITORIAL Where angels fear to tread 03-06-2022 11:19 President Alberto Fernández seems to be doing his best to inject some Hollywood drama into what should be regional routine.
Summit of the Americas 2022 President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden 02-06-2022 12:06 President Alberto Fernández confirms to US government that he will travel to Los Angeles for key regional summit next week, despite reservations over exclusions.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY President Fernández keeps US in suspense over presence at key regional summit 31-05-2022 11:49 Alberto Fernández has not yet told the United States government whether he will attend next week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, with Argentina’s president in no rush to take a decision.
HISTORY CLASS Exhibition celebrates ‘epic’ adventure of Sarmiento's female US teachers 27-05-2022 00:06 Embassy in Washington remembers the more than 60 school teachers who between 1869 and 1898 travelled from the United States to Argentina to found schools or reorganise centres of learning nationwide.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Fernández slams US blockade of Cuba and Venezuela 26-05-2022 23:55 President declares that he will no longer “be silent” and calls on Latin American nations to unify their voices at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month.
UVALDE SHOOTING Uvalde massacre a painful déjà vu for gun victims' families 26-05-2022 23:50 This week's gun massacre at a Texas school has poured salt in the wounds of families forever grieving the death of their own children, as they call in vain for stricter gun control laws in the United States.
UVALDE SHOOTING 'Do something now:' mourners demand action after US school shooting 26-05-2022 23:46 A mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday has increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms.
Gun Violence Guns are now the leading cause of death for American children 26-05-2022 20:40 Firearms have surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among American youngsters, with official data showing a strong rise in gun-related homicides such as the killing of 19 children in a Texas school rampage.
Uvalde Shooting 'Nightmare' as gunman murders 19 children, two teachers in Texas 25-05-2022 16:21 A tight-knit Latino community in Texas was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teenager killed 19 children and two teachers in an elementary school — the latest spasm of America's gun violence crisis.
TEXAS SHOOTING Pope 'heartbroken' over Texas shooting, condemns arms trade 25-05-2022 14:48 Argentine pontiff "heartbroken" by the school shooting in Texas that killed at least 19 children and two teachers.
DIPLOMACY Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit 24-05-2022 16:00 The leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua will gather in Havana Friday with allied counterparts, the Cuban Foreign ministry said.
Summit of the Americas 2022 US 'evaluating' inclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua voices in summit 23-05-2022 19:49 The United States said Monday it was looking for ways to represent the people of these three nations in a summit next month following threats to boycott over their governments' exclusion.
FEATURE China, US are in a space race to make billions from mining the moon's minerals 22-05-2022 14:03 The world’s top superpowers aren’t cooperating on rules of the road for extracting resources in outer space.
Bloomberg US needs to see more from Maduro to ease Venezuela sanctions 19-05-2022 14:16 US National Security Council Senior Director Juan Gonzalez says Maduro administration should take more democratic steps before receiving respite from sanctions.
Abortion rights 'Massive setback' if US abortion rights overturned, says UN human rights chief 19-05-2022 12:30 Overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed nationwide abortion access in the US, would be contrary to international human rights standards, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday.
Global Pandemic Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO 18-05-2022 16:34 Pan-American Health Organisation warns that Covid-19 cases are rising in the Americas, driven by increasing infections in the United States, which reported over 605,000 new cases last week.
BLOOMBERG US seeks to bolster Latin American economies to curb migration 10-05-2022 09:56 Biden administration working on a proposal to bolster economies in Latin America and strengthen ties ahead of upcoming Summit of the Americas.
AMIA ATTACK US working ‘very closely’ with Argentina to seek justice for AMIA attack 05-05-2022 23:24 Senior government official in Washington says United States is working with Argentina on quest for justice over 1994 AMIA terror attack.
Abortion Debate Biden calls for US voters to push back on 'radical' abortion draft ruling 03-05-2022 15:07 Joe Biden on Tuesday urged US voters to defend access to abortion, describing as “radical” a draft Supreme Court ruling that suggested the conservative-dominated high court was poised to shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections by striking down the nationwide right.
ABORTION DEBATE Overturning Roe would set US against global wave on abortion rights 03-05-2022 14:06 United States would stand in contrast to countries like Argentina and Ireland, where abortion access has increased in recent years.
As I see it The crystal balls are getting cloudier 30-04-2022 01:21 Not only Argentina but most other countries have to decide if it would be better for them to cultivate their relations with what could soon be the top superpower, or to assume that the US will recover from its self-inflicted internal woes. by James Neilson
News Media Conservative media outlet Americano seeks to win over US Latinos 28-04-2022 10:59 'Americano,' the first conservative Spanish-language media network in the United States, is hoping to take a frontline spot in the battle for Latino voters, an influential bloc that polls suggest is drifting rightwards.
DIPLOMACY US joins with 55 countries to promote free Internet 28-04-2022 09:32 Amid a rise in authoritarian governments such as Russia cracking down on access to digital information, the United States on Thursday will join with more than 50 countries in launching an initiative to protect an open, safe Internet.
Diplomacy Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister 25-04-2022 12:23 Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada announces his country's immediate split from the Organisation of American States, saying the "infamous organisation" would no longer have offices in Nicaragua.
DIPLOMACY US official Blinken seeks 'strong' Latin American pact on migration 22-04-2022 00:06 United States seeking a strong declaration to coordinate on rising migration when Latin American leaders meet in Los Angeles.
Julian Assange UK court formally issues order to extradite Julian Assange to US 20-04-2022 10:50 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange step closer to extradition after UK court approves Washington's request to see him face trial on US soil.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE With Argentina’s backing, UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council 08-04-2022 00:11 UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the global body's Human Rights Council as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine; Of 193 members, 93 backed vote, 58 abstained and 24 voted against.
Ex-Presidents meet Macri meets with Donald Trump in Florida 07-04-2022 17:55 Former presidents of Argentina and the United States meet at ex-reality TV star's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE UN rights chief 'horrified' by Bucha killings, Russia denies 'war crimes' claim 04-04-2022 09:00 UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet voices horror at images of dead bodies in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and warns of possible war crimes; Moscow "categorically rejects all allegations."
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Tougher Russia sanctions urged over Ukraine 'war crimes' in Bucha 04-04-2022 08:54 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky slams Russian troops as "murderers, torturers, rapists, looters" after allegations emerged of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv.
Drug-trafficking allegations Honduras ex-president Hernández to be extradited to the US over drug-trafficking 28-03-2022 21:44 Honduras' Supreme Court authorises extradition to the United States of former president Juan Orlando Hernández on drug-trafficking charges.
DAYS AFTER SHOW IN ARGENTINA Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies in Colombia aged 50 26-03-2022 10:03 Drummer Taylor Hawkins of the multi-Grammy award-winning rock group Foo Fighters found dead in Colombia during band's South American tour, his bandmates confirmed in a statement Friday.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil opposed to ejecting Russia from G20, says foreign minister 25-03-2022 14:43 Brazil is "clearly opposed" to barring Russia from the G20, its foreign minister has said.
Former US secretary of state Former US top diplomat Madeleine Albright dead at 84 23-03-2022 15:56 Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and one of the most influential stateswomen of her generation, has died of cancer at age 84.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Biden warns Xi against China backing Russia's war in Ukraine 18-03-2022 21:33 Russian negotiator claims Moscow and Kyiv have brought their positions "as close as possible" on a proposal for Ukraine to become a neutral state.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Pope deplores Ukraine 'rivers of blood and tears' 06-03-2022 18:05 Pope Francis on Sunday deplored the "rivers of blood and tears" flowing in Ukraine following the Russian invasion and demanded the creation of humanitarian corridors for refugees.