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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."

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.

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.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelenskyy touts victory plan to lawmakers after European tour

16-10-2024 07:28 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented his new war strategy to allies on Wednesday, emphasizing that Ukraine will not cede any territory. He highlighted the importance of securing access to long-range missiles and other advanced weaponry as essential measures for achieving this objective.

World

Biden to meet European leaders for talks on Ukraine, Middle East

08-10-2024 08:17 US President Joe Biden will meet the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom in Berlin on Saturday to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Tucker Carlson Interview

Putin tells West: Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine

09-02-2024 10:53 In a highly anticipated interview with controversial right-wing US talk show host Tucker Carlson, President Vladimir Putin speaks about Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Ukraine war, and Russia as a victim of Western betrayals.

Global Affairs

Wars to cast pall over meeting of global VIPs in Davos

12-01-2024 10:48 President Javier Milei among the names attending next week's meeting of the world's financial, business and political elite in Davos; Wars in Ukraine and Gaza look set to dominate the conversation.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Argentina to host Ukraine summit as Zelenskyy woos Global South

11-12-2023 11:48 Argentina agreed to host a summit with Latin American leaders early next year, says Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official.

UKRAINIAN LEADER

Zelenskyy meets Latin American leaders to promote peace plan

10-12-2023 16:11 Zelensky hails Argentina's 'new beginning' at Javier Milei's inauguration as he looks to build support in Latin America.

UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

President Fernández uses final UNGA address to reiterate IMF, Malvinas demands

19-09-2023 20:44 President Alberto Fernández demands United States end "inadmissible" economic blockade of Cuba and sanctions applied to Venezuela in final address to United Nations General Assembly as head of state.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Lula has a date with Zelenskyy in NYC despite past acrimony

19-09-2023 07:49 Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet on the sidelines of this week's UN General Assembly gathering in New York.

As I see it

Hard times coming for the common man

28-07-2023 19:18 If the people warning us about the dangers posed by the sudden arrival of Artificial Intelligence are right, the situation is about to get much worse.

by James Neilson

Ukraine war

EU faces setback in Latin America as Ukraine conflict impacts influence

17-07-2023 18:49 EU's efforts to strengthen influence in Latin America face hurdles due to the Ukraine conflict

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Casa Rosada pushes back after UBA speech by Ukraine's Zelenskyy

06-07-2023 19:22 Ukrainian leader delivers address via videoconference to students at the University of Buenos Aires, during which he called on Argentina to support Kyiv’s peace proposal and develop “closer relations” between nations.

GEOPOLITICS

China's Xi offers Russia 'firm support' in 'core interests'

24-05-2023 09:18 Chinese President Xi Jinping offers Beijing's support on Moscow's "core interests" at a meeting with Russian prime minister.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Zelenskyy’s plans to meet Brazil’s Lula at G7 fall through

22-05-2023 10:54 Ukrainian and Brazilian leaders fail to hold one-on-one talks while attending a summit in Japan.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

G7 struggles to win over nations courted by China, Russia

22-05-2023 10:50 Heading into the G7 summit, the US and its allies knew they needed to do more to win over global swing nations also courted by China and Russia. The weekend meeting in Japan showed they face a long road ahead.

US ELECTIONS 2024

Joe Biden: racing against time to 'heal' a broken nation

25-04-2023 12:20 Biden, despite making strides towards economic recovery post-Covid and a strong Ukraine-Russia war response, has not yet fulfilled his pledge to "heal" the divided nation.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Lula visits Europe amid row over Ukraine comments

20-04-2023 15:21 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Europe as row with Western nations over his recent comments on the Ukraine war rumbles on.

BLOOMBERG

Biden seeks US$500-million for Brazil’s Amazon rainforest in gesture to Lula

20-04-2023 14:26 US President Joe Biden is seeking US$500 million to bolster Brazil’s strategy to protect the Amazon, a gesture to his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after recent tensions between over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions

20-04-2023 14:13 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega played down the impact of US sanctions during a four-hour meeting in Managua on Wednesday

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil rejects US criticism, defends Russia ties

18-04-2023 12:08 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, hours after Washington criticized Brazilian president's recent remarks on US defence support for Ukraine.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Lula heads to China to boost ties

11-04-2023 14:23 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva departed Tuesday for an official visit to China aimed at boosting the already deep ties between the Asian giant and Latin America's biggest economy.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Ukraine conflict on Lula's agenda in delayed China visit

10-04-2023 12:08 Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this week to discuss trade and Ukraine mediation.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Adviser to Lula met Putin to discuss peace talks for Ukraine

04-04-2023 10:37 An adviser to Brazil President Lula met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss opening peace negotiations with Ukraine, official in Brasilia confirms.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Lula, ill with pneumonia, postpones China trip

27-03-2023 10:05 Brazil's leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was due to head to China for key talks with President Xi Jinping, has indefinitely postponed his trip to recover from pneumonia.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin says ready to discuss China's Ukraine plan at Xi talks

20-03-2023 15:12 President Vladimir Putin tells Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Russia was open to discussing China's proposals to end the fighting in Ukraine.

Pregnant Russians in Buenos Aires

Russians choose Argentina’s 100% inflation over Putin’s war

08-03-2023 12:34 Buenos Aires is providing an unlikely haven for middle-class Russians who have given up on their homeland.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Lula tells Zelenskyy he wants to help with Ukraine peace

03-03-2023 11:48 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva renews proposal for his country to take part in international mediation concerning Ukraine conflict.

EDITORIAL

The present is another country

25-02-2023 06:52 The government stance on Ukraine remains tentative, yet its diluted backtracking from previous tacit support for Russia, in tandem with the offers of Argentine citizenship to Nicaraguan dissidents, offers signs of the government recalibrating its foreign policy.

WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON

On the ground: Ukrainian village awaits another Russian attack

24-02-2023 02:09 The military back and forth in the disputed Donbas region has made everyday life hard for people in Yampil, which lies some 30 kilometres west of the Russian-controlled city of Kreminna.

FOREIGN POLICY

Back and forth: Argentina’s changing rhetoric on Russia's war in Ukraine

23-02-2023 23:47 President Alberto Fernández's administration has fluctuated in its stance on the conflict over the last 12 months, with increasing criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation.”

WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON

‘Ukraine will prevail’ – Zelenskyy marks anniversary of Ukraine war

23-02-2023 23:40 United Nations votes to demand Russia immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a "just and lasting" peace.

WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON

US, Ukrainian envoys call on democracies to unite against Russian aggression

23-02-2023 17:11 US Ambassador to Argentina Marc Stanley marks one-year anniversary of war by calling for solidarity between countries challenging Russian aggression, as Ukrainian Chargé d'affaires demands renewed agricultural and energy sanctions against Moscow.

by Erica Davis

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Ukrainians in Argentina plan anti-war march to Russian Embassy

21-02-2023 16:56 Argentina is home to around 450,000 members of Ukrainian community, one of the largest diasporas in the world; Anti-war protesters to hold march this Friday to demonstrate against Russian aggression.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Putin suspends US nuclear treaty, vows to keep fighting in Ukraine

21-02-2023 09:43 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow's participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington and vowed to keep fighting in Ukraine during a speech in which he accused the West of escalating the conflict.

BIDEN IN UKRAINE

Biden makes 'unprecedented' visit to Kyiv

20-02-2023 16:04 Days before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022, Biden surprised the world, making his first visit to the war-torn country to pledge new arms deliveries and reiterate Washington's "unwavering" support.

International Aid

Lula brushes off Germany’s appeal for Brazil to send weapons to Ukraine

31-01-2023 11:33 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva turned down German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's request to send ammunition to Ukraine as part of the international effort to help Kyiv repel the Russian invasion.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Massa: IMF failing to consider impact of Ukraine war on debt deal

16-01-2023 14:35 Economy minister accuses IMF of reneging on a commitment to fully review and consider the impact of the war in Ukraine on Argentina’s debt deal.