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Trump showers Milei with praise after clear midterms victory

27-10-2025 09:37 US President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Javier Milei on his party's clear victory in midterm elections.

Trump hails Milei’s Argentina win, says US made ‘lot of money’

27-10-2025 09:25 Donald Trump offfers congratulations to Argentina's Javier Milei, tell reporters that libertarian's "big win" is sign Washington backed the right candidate.

Trump Argentina beef plan risks rancher ire, little price relief

20-10-2025 17:29 Donald Trump vowed to boost beef imports from Argentina, but this may bring little relief to consumers – and risk angering US ranchers.

Peso drops against dollar amid fresh US backing

17-10-2025 18:42 Argentina's peso has been fluctuating wildly ahead of next week's midterm elections next week, disrupting the savings and spending plans of locals who fear an imminent devaluation.

‘Very soon’ – Argentina’s ambassador to Washington on US trade deal

16-10-2025 15:12 Alec Oxenford confirms trade agreement between Argentina and the United States; Milei’s envoy says “significant” accord is “culmination of months of intense diplomatic effort” and could be announced “very soon.”

One of world's oldest dinosaurs discovered in La Rioja Province

16-10-2025 10:13 Remains of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species on the planet found in La Rioja at 3,000-metre altitude; Fossils thought to be at least 225 million years old.

United States revokes Argentine’s visa for ‘celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s murder

15-10-2025 14:17 Washington clamps down on free speech, revoking visas of six foreign nationals who celebrated the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk; Among them, Argentine national Serena Luciano.

Trump says ‘we’re gone’ if Milei loses vote, rattling market

14-10-2025 22:17 Donald Trump suggests US$20-billion lifeline for Argentina could be contingent on Javier Milei’s success in midterm elections, sending fresh jitters through currency market.

Milei at White House: Trump says US help is dependent on win in midterms

14-10-2025 15:21 Argentina's president makes long-desired visit to White House, but US President Trump says Washington's help is dependent on who wins elections.

Hamas frees living Israeli hostages from Gaza, Argentines among them

13-10-2025 21:10 Twenty living hostages, including three Argentine-Israelis, released on Monday after more than two years in captivity in Gaza.

Two years after the pogrom

10-10-2025 16:27 Peace would have come to Gaza long ago if Hamas had returned the hundreds of hostages it seized on October 7.

by James Neilson

OpenAI, Sur Energy to build massive AI data centre in Patagonia

10-10-2025 16:07 US tech firm OpenAI and Argentine firm Sur Energy sign letter of intent for US$25-billion investment in artificial intelligence; Companies plan joint venture to develop Stargate Argentina, a massive AI infrastructure project that will include a data centre in Patagonia.

World Bank trims Argentina’s growth forecast to 4.6%

07-10-2025 13:37 Argentina’s economy will grow by 4.6 percent in 2025, predicts World Bank economists – above domestic projections; World Bank slightly raises growth forecast for wider Latin America region.

Will there be light after two years in Hamas’ tunnels?

07-10-2025 12:07 As we commemorate the second anniversary of the worst attack against Jews since the end of World War II, the return of the hostages is a priority.

Bessent’s Argentina rescue pledge put to test by traders attacking peso

03-10-2025 16:58 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s record as a powerful pacifier of unruly markets is now being put to the test in Argentina.

Albiceleste Under 20s give us a glimpse of football’s future

03-10-2025 16:52 The Under-20 World Cup in Chile, which Argentina have opened with back-to-back wins, is showing off football's latest innovation, FVS (Football Video Support) and the so-called ‘Green Card.’

by Dan Edwards

Former US ambassador to Argentina named one of world's most influential Jews

29-09-2025 16:43 Marc Stanley, Washington's former envoy in Buenos Aires, recognised as one of the most influential Jewish people in the world.

Milei condemns anti-Semitic chants by school pupils on Bariloche trip

29-09-2025 12:48 President Milei condemns "reprehensible" video of anti-Semitic chanting by school students on graduation trip in Bariloche.

US Treasury Secretary lauds Milei at midtown gala

25-09-2025 09:03 US Treasury secretary heaps praise on President, claiming he has “laid the foundation for a new golden age in Argentina.”

Absentee trial for fugitive Iranian AMIA bombing suspects confirmed

25-09-2025 00:52 Decision by federal judge Daniel Rafecas confirmed by appeals court; Argentina will try 10 Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre that killed 85 people.