International

• Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 10:39 UTC

  IMF team rounds up mission to Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded a four-day technical mission in Buenos Aires to review Argentina’s compliance with a new US$20 billion agreement signed in mid-April 2025, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 09:22 UTC

  Italy favors EU-Mercosur FTA provided Europe's agriculture's interests are protected

  

  Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told his Uruguayan counterpart Mario Lubetkin Friday that Rome favored finalizing the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the South American Common Market (Mercosur), provided Europe's agricultural sector is protected, thus aligning with concerns from France and others about South American imports.

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 18:54 UTC

  China and Ecuador deepen bilateral ties

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Ecuadorean colleague Daniel Noboa in Beijing Friday to strengthen bilateral ties, marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The leaders signed a cooperation plan to advance the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which the South American country joined in 2018, to boost infrastructure, trade, and investment.

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

  Argentina: In absentia trial of AMIA bombing suspects to proceed

  

  Buenos Aires Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas ordered a trial in absentia for ten Iranians suspected of being involved in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association's (AMIA) headquarters in the Argentine capital, killing 85 people and injuring over 150. The attack has been deemed a crime against humanity, falling under the Rome Statute.

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:12 UTC

  BRICS scientists want climate network created

  

  A forum of Academies of Science of the BRICS bloc in Rio de Janeiro issued a declaration this week proposing the creation of a network of member countries to implement climate solutions, focusing on energy transition technologies and the development of joint artificial intelligence programs.

• Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 04:41 UTC

  Key Strategies for Speculating on Asset Price Shifts

  

  Speculation rattles the markets more than most admit, and yet, it’s somehow always the amateurs who get caught with their hands in the cookie jar while the seasoned players walk away with the whole bakery. The truth? There’s no magic bullet, but the right approach keeps one from being chewed up by volatility. The world of asset price shifts is relentless; prices move for reasons both rational and irrational. Watching a chart tick up and down can seduce even experienced traders into believing there’s a secret pattern hiding just beneath the surface. Spoiler alert: sometimes randomness really is just randomness. Still, certain strategies put the odds at least a little less against anyone daring enough to speculate.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  Ceasefire agreed upon between Iran and Israel

  

  Iran and Israel agreed Tuesday to a US-brokered ceasefire, following nearly two weeks of escalating tit-for-tat strikes.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentina begins evacuating nationals stranded in Israel

  

  The Argentine government launched a repatriation operation to evacuate around 450 nationals of the South American country stranded in Israel amid the conflict with Iran, which has nevertheless been reported to have ended, at least for now.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 06:59 UTC

  Belgian monarchs land in Chile

  

  King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived Tuesday on a State trip to Chile, where they were welcomed by President Gabriel Boric Font at La Moneda Palace. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation in energy, mining, and science, reflecting the strong friendship and shared values between the two countries.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

  No ceasefire between Iran and Israel despite Trump's announcement

  

  Even after US President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran had fully agreed to implement the ceasefire, Tehran fired a barrage of missiles, killing at least four people, and insisted there was no arrangement whatsoever. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi added that his country would halt its response if Israel ceased aggression by 4 am Tehran time.