International

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 10:34 UTC

  Kiwi Deputy PM welcomed at Casa Rosada for talks with Milei

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei hosted New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister, David Seymour, at the Casa Rosada on Tuesday. The meeting focused on expanding bilateral trade and underscored the ideological alignment between the two administrations regarding state deregulation and fiscal austerity.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 09:09 UTC

  FAO officially launches 2026 as the International Year of the Women Farmer

  

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign aimed at recognizing women’s indispensable yet often overlooked contributions to global agri-food systems and to galvanize efforts to close persistent gender gaps.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 08:58 UTC

  Whales can get lost in noisy oceans, Australian/ Italian scientific report

  

  The following piece by Derek Davis, an Earth.com staff writer was based on a research undertaken by the University of Melbourne and the Politecnico di Torino on how whales are reacting to noisy oceans.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 20:32 UTC

  Milei tells Telegraph Malvinas' claim non-negotiable

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei sparked a fresh diplomatic controversy this week after telling London's The Telegraph that his country's sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands was non-negotiable.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Which countries improved the most this year? Argentina and Syria for The Economist

  

  The Economist has chosen two countries for outstanding/impressive achievements during 2025. A controversial selection based on particular criteria to measure them, but since The Economist is a global leading voice, very knowledgeable and respected, in international affairs it is also a great merit for those countries named.

• Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Israel first country to recognize Somaliland's sovereignty

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday, making his country the first UN member state to grant de jure recognition to the breakaway region since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991.

• Sunday, December 28th 2025 - 19:15 UTC

  Falklands: Prime Minister Starmer says he is “proud of the bond with the Islands”

  

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent a Christmas message to the people of the Falkland Islands, as well as to the British forces stationed in the territory. In his message, he also referred to the presence of British troops on the Islands.

• Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:12 UTC

  FBI announces permanent closure of Hoover Building

  

  The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) announced Friday that the J. Edgar Hoover Building, the agency's primary headquarters since 1975, will be closed permanently, with the agency's staff relocated to the existing Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, D.C.

• Friday, December 26th 2025 - 23:57 UTC

  How Good English Skills Make Academic Life Smoother for Students

  

  Starting college where everything is in English can be… well, overwhelming. Words seem to fly past, instructions come so fast, and suddenly you realize, “Wait, what just happened?”

• Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazil eyes Italian weaponry to boost defense capabilities

  

  Brazil's Army has made significant progress in acquiring a sophisticated anti-aircraft defense system, with Italy’s MBDA emerging as the primary candidate. The deal, valued at around US$600 million, aims to address a critical gap in the country's security infrastructure.