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  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 14:46 UTC

    US not interested in FTA with Argentina, Latin American Envoy says

    People close to Trump lost money in the $LIBRA swindle; hence, Milei should better forget about any help from the White House, Claver-Carone hinted

    Former Inter American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone, now Us State Department envoy for Latin American Affairs, said during the weekend that President Donald Trump's administration was not after any new Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which might be disappointing to Argentina's Javier Milei who announced he was willing to leave Mercosur to achieve just that.

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 09:43 UTC

    Europe steps in behind Zelensky after Trump's withdrawal

    After Friday's diplomatic setback at the White House, Zelensky found in London some support from European leaders (Pic REUTERS)

    After being ejected from the White House last Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky found support for his cause in a European Summit in London, where British Prime Minister Keir Starmer picked up the baton Donald Trump dropped. Other regional leaders followed suit.

  • Friday, February 28th 2025 - 21:45 UTC

    Zelensky's appearance at the Oval Office ends in acrimonious dismissal

    Trump insisted that Zelensky be ready for a peace deal or Washington was off the table

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a rough time Friday at the White House as his US colleague Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance conveyed to him the Republican Government's view of how he handled the three-year war with Russia. Trump insisted his guest was not ready to negotiate peace with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ended up ejecting the Ukrainian delegation from the Oval Office. In a later posting on social media, Trump said the former comedian could return when he was ready for peace.

  • Friday, February 28th 2025 - 20:03 UTC

    New York Times unveils obscure deals for businessmen to have access to Milei

    The New York Times confirmed that more than one crypto entrepreneur paid to meet Milei<br />

    According to a New York Times investigation, cryptocurrency businessmen paid bribes to meet Argentine President Javier Milei during the Argentina Tech Forum last October, where Milei delivered the closing speech.

  • Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Trump ends Biden's oil concessions to Venezuela

    Electoral conditions within Venezuela have not been fulfilled, Trump argued

    US President Donald Trump has revoked the oil concessions granted to Venezuela by his predecessor, Joseph Biden, due to non-compliance with electoral conditions and lack of cooperation in the process of deporting “violent criminals,” it was announced in Washington DC. This decision impacts Chevron's operations in Venezuela, which were authorized by Biden in 2022.

  • Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    US backs modernization of Guatemalan Pacific port to counterbalance China's expansion

    The Guatemalan alternative also offers the nearby Quetzal Duty-Free Zone just four kilometers from the port

    Guatemala and the United States have announced a US$ 125 million initiative to expand Puerto Quetzal, the largest Pacific port in the Central American country, in a move to counterbalance China's presence in the region through its current prevalence in the Panama Canal in addition to the projected Nicaragua interoceanic crossing already under construction.

  • Monday, February 24th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Milei tells CPAC deeper chainsaw coming up

    Milei got the chance to exchange a few words with Trump during the conservative event

    Argentine President Javier Milei told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United States that the “era of the omnipresent State” was over ass he pledged to deepen his so-called “chainsaw” efforts cutting expenses.

  • Friday, February 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei brings Elon Musk a chainsaw as a present

    Elon was elated with Milei's gift

    Argentine President Javier Milei Thursday gave US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chief Elon Musk a chainsaw as a present representing that the South African-born tycoon was undertaking State spending cutoffs like the Libertarian leader did in the South American country.

  • Friday, February 21st 2025 - 09:43 UTC

    No signs of imminent IMF disbursement after Milei meets with Georgieva

    The IMF told Milei it was concerned about certain policies undertaken by the Argentine government

    Argentine President Javier Milei met Thursday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, D.C., to discuss the South American country's stabilization and growth plan and advance negotiations for a new loan.

  • Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 16:23 UTC

    Price of eggs forces Trump to rehire fired bird flu experts; in NYC a dozen sells for over US$ 12

    As egg prices soar, grocers limit how many cartons customers can buy

    US President Donald Trump's administration is attempting to rehire officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) who worked on the government response to bird flu before being fired over the weekend, US media report.