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Montevideo, October 21st 2025 - 04:35 UTC

United States

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 21:21 UTC

    Milei reiterates Argentina's claim to Malvinas at UN Assembly

    Milei accused world leaders of sticking to the current status quo not to offend potential voters

    In his speech to the United Nations' General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Argentine President Javier Milei insisted on his country's claim to the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, describing the case as “legitimate and inalienable.”

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Trump highlights “excellent chemistry” with Lula

    It is yet to be decided whether next week's talks will be face-to-face or by telephone

    US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had a good “chemistry” with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with whom he plans to hold talks next week. Trump described Lula as a “very nice man” after their brief meeting on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Additional financial help for Argentina announced

    Caputo thanked the World Bank for its efforts

    Following meetings in the United States, including the one between President Javier Milei and his US colleague Donald Trump, the South American country has secured significant financial support from international agencies.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

    Trump expresses “full support” for Milei's Argentina

    “He has my full support for reelection,” Trump said about Milei

    US President Donald Trump publicly endorsed his Argentine colleague Javier Milei for the upcoming Oct. 26 midterm elections after a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Trump underscores Europe's failures on immigration and energy

    “The immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe,” Trump warned

    US President Donald Trump stressed during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that other countries' policies on immigration and energy were “destroying a large part of the free world” and causing nations to “go to hell.”

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Trump: Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization

    Antifa is “a network of radical left-wing terrorists seeking to overthrow the government,” Trump's government said

    US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday officially designating Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization.”

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Maduro wrote Trump a letter, Caracas admits

    Maduro wants to discuss the “fake news” surrounding the mounting tension in the Caribbean

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime admitted Sunday that President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter dated Sept. 6 to his US colleague Donald Trump to discuss current tensions in the Caribbean Sea and what the Chavista leader has referred to as “fake news” from the White House.

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Milei postpones trip to US

    Milei needs a cash bailout from Washington and will also participate in the UN's General Assembly

    Argentine President Javier Milei and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo have postponed their departure to the United States from Sunday to Monday, it was announced in Buenos Aires. Hence, their meetings with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other engagements have been rescheduled accordingly.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei: bailout from Washington being negotiated

    The last time the US Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Funds were touched was in 1995 to bail Mexico out of the “Tequila Crisis”

    Argentine President Javier Milei confirmed on Friday that his government was in “very advanced” negotiations with the US for an emergency loan from the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund. If secured, the bailout would be used to cover more than US$8.5 billion in debt maturities due in January and July of 2026.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Trump makes H-1B visa not profitable to boost employment of US nationals

    “No more bringing in foreigners to take our jobs,” Lutnick warned

    US President Donald Trump has upped the H-1B visa fee for employers to US$100,000 annually, effective Sept 21. The measure is intended to boost hiring local workers. “So there is an incentive to hire Americans,” Trump argued.