United States

• Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Biden: We all owe Queen Elizabeth something

  

  US President Joseph Biden said during this weekend in London that “we all owe something” to Queen Elizabeth II, who reminded him of his own mother.

• Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:35 UTC

  Will the Federal Reserve strangle Latin America again?

  

  By Ernesto Talvi (*) – In the 1980s, the Federal Reserve’s dramatic interest-rate hikes led to a lost decade of economic growth in highly indebted Latin American countries. Today, however, the US itself is highly leveraged, which will make the Fed hesitant to pursue measures that imply severe collateral damage elsewhere.

• Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Ambassador Stanley discusses strategic issues at Casa Rosada

  

  United States Ambassador to Buenos Aires Marc Stanley was welcomed Friday at Casa Rosada by Strategic Affairs Secretary Mercedes Marcó del Pont to discuss matters of bilateral interest.

• Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Bolivia, Venezuela not joining US efforts against drug trafficking, Biden says

  

  US President Joseph Biden has issued yet another declaration including Venezuela and Bolivia among the countries that do not fight drug trafficking.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 19:07 UTC

  Russian reaction might include nukes, top US politician fears

  

  A former top US State Department official Tuesday said Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine after sustaining some heavy losses over the past day or two in its war with Ukraine.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Blinken offers Mexico to join US semiconductor program

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Mexico City Monday and extended an invitation to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to participate in a semiconductor and electromobility investment package announced by the Joseph Biden administration worth US$ 50 billion.

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Assange supporters stage demonstrations in Mexico City

  

  Relatives and supporters of Julian Assange's gathered Sunday in fron of the US Embassy in Mexico City to protest against the impending extradition of the Wikileaks founder to the United States to face espionage charges, on the wake of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's arrival.

• Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:23 UTC

  Poliovirus disaster emergency declared in New York; fears disease could spread to hundreds

  

  The state of New York declared a disaster emergency on Friday after poliovirus was detected in wastewater samples from Long Island, signaling growing community spread of the virus which can cause paralytic disease.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Trump shows full support for Bolsonaro ahead of elections

  

  Former US President Donald Trump expressed his full support for the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's elections to be held next month, because he “is a wonderful man and has my complete and total endorsement.”

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:23 UTC

  President Biden: “Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era”

  

  Statement of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Death of Queen Elizabeth. In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her.