The US Treasury provided the special drawing rights (SDRs) necessary to meet its obligations on Monday
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Argentina to pay over US$800 million of IMF debt with US backing
Is Argentina creating its own version of the US immigration agency ICE?
The Milei government boasts of a ‘record number of expulsions’ of foreign nationals, as it plans to launch a new National Migration Agency
Argentina’s seat on the new Board for Peace shows Milei has enthusiastically signed up to Trump’s populist tendency of abandoning institutions that do not bend to his personal will
A Venezuelan former driver for the Argentine embassy in Caracas was released after spending over a year in the Helicoide torture center
Fernando Rabat will lead the justice and human rights ministry, and Fernando Barros will oversee the defense department
Santa Cruz receives US$130 million Chinese loan to reactivate dam project
Construction ground to a halt over a lack of funding in December 2023, right after President Javier Milei took office
Mercosur-EU deal delayed as European Parliament refers it to court
Following a neck-and-neck vote, the agreement will be sent to the EU’s top court for a legal check, which could further delay its implementation
Wildfire hotspots reignite in Patagonia, flames rage on in south-central Chile
Almost 15,000 hectares have been consumed in Epuyén, Argentina, although the fire has been contained. In Chile, 20 people have died
Guillaume Ferey, 33, collapsed and died at an altitude of 6,700 meters. Rescuers were unable to save him