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President Fernández questions economic sanctions against Russia

11-05-2022 15:59 Peronist leader, speaking in Berlin, says Russia should remain in the G20 and that sanctions on the country over Ukraine war are having “negative repercussions for Argentina and the world.”

FOREIGN MINISTER'S FAUX PAS

Communication, diplomacy and dickheads

18-03-2022 21:14 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero's use of the English language comes under the spotlight.

by James Grainger

FRENCH PRESIDENT

UBA awards Emmanuel Macron a doctorate for work on environment

27-10-2021 15:25 Buenos Aires University (UBA) Chancellor Alberto Barbieri on Tuesday awarded a ‘honoris causa’ doctorate to French President Emmanuel Macron for his role in the struggle to preserve the environment.

GERMAN ELECTIONS

Austerity, the far-right and Uyghurs: Merkel's ambivalent legacy

24-09-2021 18:44 While Merkel is largely admired at home and abroad, even in the final weeks of her reign, the legacy she leaves behind is marked both by light and shadows.

GERMAN ELECTIONS

Merkel urges vote for 'stable' Germany as election looms

24-09-2021 18:34 Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a strong pitch to voters for her party as candidates made their final bid for support hours ahead of Sunday's vote.

GERMAN ELECTIONS

Germany readies for election that will end Merkel era

23-09-2021 13:28 Germans vote in an election on Sunday that will mark the end of Angela Merkel's 16 years in power and the beginning of a rare period of unpredictability in Europe's top economy.