Terrorism in Latin America Hezbollah operations in South America: what we know 10-11-2023 18:42 Here is what we know – and don't – about Hezbollah's presence in South America, which the United States has called a major security risk.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Lula has a date with Zelenskyy in NYC despite past acrimony 19-09-2023 07:49 Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet on the sidelines of this week's UN General Assembly gathering in New York.
latin america Lula sees global fatigue over Ukraine as he pushes for peace 19-07-2023 13:44 Brazil's Lula calls for peace as world grows weary of Ukraine conflict.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Casa Rosada pushes back after UBA speech by Ukraine's Zelenskyy 06-07-2023 19:22 Ukrainian leader delivers address via videoconference to students at the University of Buenos Aires, during which he called on Argentina to support Kyiv’s peace proposal and develop “closer relations” between nations.
FOOTBALL & POLITICS Where football and politics mix: Chile's 'Palestino' football club 03-05-2023 22:12 Thousands of miles away from conflict in the Middle East in Santiago, Chile, Club Deportivo Palestino continue to fly the flag for the Palestinian cause.
WAR IN UKRAINE Adviser to Lula met Putin to discuss peace talks for Ukraine 04-04-2023 10:37 An adviser to Brazil President Lula met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss opening peace negotiations with Ukraine, official in Brasilia confirms.
UKRAINE CONFLICT Lula tells Zelenskyy he wants to help with Ukraine peace 03-03-2023 11:48 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva renews proposal for his country to take part in international mediation concerning Ukraine conflict.
EDITORIAL The present is another country 25-02-2023 06:52 The government stance on Ukraine remains tentative, yet its diluted backtracking from previous tacit support for Russia, in tandem with the offers of Argentine citizenship to Nicaraguan dissidents, offers signs of the government recalibrating its foreign policy.
WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON The Ukraine war in five chapters 24-02-2023 02:09 A timeline of the main developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine one year ago.
WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON On the ground: Ukrainian village awaits another Russian attack 24-02-2023 02:09 The military back and forth in the disputed Donbas region has made everyday life hard for people in Yampil, which lies some 30 kilometres west of the Russian-controlled city of Kreminna.
FOREIGN POLICY Back and forth: Argentina’s changing rhetoric on Russia's war in Ukraine 23-02-2023 23:47 President Alberto Fernández's administration has fluctuated in its stance on the conflict over the last 12 months, with increasing criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation.”
WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON ‘Ukraine will prevail’ – Zelenskyy marks anniversary of Ukraine war 23-02-2023 23:40 United Nations votes to demand Russia immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a "just and lasting" peace.
WAR IN UKRAINE: ONE YEAR ON US, Ukrainian envoys call on democracies to unite against Russian aggression 23-02-2023 17:11 US Ambassador to Argentina Marc Stanley marks one-year anniversary of war by calling for solidarity between countries challenging Russian aggression, as Ukrainian Chargé d'affaires demands renewed agricultural and energy sanctions against Moscow. by Erica Davis
UKRAINE CONFLICT Ukrainians in Argentina plan anti-war march to Russian Embassy 21-02-2023 16:56 Argentina is home to around 450,000 members of Ukrainian community, one of the largest diasporas in the world; Anti-war protesters to hold march this Friday to demonstrate against Russian aggression.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY 40 nations urge Israel to lift 'punitive' sanctions on Palestinians 16-01-2023 23:01 Argentina among some 40 nations calling on Israel to lift sanctions it imposed on the Palestinian Authority earlier this month.
WAR IN UKRAINE Children forced to grow up fast in Ukraine's frontline towns 26-12-2022 14:14 Children living on the frontline of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have to learn to manage unceasing stress, with experts warning of long-term disorders.
COLOMBIA Colombia resumes talks with powerful ELN guerrilla group 23-11-2022 15:02 Dialogue is a push toward conciliation by President Gustavo Petro, who in August became Colombia's first-ever leftist leader, and who has vowed a less bellicose approach to ending violence wrought by armed groups.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Fernández denounces 'indecency' of Ukraine war 11-11-2022 18:59 From Paris, President Alberto Fernandez denounces "indecency" of the war in Ukraine and its impact on global south.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Russians flee country as Putin orders troop mobilisation 22-09-2022 17:19 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on Russians to "protest" partial mobilisation; Authorities in Moscow say thousands had volunteered even as Russian men flee the country to avoid being forced to fight.
latin america Guatemala president warns millions could die as visits Ukraine 26-07-2022 16:34 Guatemalan president warns of potential deaths from “food crisis” caused by Russian invasion, in Ukraine visit.
HUMAN RIGHTS Colombian Truth Commission hands over grim final report on civil conflict 28-06-2022 21:35 Final 896-page report probes atrocities committed during Colombia’s near six-decade civil conflict and includes testimony from more than 14,000 victims of the fighting between leftist guerillas, far-right paramilitary groups and state agents.
G7 SUMMIT As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters 27-06-2022 15:33 Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa -have become the object of the G7 industrialised powers' charm offensive, as the club of rich nations seeks to build a broader support base in their backing for Kyiv.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Pope Francis says Russia's 'ferocious' invasion perhaps provoked 14-06-2022 15:57 Pope Francis praises the "brave" Ukrainians defending themselves from Russia's "ferocious" onslaught, but says the war was "perhaps in some way provoked" by NATO.
40th anniversary Britain marks 40 years since Argentina's surrender in South Atlantic War 14-06-2022 09:29 Britain marks, on June 14, 2022, 40 years since Argentine forces surrendered after 74 days of conflict on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.
Reunion at Technopolis Alberto and CFK expose their differences yet again – but with good manners 04-06-2022 10:41 President and the vice-president re-appear together at event marking 100 years of YPF; There were smiles – but also warnings from both sides. by Rosario Ayerdi
POLITICS Fernández de Kirchner tells president to embrace 'conflict' and govern 04-06-2022 09:21 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, speaking at an event marking the 100th anniversary of state energy firm YPF, declares that it is impossible to “govern without conflict” in Argentina and calls on President Fernández to embrace the challenge.
ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE Why South America's breadbasket isn't the answer to global wheat crisis 30-05-2022 16:05 Amid a growing food crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many have looked to South America's 'breadbasket' as a possible solution. Experts, however, are warning that may not be the case.
WARNING FROM MOSCOW Putin warns Finland, Sweden over NATO membership 16-05-2022 16:28 Sweden and Finland are poised to give up decades of military non-alignment over fears they could be next in line following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
WAR IN UKRAINE 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.”
UKRAINE WAR Humanitarian flight carrying five Ukrainian refugees arrives in Argentina 09-05-2022 17:50 Five Ukrainian refugees travelling on humanitarian visas arrived in Buenos Aires on Saturday night, local media reports.
LATIN AMERICA Brazil's Lula says Ukraine leader Zelensky shares blame for war 04-05-2022 21:11 Brazilian presidential front-runner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells 'Time' magazine that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin bear equal responsibility for the war in Ukraine.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Windfalls or smokescreens? 23-04-2022 00:01 In proposing to milk any commodity price bonanza arising from the Ukraine war without offering anything to recoup losses, the government is blatantly applying a “heads I win, tails you lose” logic. by Michael Soltys
HUMAN RIGHTS Moscow shutting down Amnesty, Human Rights Watch in Russia 08-04-2022 23:59 Fifteen organisations have been taken off Russia's registry of international organisations and foreign NGOs due to "violations of the current legislation of the Russian Federation."
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Fury over alleged war crimes in Ukraine has been swift – justice likely won't be 08-04-2022 23:56 Ukrainian investigators began to exhume a mass grave in Bucha on Friday, opening the early stages of what police say will be a war crimes case targeting Russian troops who occupied the Kyiv commuter town.
Boric in Buenos Aires Chile President Boric promises ‘dialogue’ to resolve Mapuche conflict 04-04-2022 17:08 Chilean leader vows to resolve ongoing conflict with indigenous Mapuche groups through "dialogue," denies any demands could call into question Argentina's territorial integrity.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE UN rights chief 'horrified' by Bucha killings, Russia denies 'war crimes' claim 04-04-2022 09:00 UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet voices horror at images of dead bodies in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and warns of possible war crimes; Moscow "categorically rejects all allegations."
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Tougher Russia sanctions urged over Ukraine 'war crimes' in Bucha 04-04-2022 08:54 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky slams Russian troops as "murderers, torturers, rapists, looters" after allegations emerged of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Martín Balza: ‘The Malvinas War is the only conflict in memory in which both sides respected the dignity of the adversary’ 01-04-2022 12:00 Lieutenant-General Martín Balza, former chief-of-staff of Argentina’s Army, on the 40th anniversary of the Malvinas War, the conflict in Ukraine and ideology in the Armed Forces. by Jorge Fontevecchia
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Brazilians join fight in far-away Ukraine 28-03-2022 14:02 Hundreds of Brazilians are looking to join the 20,000 volunteers from more than 50 countries who have applied to join the International Legion of Defence of Ukraine, a corps launched to help fend off the Russian invasion.
BLOOMBERG War turns Argentina's shale boom dream into gas-buying nightmare 28-03-2022 13:10 Despite huge shale-gas deposits, Argentina is competing for shipments of liquefied natural gas – its timing could scarcely be worse, as prices have skyrocketed.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Russia signals scaling back of Ukraine aims as Biden visits Poland 25-03-2022 17:35 Moscow signals it only wants to seize part of Ukraine; US president describes Putin as a "war criminal" on visit to Poland; Putin paints Russia as victim, comparing Western boycotts to "Nazis in Germany."
RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINE With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and inter-faith ties 21-03-2022 08:35 The Vatican has long played global mediator but has struggled to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict.
TECH & SOCIETY The battle to keep Russia's Internet free 18-03-2022 11:28 Western powers have seized the possessions of Russian oligarchs and sanctioned banks, but moves to limit access to the Internet are highly divisive.
UKRAINE REFUGEE CRISIS Argentina discusses 'resettlement opportunities' for Ukrainian refugees with UN body 14-03-2022 18:42 Over 2.8 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the invasion by Russia began, according to the UN refugee agency.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE UN, ICC warn Russia over possible war crimes in Ukraine 11-03-2022 15:25 United Nations and International Criminal Court warn Russia that attacks that target civilians could amount to war crimes.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE UN: 2.5 million people have now fled 'senseless' Ukraine war 11-03-2022 14:33 Some 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded two weeks ago, with the number expected to soar as high as four million.
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES First Ukrainian family fleeing war arrives in Argentina 11-03-2022 11:05 Sources confirm arrival of first family since outbreak of war: a woman with nine-year-old son and his grandmother.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Outcry at air strike on Ukraine children's hospital 09-03-2022 21:38 An apparent Russian air strike destroys a children's hospital in the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol, triggering renewed global outrage two weeks into Moscow's invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE War in Ukraine compounds global food inflation, hunger crisis 08-03-2022 20:50 The world's next food emergency is here as war compounds hunger crisis.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Ukrainian port city evacuation bid again fails as civilian toll grows 06-03-2022 21:17 A civilian disaster is growing in Ukraine as attempts to evacuate residents of besieged port city Mariupol failed for a second consecutive day.