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'Send her back': Supporters cheer on Trump as US leader attacks critics

Yesterday 12:41 US president attacks four Democratic Congresswomen one-by-one, as he continues to rile up base with racist rhetoric.

Mercosur Summit

Mercosur calls for new elections in Venezuela at summit

17-07-2019 18:18 Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro also borrowed a slogan from US President Donald Trump.

Republican Challenger

Sanford mulls 2020 bid, but observers question his motives

17-07-2019 15:16 Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman earned nationwide ridicule in 2009 after claiming he was "hiking the Appalachian Trail" when he was really spending time with his Argentine mistress.

Racist tweets

Leave the US, Trump tells liberal congresswomen of colour

15-07-2019 15:11 His attack drew a searing condemnation from Democrats who labelled the remarks racist while Republicans remained largely silent.

TRUMP TWEETS

Trump digs in amid censure of racist tweets about lawmakers

15-07-2019 13:22 US President tells female lawmakers of color to "go back" to countries "from which they came."

CNN INTERVIEW

Macri uncut: President blasts rivals in primetime interview

15-07-2019 13:01 Juntos por el Cambio leader vows that Argentina "is not going to default," lets rip at union leaders in wide-ranging interview.

DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Bolsonaro 'considering own son for US ambassador post'

12-07-2019 14:02 The outspoken Brazilian leader said he’s considering the cost-benefit of the decision and cited his son's friendship with the children of President Trump.

AMIA Anniversary

Government to designate Hezbollah a terror group ahead of Pompeo visit

11-07-2019 22:16 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announces imminent Hezbollah decree, a week before 25th anniversary of AMIA bombing.

US lawmaker

Ocasio-Cortez welcomes Trump's Evita comparison

08-07-2019 13:22 Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez responds to Trump's comparison to Evita citing some famous lines by Argentina's loved and despised former first lady.

BLOOMBERG

Mercosur eyes trade deal with United States after securing EU accord

04-07-2019 14:12 President Mauricio Macri and Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie reveal that Argentina and Brazil, the two largest members of the Mercosur, are talking about a potential trade deal with the world’s largest consumer market.

US BORDER CRISIS

A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants

26-06-2019 17:54 The father, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, was swept away with his daughter, Valeria, when she jumped in the Rio Grande from the US bank and he tried to grab her. 283 migrant deaths were recorded at the US-Mexico border last year.

US BORDER CRISIS

US border official resigns amidst uproar over migrant children

26-06-2019 13:36 US President Donald Trump said he did not ask for John Sanders’ resignation. The Trump administration has faced a barrage of criticism in recent days over conditions inside the Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas.

US-Iran Tension

Trump calls off Iranian strikes, citing likely deaths

21-06-2019 19:06 The US president tweeted his rational for stopping short of a direct military strike on Iran. Tensions have steadily increased between the two countries in the year since the administration pulled out of the 2015 international agreement intended to curb the Iranian nuclear program.

AMLO

Mexico's AMLO proposes September meeting with Trump

21-06-2019 16:31 The leaders of the two countries have never met. At the meeting, Lopez Obrador hopes to discuss the countries' recent immigration deal.

DONALD TRUMP

Trump says he'd 'of course' tell FBI if he gets foreign dirt

14-06-2019 15:55 The comments are an apparent walkback from comments he made earlier this week that he would consider accepting dirt from a foreign government to win an election and not tell the FBI.

BOLSONARO IN B.A.

Protesters take to streets to tell Bolsonaro he's not welcome in Argentina

07-06-2019 19:22 Hours after President Macri had hosted his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, at the Casa Rosada, a crowd dominated by leftists marched on the Plaza de Mayo to express their disapproval of the far-right leader.

by Jonah Shrock

D-DAY REMEMBRANCE: 75 YEARS ON

Queen Elizabeth II, Trump and world leaders honour veterans on D-Day anniversary

05-06-2019 13:56 Leaders gather Wednesday on the south coast of England to honour the troops who risked and sacrificed their lives 75 years ago on D-Day, the bloody but ultimately triumphant turning point in World War II.

TRUMP IN LONDON

Trump promises 'phenomenal' trade deal with Britain during state visit

04-06-2019 15:42 As a big balloon of a nappy-wearing baby Trump floated over a rally that blocked central London traffic, the US leader heaped praise on outgoing PM Theresa May – and scorn on opposition Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

TRADE WARS & TARIFFS

Donald Trump says tariffs 'likely,' but Mexican government predicts a deal

04-06-2019 14:08 As trade wars continue to dominate the international agenda, US leader said Tuesday that the parties would try to work something out, but continued to dangle the threat of tariffs to force Mexico's hand.

BLOOMBERG

As new Cold War looms, China struggles to grasp Trump's end game

23-05-2019 17:37 Uncertainty over whether US president is simply ramping up threats before ultimately reaching a deal, or if the US is fundamentally looking to curb China’s rise as a global superpower. Washington, it seems, isn't sure either.

TRUMP TARIFFS

Spectre of trade war after US tariffs on EU, Mexico, Canada

31-05-2018 12:46 US announces it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada after failing to win concessions from the US allies. Europe and Mexico pledged to retaliate quickly.

DENUCLEARISATION MEET OFF

Trump cancels summit, citing 'open hostility' by North Korea

24-05-2018 11:57 White House officials have privately predicted for weeks that the summit could be cancelled once or twice before actually taking place, owing to the hard-nosed style of the two leaders.

FROM WHERE I STAND

Trump’s wobbly moral compass

19-05-2018 12:30 Ms. Haspel is in the news because when she ran a clandestine CIA prison in Thailand she ordered “enhanced interrogation,” which is simply torture by another name.

by Robert Cox

AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED

Macri urges ‘crisis is over’ as dollar threat eases

19-05-2018 08:21 The Central Bank played a key role as it refinanced US$26.84 billion worth of Lebacs and contained the peso’s rout against the dollar. President Mauricio Macri shored up the support IMF chief Christine Lagarde and US President Donald Trump.

FROM WHERE I STAND

Journalism as an antidode to delusion

14-05-2018 09:57 Traditional press in the United States has come alive and is carrying out its vital role in society with newfound fervour and dedication. There is a renewed sense of responsibility and a call to duty. But it is the worst of times as well as the best of times for American journalism.

by Robert Cox

NUCLEAR SHAKE-UPS

Trump turns back on Iran

12-05-2018 10:25 News that the US will pull out of the landmark nuclear deal with Iran sent shock waves through the Middle East.

OTHERS NOT SO CONVINCED

Chatter grows about Trump's Nobel Peace Prize prospects

11-05-2018 10:46 Supporters of President Donald Trump are pointing to his upcoming meeting with the North Korean leader as grounds to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

FROM WHERE I STAND

The Age of the Human Pseudo-Event

05-05-2018 11:52 Boorstin never imagined that a pseudo-event could ever win the nomination to be the presidential candidate of the Republican Party and then would go on to win the presidency.

by Robert Cox

TRADE WARS AND PROTECTIONISM

Government celebrates exemption from US steel and aluminium tariffs

05-05-2018 02:49 Under the agreement, Argentina will have a quota of 180,000 metric tonnes for both metals which are exempt from tariffs.

CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA

Data firm at centre of Facebook privacy scandal will close

02-05-2018 21:11 Cambridge Analytica, the Donald Trump-affiliated data firm at the centre of Facebook's worst privacy scandal in history, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down.

TRADE WARS AND PROTECTIONISM

Government celebrates exemption from US steel, aluminium tariffs

01-05-2018 20:34 Under the agreement, Argentina will have a exemption-free quota of 180,000 metric tonnes of both metals.

BROKEN INTERNET

Dreaming of digital utopia

21-04-2018 12:17 The problems surrounding the web’s current iteration have led to the consistent deterioration of privacy, the deep capacity of surveillance, an incredible power to manipulate, and the intense concentration of power and capital could stifle future innovation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

US$3.59 BILLION TAX SAVINGS

Wall St's biggest banks post record profits thanks to Trump tax overhaul

20-04-2018 12:13 Six biggest Wall Street banks saved at least US$3.59 billion in taxes the first three months of this year and they can thank US President Trump and his tax overhaul.

DENUCLEARISATION?

Secret CIA trip to N.Korea raises odds for Trump-Kim summit

18-04-2018 12:00 US President Donald Trump's CIA chief and nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, travelled to Pyongyang for "very high-level" meetings over Easter.

DONALD TRUMP'S ABSENCE

Ivanka Trump steps in for her absent father in Peru

14-04-2018 09:22 She insisted that it was not a snub or sign of disinterest in Latin America, despite the widely held view that the US president cares little for those outside his own country.

SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

Latin America takes Donald Trump's summit snub in stride

11-04-2018 13:08 Region brushes off decision, reflecting some of the unease generated by Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric and growing economic self-confidence in a region long resentful of Washington's dominance.

US PRESIDENT WARNS RUSSIA

Trump: 'Missiles will be coming' over Syria alleged chemical attack

11-04-2018 11:48 Upping the stakes in an escalating confrontation with Moscow, Trump took to Twitter in the strongest assertion yet that he plans to take military action in Syria.

MUELLER INVESTIGATION

FBI agents seize documents from Trump's personal lawyer

09-04-2018 18:35 The raid on Cohen's office was done by the US Attorney's office in Manhattan and was based at least partly on a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, according to Cohen's lawyer, Stephen Ryan.

US PRESIDENT HOT CAMPAIGN TOPIC

Mexico presidential candidates open race slamming Trump

03-04-2018 08:12 Mexico's top presidential candidates launched their campaigns vowing to take a harder line against Donald Trump, with the leftist front-runner saying his country is done being the US president's "piñata."

BUSINESS GIANT TARGETED

Trump chooses his next enemy: Amazon

29-03-2018 11:49 US president lashes out at e-commerce giant, as reports emerged the ex-reality star is 'obsessed' with firm founded by Jeff Bezos – a prominent critic of the Republican leader.

REACTION TO TARIFFS

World stock markets tumble on Trump trade war fears

23-03-2018 08:10 Asian stock markets were the heaviest fallers, playing catch-up after European indices and Wall Street had already slumped in Thursday trading on the latest developments.

PROTECTIONISM ROW

Argentina given temporary exemption from US steel, aluminium tariffs

22-03-2018 12:46 US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a Senate panel that Trump had authorised a pause in the tariffs while talks are underway to find a more permanent solution.

Facebook under fire

Firm behind mass Facebook data harvest worked in Argentine elections: report

20-03-2018 10:51 Facebook shares plunged Monday as the social media giant was pounded by criticism at home and abroad over revelations that the firm working for Trump’s presidential campaign harvested and misused data on 50 million members.

REPLACING TILLERSON

Senate confirmation fights ahead on Trump's State, CIA picks

14-03-2018 15:00 Trump’s picks for Secretary of State and CIA Director, Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel, respectively, are likely to face challenges from the Senate ahead of their confirmations.

CABINET RESHUFFLE

Tillerson out at State, to be replaced by CIA chief Pompeo

13-03-2018 10:15 Tillerson is out as secretary of state. President Trump tweeted this morning that he’s naming CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him.

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Asia-Pacific trade deal: Life goes on without Trump and the United States

08-03-2018 13:58 US president killed off TPP. But Japan sought to revive the deal, picking up support from Canada, Australia and Chile, host to the signing of the rebaptised Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

JUDGE EDWARD PRADO

Nominee for US ambassador to Argentina vows to assist AMIA probe in hearing

07-03-2018 23:56 Judge Edward Prado – nominated by Donald Trump to head up US Embassy in Buenos Aires – says he will seek to assist probes into AMIA bombing and its alleged cover-up at his confirmation hearing, as he is roundly praised by bipartisan group of senators who hail his experience.

by Santiago del Carril

FROM WHERE I STAND

With Trump, silence speaks volumes

17-02-2018 09:25 The Republican Party are like their kin in Argentina were in those dark days. They either refuse to see that a narcissistic, racist liar is leading their republic astray, or come up with pathetic excuses for his behaviour.

by Robert Cox

Scheme puts at risk the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants

Trump administration to end Obama programme protecting young migrants

06-09-2017 10:33 Controversial move confirmed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions as Democrats, activists vow to challenge decision.

Anger as 'dreamers' cut loose by Trump administration

US cities erupt in protest as young migrant protection plan faces end

06-09-2017 10:21 President Trump’s controversial decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme brings demonstrators onto streets.