News of trump administration

Rubio: US wants to globalise fight against far-left 'terrorism'

Today 11:11 Argentina among nations represented at meeting on "The Resurgence of Political Terrorism" hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

US and Chinese envoys in Argentina clash over influence in region

22-04-2026 15:33 Chinese Embassy in Argentina accuses US Ambassador Peter Lamelas of “ideological prejudices” and defamation after Washington’s envoy warned about advance of Asian giant.

GEOPOLITICS

Trump’s Latin American allies face a dilemma over China, Iran war

06-03-2026 13:11 Donald Trump is gathering his top allies from Latin America at a moment when a new US military conflict is putting even his best friends in the region under newfound pressure.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei wants Argentina’s US 'strategic alliance' to be ‘state policy’

02-03-2026 11:47 President Milei says "South Atlantic is the strategic battleground of the coming decades" and that Argentina will be in tune with the United States.

INTERVIEW

Paraguay’s Peña backs Trump’s new Monroe Doctrine in Latin America

20-02-2026 01:03 Latin America stands to benefit from Donald Trump’s greater involvement in the region, says Paraguayan leader.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Trump to host Latin American leaders, including Milei, in Miami on March 7

12-02-2026 14:57 Trump to host the leaders of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras and other Latin American nations in Miami for a March 7 summit.

BEEF EXPORTS

Trump boosts Argentina beef imports to US in affordability push

07-02-2026 09:36 Trump directive finalises the terms of a deal the US and Argentina signed Thursday scrapping hundreds of tariffs and trade barriers on each other’s goods

BEEF EXPORTS

Trump to boost Argentina beef imports as cost worries bite

07-02-2026 08:20 US President Donald Trump signs executive order to allow more Argentine beef imports into the United States.

MINING & INDUSTRY

Argentina is key US partner for rare earth extraction, says Rubio

04-02-2026 15:08 “Argentina has the capacity in terms of natural resources … not just for the United States, but for the world,” declares US secretary of state.

FINANCIAL MANOUEUVRES

Report: Argentina bought US$808 million from US to pay IMF

02-02-2026 07:32 Argentina buys US$808 million in special drawing rights from the US Treasury to tackle payments at the International Monetary Fund.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina to submit sign-up to Trump’s Board of Peace to Congress

28-01-2026 23:37 Javier Milei’s government wants lawmakers to deal with matter during extraordinary sessions this February; Argentina signed up as founding member of US President Donald Trump’s new body at Davos last week.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

US immigration enforcement turns problem of scale into personal violence

20-01-2026 14:21 Treating a person as the embodiment of a massive systemic failure is not law enforcement. It is moral outsourcing.

Trump ousts Maduro

Argentina backs Trump’s plan to ‘run’ Venezuela, downplays call for elections

07-01-2026 17:31 Casa Rosada accepts that elements of Maduro regime will remain in place in Venezuela and do not view calls for free elections as viable; Milei, who has cooled on Machado’s potential leadership of nation, will back Trump’s intervention in upcoming Davos speech.

MARKETS

Argentine assets swing on reports Bessent lining up more aid

15-10-2025 22:19 Markets react to news that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is working on an additional US$20-billion facility from the private sector that would complement a currency swap line of similar size.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Towards a smarter state

29-03-2025 06:11 The libertarian government seems intent on cutting back a bloated state to its right size without having any clear idea what that size might be.

by Michael Soltys

'Cryptogate' Scandal

Milei orders Anti-Corruption Office to launch '$LIBRA' probe

20-02-2025 11:08 Opposition lawmakers push for a congressional commission to investigate President Javier Milei's conduct in scandal; UCR senator Pablo Blanco leading initiative, with support from Kirchnerism, some sectors of PRO and provincial leaders.