News of war

Ronnie Scott, beloved World War II veteran, dies aged 107

17-04-2025 19:41 An inspiration to much of the local community, Ronald David Scott – who volunteered from Argentina to join the Allies’ war effort in 1942 – passes away in his 108th year.

by Michael Soltys

Trump has China in the crosshairs

12-04-2025 05:41 The 19th century belonged to the United Kingdom, the 20th to the United States. And the 21st?

by James Neilson

Market panic deepens as Trump stands firm over tariffs

07-04-2025 09:45 Global stock market rout deepened on Monday and fears of recession rose after China retaliated against US President Donald Trump's tariffs and Europe calibrated its response.

Latin Americans split on retaliation as Trump’s tariffs loom

01-04-2025 12:19 Half of Mexicans, Argentines and Brazilians want their governments to retaliate to Trump’s tariffs, with slightly smaller shares of Colombians and Chileans saying the same.

Putin agrees to halt Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire

18-03-2025 17:07 Vladimir Putin agrees to pause attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, but the Russian president still demands a "complete cessation" of Western military and intelligence support to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire agreement.

A month on from ‘$LIBRA,’ Milei siblings at centre of judicial tug-of-war

18-03-2025 17:00 Investigation into alleged corruption, influence-trafficking and public ethics rules now the focus of a jurisdictional tussle.

by Alfredo Izaguirre

Trump escalates global trade war, sparking tit-for-tat tariffs

04-03-2025 12:27 Confirmation of the levies lays to rest doubts Trump would actually follow through on his repeated threats to upend global economic ties to counter what he casts as imbalanced trade.

Trump cuts short Zelenskyy meeting after shouting match

28-02-2025 17:24 Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy openly argued in the White House on Friday as they clashed on the need for compromise with Vladimir Putin.

Argentina shifts stance on Ukraine in United Nations vote

24-02-2025 18:21 Echoing US President Donald Trump's new position on conflict, President Javier Milei's government shifts its stance on Ukraine and Russia, refusing to condemn Moscow’s aggression in UN vote.

Russia, US to name negotiators on ending Ukraine war

18-02-2025 15:17 US President Donald Trump breaks three-year isolation of Russia in an effort to end the Ukraine war while excluding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from negotiations.

Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle

04-02-2025 16:05 Trump triggers a trade war and Chinese President Xi Jinping hurls back 15 percent levies on coal and liquified natural gas imports. The two world leaders are expected to meet Tuesday.

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

21-12-2024 05:07 Report by the Deregulation & State Transformation Ministry, headed by Milei ally Federico Sturzenegger, details 34,280 dismissals or contract terminations between December 2023 and October 2024, shrinking the state payroll by seven percent.

International Criminal Court: Catching the world's most wanted

21-11-2024 14:22 International Criminal Court's historic arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders highlight its ongoing struggle for enforcement and recognition, with limited convictions and reliance on cooperation from member states.

Putin 'will not stop on his own,' warns Zelensky on 1,000th day of war

19-11-2024 09:08 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledges to intensify efforts against Russia and Vladimir Putin, asserting that no intervention will deter his opponent from persisting with war.

Argentina rejects UN vote on 'unlawful' Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

18-09-2024 14:43 Prior to President Javier Milei's speech to the UN General Assembly this weekend, Argentina votes against non-binding resolution

ICC seeks Gaza 'war crimes' arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

20-05-2024 10:41 Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, applies for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Petro: US anti-drug policies caused Latin American 'genocide'

01-03-2024 15:47 "We have lived through a genocide of a million Latin Americans in the last half-century," declares Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who points the finger at the United States.

G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts

28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Netanyahu orders Israeli army to ready plan to 'evacuate' Rafah

09-02-2024 12:36 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military officials to draw up plans for "evacuating" Rafah, where half of Gaza's 2.4 million people are currently sheltering

Putin tells West: Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine

09-02-2024 10:53 In a highly anticipated interview with controversial right-wing US talk show host Tucker Carlson, President Vladimir Putin speaks about Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Ukraine war, and Russia as a victim of Western betrayals.