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CWC risks deepening inequality in Latin American football

11-06-2025 23:02 Imbalances are only likely to grow in Latin American football as a result of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Club World Cup fixtures – when do Boca and River play?

11-06-2025 22:11 A look at the clashes facing Boca Juniors and River Plate in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.

World Bank lifts Argentina 2025 growth forecast to 5.5%

10-06-2025 13:38 Growth in Latin America cut to 2.3 percent as trade tensions bite; Argentina defies regional slowdown.

EU-Mercosur deal, nuclear talks top agenda as Milei meets Macron

09-06-2025 16:55 President Javier Milei attends United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, as a gesture of goodwill towards his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.

President Milei begins 10-day tour of Italy, France, Spain, Israel

05-06-2025 15:34 Javier Milei departs for the longest international tour of his Presidency; La Libertad Avanza leader will meet Pope Leo, Macron and Meloni, but the main event will be his time in Israel.

Chile, Google sign deal for first-ever South America-Asia fibre optic cable

05-06-2025 10:03 Dubbed the "Humboldt Project," the 14,800-kilometere cable will run from Valparaíso on Chile's Pacific coast to Sydney, Australia, via French Polynesia. According to Google, this will be the first such cable to directly connect South America and the Asia-Pacific. 

Workers' rights in 'free fall' globally, says trade union report

02-06-2025 19:01 International Trade Union Confederation highlights "profound deterioration" in workers' rights in its annual rights index.

Milei to meet Meloni, Pope Leo, Netanyahu on 10-day international tour

31-05-2025 13:08 President’s 10-day tour will be the longest foreign trip so far of term in office; Stops in Rome, with Meloni and Pope meetings on the agenda; Trip to end in Israel, where Milei will address Knesset.

Ancelotti in Brazil on mission to restore Seleçao's lost glory

26-05-2025 12:38 Brazilian Football Confederation spent two years wooing Ancelotti to try to turn the page on years of disappointment for the national side and its fans – now the work begins in earnest.

‘Invest because Argentina is very cheap,’ Milei tells business leaders

20-05-2025 19:55 President Javier Milei tells business leaders today that “those who bet on Argentina will come out winning,” as he headlines the AmCham Summit 2025 in Buenos Aires.

Confirmed: Ancelotti to take over as Brazil coach

12-05-2025 12:12 Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid to take his talents to the international game with Brazil.

Trump’s priority list for tariff talks includes Argentina

11-05-2025 09:10 The Trump administration’s first trade talks involve an eclectic mix of major exporters and smaller economies.

Trump says election of Pope Leo XIV 'great honour' for US

08-05-2025 14:44 US President Donald Trump hails election of Robert Prevost as new pope, says he looks forward to meeting him.

Soft-spoken Prevost is first pope from the US (and Peru)

08-05-2025 14:32 Italian newspaper La Repubblica has called the new pontiff "the least American of the Americans" for his soft-spoken touch. 

David Cairns named UK ambassador to Argentina, succeeding Kirsty Hayes

06-05-2025 14:44 David Cairns, former UK ambassador to Sweden, to replace departing Kirsty Hayes in September; Currently vice-president at Norwegian energy firm Equinor, he will now serve as the British government's top envoy in Buenos Aires.

by James Grainger

Luis Galván, World Cup winner with Argentina in 1978, dies at 77

05-05-2025 21:24 Defender Luis Galván, who played in every match in Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning campaign, died Monday aged 77.

Milei severely damaging press freedom in Argentina, says watchdog

02-05-2025 11:16 Report by Reporters Without Borders NGO puts Argentina in 87th place – since Milei’s arrival in office, nation has dropped 47 places on annual global press freedom ranking.

Chinese business interests await gesture from Milei towards Xi

01-05-2025 09:18 Over-enthusiasm for the United States has damaged links with China, hampering political moves towards investment and trade agreements. A presidential trip to the Asian power is the key to smoothing the acrimony.

by Eugenia Muzio

Organised crime hampering growth in Latin America, warns World Bank

29-04-2025 11:58 Organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is holding back economic growth, World Bank report warns.

Xi is trying to turn world against US as Trump cuts trade deals

29-04-2025 11:03 Beijing officials are racing to turn foreign governments against the United States inside a 90-day window Trump has granted all nations — except China — to strike trade deals during a tariff reprieve.