Argentina Raises Border Alert to Maximum Amid Fears of Comando Vermelho Spillover from Rio's Deadly Raid

BOGOTA, Colombia — In a swift and unprecedented move, the Argentine government has escalated its border security protocols to the highest level along its shared frontier with Brazil, citing grave concerns over potential fugitives from one of the...

Soybeans set for biggest monthly gain in nearly four years on China trade optimism

Chicago soybean futures edged down on Friday but remained on course for their biggest monthly gain in nearly four years after a rally fuelled by the prospect of revived soybean exports under a U.S.-Chinese trade truce. Corn and wheat, not...

World Champions Argentina Head to Angola for Historic Match

World champions Argentina will face Angola in a historic friendly match on November 14 in Luanda, marking what promises to be one of the most significant sporting events in Angolan history as the Southern African nation celebrates its 50th...

'Argentina is gradually joining the great authoritarian wave sweeping the globe'

Argentine President Javier Milei on the night of his party La Libertad Avanza's victory in the midterm elections in Buenos Aires on October 26, 2025. CRISTINA SILLE / REUTERS In Argentina, the coalition led by far-right President Javier Milei...

Buenos Aires, Oct 26, (dpa/GNA) – Voting started in Argentina on Sunday in midterm elections for the country’s Congress.

President Javier Milei, is aiming to win a majority for his La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances) party. Half of the Chamber of Deputies and a third of the Senate will be replaced. The election is seen as a test of the public’s mood, at the...

Hotel bookings in Sydney, Melbourne and Buenos Aires topping 70% for Oasis concerts

Source: STR Upcoming dates of the Oasis Live ’25 tour is driving booking hotel levels across host markets in Australia and South America, according to Forward STAR data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces,...

Mexico’s sustainable finance transformation: green, blue and social bonds driving Latin America’s transformation

The Mexican legal system accommodates contemporary sustainable financing instruments, such as sustainability-linked loans and bonds, thematic bonds and social venture capital. The flexibility of these instruments is crucial as the market evolves,...

Meet history buff Joe Heyes, the Leicester and England prop infatuated with Dan Cole

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

New US ambassador arrives in Argentina

The newly-appointed United States ambassador to Argentina, Peter Lamelas, arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday, the U.S. embassy has announced. “In the coming days, he will present his credentials to begin his work at a key moment for relations...

Darvin Bentlage: U.S. farmers and ranchers beef with government over Argentinian dumping

While Argentina shipped nearly 99 million pounds of beef to the United States last year, it imported almost none in return. The imbalance isn’t just economical, it’s philosophical. Argentina protects its producers. Why don’t we? Argentina’s beef...

Morocco to host Africa Financial Summit next week

Morocco’s economic capital, Casablanca, will host the fifth edition of the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS 2025) on Nov. 3-4, gathering more than 1,250 financial leaders and public decision-makers to define a roadmap for the continent’s financial...

State delegation pushing back on plan to import Argentina beef

Jonathan Ambarian HELENA (KPAX) — When President Donald Trump announced a plan last week to import more beef from Argentina, it drew quick criticism from ranchers in Montana. Now, Montana’s members of Congress say they’re pushing the...

David McWilliams: Look out Ireland, our economy could go the way of Argentina

Economies are on my mind: Australia, where I’m on a book tour; Argentina, which just voted again for Javier Milei’s party; and Ireland where we elected a president who could be described as hard-left. Australia is the country that Argentina should...

Ranchers warn against government interference in beef market

Key Points: Arizona agricultural groups oppose beef imports from Argentina Low cattle herds and drought cause market interference concerns, high prices The US Department of Agriculture plans to lower prices by increasing grazing allotments...

Amnesty International warns of backlash against LGBTI+ rights in Argentina

On the eve of the November 1 Pride March in Buenos Aires, Amnesty International has warned of “an accelerated rollback of LGBTI+ rights” in Argentina under President Javier Milei’s administration. According to the human rights organization, a...

Milei’s mid-term election win in Argentina exposes bankruptcy of Peronism and pseudo-leftist FIT-U

Argentina's President Javier Milei and US President Donald Trump at February 2025 CPAC conference. [Photo: ar.usembassy.gov]Argentina’s fascistic President Javier Milei scored a surprise victory in the country’s October 26 mid-term elections, held...

Why the Trump–Xi pact marks a turning point in tariffs, tech trade, and fentanyl control

The White House on Saturday released details about the agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump reached this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping to de-escalate their countries’ trade war, including U.S. tariff reductions and a pause in...

The Argentina beef

So much has been said about the increased importing of beef from Argentina to decrease the price of beef in the retail case. I think a good number of people have done an excellent job comparing the nutrient dense beef cost compared to other food...

AgweekTV Full show: Food banks, conservation cost-share, beef imports, sunflower oil

This week on AgweekTV, as the government shutdown continues, food banks struggle to fill the need as SNAP benefits are set to end. A new study shows how cost share programs help farmers adopt conservation programs on their land. The U.S. cattle...

Trump got a short-term win in Argentina. The long term is much harder.

When you default on your car loan, creditors seize your car. Argentina’s credit is so bad that it once had a military vessel seized by a foreign hedge fund. Since 2000, the South American country has defaulted three times, developing a financial...