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Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:30:00 GMTArgentina's Pacific-pact bid would make it a trade partner of the UK, raising a Falklands dilemma
Argentina's request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has reopened a question over its sovereignty claim to the Falklands, since the United Kingdom is a full member of tha...
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:24:00 GMTMilei brings open disputes with Brazil to a Mercosur summit focused on trade deals
Argentine President Javier Milei will take part on Monday and Tuesday in the Mercosur summit of heads of state in Asunción, a meeting whose trade agenda —led by the agreement with the European Union— will coexist with open...
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:51:00 GMTWhy Venezuela's earthquake was so deadly: shallow, powerful and just seconds apart
The combination of two powerful, very shallow earthquakes just 39 seconds apart explains much of the devastation left by Wednesday's earthquake in north-central Venezuela, where the latest official toll exceeds 1,450 dead and 3...
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:42:00 GMTMilei's government seeks to close a political crisis after cabinet chief Adorni resigns
The resignation of Manuel Adorni as cabinet chief of the Argentine government represents an attempt by President Javier Milei to close a political crisis that dominated the public agenda for more than four months, though analys...
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:31:00 GMTCollapsed hospitals and morgues raise health fears in Venezuela's earthquake zone
The emergency caused by the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday is beginning to turn into a health risk, given the bodies that remain under the rubble and the collapse of hospitals and morgues in th...