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Far-right outsider Milei wins Argentina presidential run-off election
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Argentina won’t join BRICS – newly elected president
Javier Milei pledged to stay away from China and Brazil, as well as to dollarize the country’s economy
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Trump congratulates Latin American ally on election victory
Javier Milei will “Make Argentina Great Again,” the former US president has declared.
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‘Baffling the world’: Meet Javier Gerardo Milei, Argentina’s wild new president
Wacky hair, outrageous TV appearances and a war waged against against ‘woke leftists’ are just some of the things putting this new president on the map.
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Argentina’s New President Wants to Adopt the U.S. Dollar as National Currency
But Latin America’s third-largest economy is broke and lacks funds to swap the nearly worthless peso for the greenback
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Canada Moves to Restore Ties with Maduro Regime in Venezuela
Trudeau government backed US-led push to install rival leader
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US threatens to ‘pause’ sanctions relief for Venezuela
The White House has warned that Caracas must make more progress in releasing “political prisoners” to avoid being punished again
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Essequibo referendum: Is Venezuela about to seize part of Guyana?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is organising a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to create a new state in the Essequibo territory, an area currently under the control of neighbouring Guyana. Does Caracas have the means for its territorial ambitions, or is it just political grandstanding?
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Maduro vote to claim Guyana’s territory backfires as Venezuelans stay home
Turnout was minimal in vote on referendum intended to rubber-stamp Venezuela’s claim to Essequibo region
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Argentina's New Libertarian Leader Softens His Economic Radicalism
The libertarian assumes the presidency with a single-minded focus on taming inflation—even if that means breaking with those who got him there.
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Venezuela’s Threats to Guyana Follow Putin’s Ukraine Playbook
The next war to upset the global equilibrium may be brewing in South America.
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Can Venezuela Chart a Path Out of Crisis?
A Power-Sharing Deal Is the Only Way to Resolve the Country’s Political Conflict
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Argentina’s new government devalues peso by more than 50%
Package of spending cuts introduced in attempt to tackle country’s worst economic crisis in decades
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Argentina’s new president begins ‘shock therapy’ by devaluing peso
Javier Milei has promised radical measures to battle the country’s worst economic crisis in decades
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Venezuela, Guyana presidents meet to 'de-escalate' tensions over disputed oil-rich region
The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana met Thursday in the Caribbean for talks that analysts say could "de-escalate" tensions but will do little to resolve their countries' long-standing -- and now reheating -- territorial dispute.
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Venezuela, Guyana agree not to 'use force' to settle dispute over oil-rich region
The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks on Thursday not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering – and recently reheated – territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region, a joint statement said.
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Chile voters reject conservative constitution in second referendum
Chilean voters on Sunday rejected a proposed new constitution drafted by a conservative-led committee, electoral service Servel said, meaning the charter imposed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet will remain in force.
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US and Venezuela agree to release of 10 Americans – and convict ‘Fat Leonard’ – in exchange for release of Maduro ally
The senior administration official said additional individuals are not being named, citing their privacy.
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Argentina's Milei announces sweeping decree to deregulate economy
Argentina's new leader Javier Milei on Wednesday unveiled a series of measures to deregulate the country's struggling economy, eliminating or changing more than 300 rules, including on rent and labor practices.
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Antony Blinken leads officials to Mexico as US seeks to stem migration
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, as a growing migration crisis causes chaos on their shared border.
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