Argentina

Argentina court drops charges against 3 accused in death of singer Liam Payne

21 Feb 2025 - 12:11PMvideocam

Argentina’s Milei denies promoting cryptocurrency that crashed

18 Feb 2025 - 2:22PM

Pope slams Trump, says US migrant deportations ‘will end badly’

In a letter to US bishops, the pontiff urges Catholics and others to reject narratives that discriminate against refugees and migrants.

11 Feb 2025 - 11:20PMvideocam

Brazilian migrants deported from the US arrive at Pinto Martins airport in Fortaleza, Brazil, on February 7. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports with ‘no exceptions’

US president says ‘it’s time for our great industries to come back to America’ after promising broader reciprocal tariffs.

11 Feb 2025 - 3:12PMvideocam

‘Like a stream of blood’: Argentina river turns red, sparking fears of toxic leak

Officials suspect the presence of aniline, a toxic substance used in dyes and medicines.

8 Feb 2025 - 1:53AM

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Argentina follows US in exiting World Health Organization

Argentinian President Javier Milei is an avowed fan of US President Donald Trump.

5 Feb 2025 - 11:49PM

Argentina’s Presidency shows President Javier Milei (right) and Trump at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 24, 2024, in Maryland. Milei is an avowed fan of Trump. Photo: AFP/Argentina’s Presidency

With Trump’s inauguration, US-China rivalry opens new and uncertain chapter

Whether and how the mercurial president-elect delivers on his various pledges on trade with Beijing and other issues will be anyone’s guess.

20 Jan 2025 - 4:13PMvideocam

US-China relations

Trump’s pick of Rubio as top US diplomat leaves Latin America bracing

Long-time outspoken China critic raises concerns in region he might press governments to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

31 Dec 2024 - 3:29AMvideocam

Liam Payne’s manager among 5 charged in singer’s death in Argentina

Three face manslaughter charges, while two are accused of supplying the British singer with illegal drugs.

31 Dec 2024 - 3:02PM

Venezuela

Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it ‘prison’

Residence has been without power for more than a month, said Magalli Meda, adviser to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

29 Dec 2024 - 6:48AM

A police patrol car sits parked outside Argentina’s embassy where some members of Venezuela’s opposition are seeking asylum inside, in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: AP

Trade

China launches investigation into beef imports as local price of the meat falls

Imports have surged, with China representing a hugely important market for countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Australia.

28 Dec 2024 - 3:59AM

Gender

Video | Sumo wrestler Hiyori Kon brings her sport to Argentina

Hiyori Kon was profiled in the Netflix documentary Little Miss Sumo.

19 Dec 2024 - 10:35AMvideocam

Japan

Video | Female sumo wrestler brings her sport to Argentina

19 Dec 2024 - 10:00AM

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Argentina’s Milei says he expects to attend Trump’s inauguration

China’s Xi Jinping and other world leaders have been invited, but no foreign head of state has attended such an event in at least a century.

15 Dec 2024 - 4:10AM

Argentine President Javier Milei waves during a gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, in November. Photo: Reuters

China trade

Will China turn to Argentina to fill its farming import gap? Wheat and see

The first wheat shipment from Argentina to China since the 1990s suggests a deeper trade relationship could be on the horizon.

3 Dec 2024 - 9:30PMvideocam

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Disturbing new details emerge in Liam Payne death investigation

New footage reveals Liam Payne’s struggle with hotel staff before his fatal fall from a Buenos Aires balcony last month.

26 Nov 2024 - 5:50PMvideocam

Chinese No 1 Zheng to play at Australian Open without breakthrough coach Riba

The Spaniard, who guided her through her groundbreaking season this year, is having surgery, and will be covered by Argentine Dante Bottini.

26 Nov 2024 - 1:30PM

One of Bottini’s first jobs as Zheng Qinwen’s coach will be to help her record a win over her “nemesis”, world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Photo: Xinhua

Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

China’s President Xi Jinping along with leaders at the Apec and G20 summits make it clear multilateralism is still the way to go.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:23AM

Climate change

Cop29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil

The UN climate talks are in disarray after a French minister cancelled her trip and Argentina withdrew its delegation.

15 Nov 2024 - 2:14AMvideocam

3 charged in Argentina over death of One Direction singer Liam Payne

The three were charged with supplying Payne with drugs while one was also charged with abandoning a person in a vulnerable state.

8 Nov 2024 - 11:45AMvideocam

A fan pays tribute to One Direction member Liam Payne in front of the hotel where he died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 17. Three people were charged in connection with his death on Thursday. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS

Argentina’s President Milei to meet Trump and Musk next week in the US

Since his election late last year, Milei has sought close ties with the US and, since Tuesday’s US election, has stressed support for Trump.

8 Nov 2024 - 5:20AMvideocam

Argentine President Javier Milei is expected to meet Donald Trump and Elon Musk next week in the US. Photo: Reuters

Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than 5 decades

Data showed that January-to-September beef exports totalled nearly 700,000 metric tons, with nearly 70 per cent bought by Chinese buyers.

8 Nov 2024 - 11:04AM

Hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died raided by police

Officers seized items including computer hard drives and camera footage from the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, a government official said.

25 Oct 2024 - 3:50PMvideocam

What is ‘pink cocaine’, the designer drug tied to Liam Payne’s death?

The substance, which originated in Colombia and is known by the street name ‘tusi’, is a deadly party cocktail of ketamine, meth and Ecstasy.

24 Oct 2024 - 4:33AMvideocam

A bag of pink cocaine is seen in January 2023. Photo: Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor in New York via AP

Toxicology tests show Liam Payne had ‘multiple’ drugs in system

Reports say a cocktail of drugs called ‘pink cocaine’ had been found during a partial autopsy.

22 Oct 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

Singer Liam Payne in 2019. The British singer and former One Direction member died last week at the age of 31. File photo: AP

Fans mourning singer Liam Payne leave tributes in London and other cities

Vigils also held in Paris, Sydney, New York as fans grieve for Liam Payne, 31, who died in Argentina on Wednesday after fall from hotel balcony.

21 Oct 2024 - 1:57PMvideocam