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India’s Mines Secretary V.L. Kantha Rao said on Thursday that Indian mining companies are exploring possible investments in Zambia, Australia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Federal courts in Argentina over the weekend formally opened a probe into President Javier Milei and other individuals involved in the Libra cryptocurrency scandal.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina announced that the inflation rate during January was 2.2 percent.

President of Argentina Javier Milei delivered a scathing condemnation of woke ideology at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, describing the “woke mind virus” as an “epidemic that must be cured and the cancer that must be eradicated.”

The 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has long been seen as a major globalist event, but this year the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations are skipping the meeting.

President of Argentina Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared to spend much of their time together during President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

Socialist former President of Argentina Alberto Fernández filed a formal request on Thursday to rescind the authorization that allows his two-year old son Francisco to reside in Spain with his ex-wife and former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.

An Argentine federal court on Monday ordered the arrest of Nicaragua’s communist dictator Daniel Ortega.

Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich filed a formal complaint on Thursday against Oscar Laborde, a leftist former diplomat believed to hold ties with the Venezuelan socialist Maduro regime, for engaging in talks with the Venezuelan socialists over an Argentine gendarme arrested in Caracas.

A regional poll found that Argentine President Javier Milei is the most popular head of state in South America.

The government of Argentina on Monday eliminated a hefty 30 percent “inclusive” surcharge tax on foreign currency debit and credit card purchases imposed by the previous socialist administration.

The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, signed a decree this week lowering the minimum age required to purchase a firearm from 21 to 18.

President of Argentina Javier Milei announced Wednesday that his administration is preparing a structural tax reform that will eliminate 90 percent of existing taxes in 2025.

President of Argentina Javier Milei called on conservatives to wage a “cultural battle” against leftism and end “the garbage of socialism.”

Heavily armed men released a video threatening Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and Santa Fe Governor Maximiliano Pullaro.

President Javier Milei of Argentina announced a new formal alliance with Israel on Thursday, calling it “a bilateral alliance for freedom, democracy, and against terrorism and dictatorships.”

The Office of Argentine President Javier Milei issued a statement announcing its “categorical rejection” of the International Criminal Court (ICC) choosing to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

President of Argentina Javier Milei met with Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping on Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Multiple reports citing anonymous diplomats and others at the G20 summit, which began Monday, shared concern on the part of leftists participating that the incoming administration of American President-elect Donald Trump would effectively freeze any progress on their agendas or invalidate leftist promises in the expected joint statement.

Argentine President Javier Milei met with President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday night at a gala event in which he delivered a blistering speech against Marxism, embracing the president-elect and offering Argentina’s support on foreign policy.

Argentina withdrew its negotiators from the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday, the third day of the conference.

A federal appeals court in Argentina ruled to uphold the guilty verdict against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on charges of corruption.

The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC) revealed on Tuesday that it had documented an inflation rate of 2.7 percent in the country for October.

American President-elect Donald Trump held a brief phone conversation with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday in which, according to Milei’s top spokesman, Trump declared the libertarian his “favorite president.”

Argentine President Javier Milei will travel to the United States and meet with President-elect Donald Trump.

Argentine President Javier Milei congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday following his electoral victory against Vice President Kamala Harris, sharing art depicting Trump as a friend of Argentina and vowing to work towards improving the bilateral relationship.

Argentine Ambassador to China Marcelo Suarez Salvia claimed to China’s state-run newspaper Global Times on Thursday that the government of President Javier Milei is “willing” to continue engaging with China despite Milei’s staunch opposition to communism.

President of Argentina Javier Milei fired Foreign Minister Diana Mondino after she voted at the U.N. in favor of lifting the Cuban “embargo”

Security Minister of Argentina Patricia Bullrich announced over the weekend that authorities identified a Lebanese man named Hussein Ahmad Karaki as the chief of the Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah in Latin America.

Argentina announced the dissolution of the Federal Administration of Public Income (AFIP), Argentina’s bloated revenue and customs service.

Argentina ran a trade surplus in September for the tenth month in a row under libertarian President Javier Milei.

The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina announced that the country’s inflation rate for September was 3.5 percent.

Argentine lawmakers voted on Wednesday to uphold President Javier Milei’s veto of a controversial university financing bill that the government denounced as jeopardizing its fiscal balance and economic recovery goals.

Argentine President Javier Milei posted a message on social media in Hebrew to mark the anniversary of the Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, demanding the return of Israel’s hostages to freedom.

The Congress of Argentina approved a new law this week to streamline the voting process in the country through the implementation of a single-paper ballot.