Libertarian outsider Javier Milei swept to victory in Argentina’s presidential election Sunday, vowing to halt decades of economic decline in a country reeling from triple-digit inflation. The self-described “anarcho-capitalist” pulled off a massive upset by ousting the populist Peronist coalition which has long dominated Argentine politics. With 55.7 percent of the vote, Milei thumped his…
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Argentine voters are angry and afraid. Which is stronger will tip the balance of the South American country’s presidential election on Sunday and may reshape its diplomatic ties, economic future, and the wider region’s political fault lines. The country of some 45 million people will vote in the Nov….
Army spokesman releases video from basement of Rantisi hospital showing stash of weapons, accuses terror group of using medical facilities in Strip ‘as an instrument of war’ The Israeli military revealed what it said was proof that the basement of a Gaza City hospital was used by the Hamas terror group to hide arms and…
Authorities said that there is no imminent danger and that people should not panic. Iceland has declared a state of emergency and evacuated a coastal town, saying there is a “significant likelihood” of a volcanic eruption in the coming days. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reported intense earthquake swarms in the southwestern part of the country in recent weeks, likely…
Nov. 9 (UPI) — The Catholic Church will allow transgender adults to be baptized under the same terms as any other person eligible to receive the holy sacrament so long as it does not bring scandal to the church, according to a major new religious doctrine issued by the Vatican. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of…
The Kingdom has maintained its oil output cut of 1 million barrels per day since July in an attempt to stabilize the market and prop up prices amid weakened demand. Brent crude rose 1% on Monday morning after top oil exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia confirmed that they would continue with their voluntary output cuts…
GENEVA, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The United States and rights groups complained on Thursday that it was “insulting” to allow Iran’s envoy to chair a U.N. human rights council meeting in Geneva, citing violationsby Iranian authorities, especially those against women. A U.N.-appointed rights expert alleges incidents committed by the Islamic Republic during a crackdown on…
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations, which includes Japan, the United States, and the European Union, have taken a significant step toward addressing the growing concerns surrounding advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. On Monday, the G7 announced international guiding principles and a code of conduct aimed at guiding companies in the development of AI…
JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Tuesday that an international coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria widens its scope to include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Macron gave no details on how the U.S.-led coalition of dozens of countries, of which Israel is…
Finland’s police have said it was unlikely an explosion was the cause of the damage to a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia as their investigation shifts focus to the potential role of a Hong Kong-flagged vessel. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has now completed the “scene investigation” in the area of Balticconnector,…