Alberto Fernandez

Argentina Accuses Leftist Former Ambassador of Treason

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.

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - DECEMBER 04: Argentine Minister of Security and former President

Argentina Wants to Buy Chinese Fighter Jets

Argentina’s embassy to China said on Tuesday that President Alberto Fernandez is considering the purchase of JF-17 “Thunder” fighter jets from China — three months after a deal for JF-17s fell apart and Fernandez said his government would not buy any military aircraft in the near future.

Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2022 shows the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft, a two-seater combat

South American Trade Bloc Mercosur Rejects Zelensky Speaking Request

The government of Paraguay confirmed on Wednesday that it did not accept a request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address Thursday’s Mercosur summit, a rare rejection of a head of state who has made video appearances at international events critical to war efforts against invading Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference with the heads of state of