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"March of the Bronze 'in Buenos Aires against Milei's economic plan

Thousands of people went on Saturday, September 19, to 'the march of the bronca', called mainly by left-wing parties and deployed in the centre of Buenos Aires, where the protesters protested against the economic program of the Javier Milei Government.

The farewell of Guterres, Greenland and the absence of Xi and Putin: the keys to the UN General Assembly

The current Secretary-General will lead his last major summit at the head of an agency he has tried to modernize and whose validity he has tried to defend in times of attacks on multilateralism. While the search for his successor is still under way, there will also be interesting points outside the New York meeting, such as the signing of the agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland and a first meeting between Donald Trump and the Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez.

Luis Botello: "The U.S. Court has the last word about Trump's veto to the media"

The United States Government confiscated the credentials of the media journalists CNN, MS Now and Political, who attended the White House despite the blockade that President Donald Trump announced against him on September 18. The media assured that this is a veto that challenges the first amendment and announced that they will demand the measure to continue their work. We analyze the battle the president has with the press with Luis Botello, president of the Media for Democracy Foundation.

Economic reactivation in Colombia following the earthquake: festival of the peaceful travels to Bogotá

More than a hundred traders and traditional carriers from the Pacific region in Colombia moved to Bogotá to sell products they had planned for the Petronio Alvarez Festival, a traditional quote that could not be given as a result of the 7.4-degree earthquake that hit the country last August 10. This is only one of the many activities that the Colombian Government has been willing to reactivate a region that has been experiencing economic complications since before the earthquake.

The French enclave in front of Canada focuses attention on Carney's visit and tension with Trump

On Saturday, September 19, President Emmanuel Macron began a symbolic visit to San Pedro and Miquelon, a French territory off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, where he will receive Mark Carney. The first visit in the history of a Canadian Prime Minister to that archipelago takes place at a time when Carney has marked a turn in Ottawa's foreign policy towards Europe, amid the growing tensions with Donald Trump.

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Greenland Deal: Greenland: A Trump Win or Danish Masterclass?

Is there a resolution on Greenland? President Trump’s pressure campaign began in December 2024, right after he won re-election, when he began talking about the need for U.S. ownership and control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Macron and Carney to hold talks on strengthening Canada-France ties

French President Emmanuel Macron ⁠visited the French territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday, where he will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The visit comes weeks after US President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the archipelago covered by the American flag.

Germany cuts fuel taxes before the crucial Sunday elections

Berlin announced on Friday measures to alleviate the rise in fuel prices, a few days after Chancellor Friedrich Merz was committed to helping consumers affected by the rise in prices. These measures were announced before two regional elections that pose a significant risk to the government, weakened by the recent victory of the extreme right-wing party AfD.

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Russia denounces cyber attacks on the second day of parliamentary elections

The voting systems and lines of communication suffered cyber attacks at the beginning of the second day of the parliamentary elections in Russia, according to the electoral authority and the Digital Ministry. For the first time, elections take place in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia and Jerson, Ukrainian territories illegally occupied by Moscow. The elections have also revived disputes in separatist regions of Georgia and Moldova.

Macron visits remote French territory in the North America, a first in over a decade

President Emmanuel Macron embarks on a rare and symbolic visit to a remote French territory in the North Atlantic on Saturday, hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a time of growing tensions with Washington. The three-day visit to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a three-island archipelago of under 6,000 people just off Newfoundland, will be the first by a French president in over a decade. Peter O'Brien tells us more about France's only remaining possession in North America.

Germany braces for key state elections where far right party AfD seeks another breakthrough

Germany is gearing up for two more pivotal state elections on Sunday: in the capital Berlin and in the largely rural region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. All eyes are on the far-right AfD, which after recording its best ever result in the recent Saxony-Anhalt elections, is hoping to once again make sweeping gains. The anti-immigration party's surging popularity is proving challenging for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and both elections are expected to further test his leadership. Story by Eliza Herbert.

CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters blocked from White House after Trump ban

White House correspondents for CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Saturday were blocked from entering the US president's office and residence a day after President Donald Trump announced he was banning the three media outlets for what he called "fake news" coverage. News organisations and press freedom groups have slammed the move as unconstitutional.