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Argentine President criticizes world financial order before the UN
September 20 |
The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, criticized this Tuesday the global financial architecture during his participation in the 78th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN).
“The global financial architecture only serves to concentrate income and marginalize vast regions of the world. They bet on speculation rather than development”, denounced the South American leader in the highest forum of the UN, whose headquarters is located in the U.S. city of New York.
He recalled that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) increases its interests every time the United States (US) Federal Reserve raises its rates to contain national inflation.
According to the head of state, the international financial order does not show willingness to adapt to a world that wants to recover the lost equity, but pursues to impose the same policies that deepened inequality and misery in the world.
“We must eliminate the distortions produced by subsidies and we must prohibit food from being the object of financial speculation. Both discourage the investments needed to increase production to help meet the world’s growing demand for food,” he said.
In his speech of approximately 18 minutes, the president also spoke about the Malvinas Question and ratified Argentina’s legitimate rights over these territories occupied by the United Kingdom.
“We regret that the United Kingdom continues to refuse to resume negotiations. We question that it continues to develop unilateral activities of exploration and exploitation of natural resources in the disputed area, thus contradicting resolution 31/49 of this Assembly, as well as its military presence in the South Atlantic,” he said.
The head of state reiterated his call to Iran to cooperate with the Argentine judicial authorities to advance in the investigation of the attack against the AMIA (Argentine Israelite Mutual Association), which took place in 1994.
Fernández condemned the U.S. blockade of Cuba and the economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela.
He demanded the international community to take the pertinent actions so that the popular will dictated by the elections in Guatemala be respected.
He also called attention to Azerbaijan’s blockades in the Lachin Corridor, which have provoked a new crisis among the Armenian people.
“The motto of the 2030 Agenda is that no one be left behind. Let no one lose forever the path of justice and development. We are convinced that it is a noble goal that is true for individuals and true for peoples. But please, let us not turn it into a dead letter. Afterwards, repentance does not repair the lives spoiled, the lives without future, and much less the lives lost”, concluded the dignitary.
International
Trump Orders Construction of New ‘Golden Fleet’ to Revitalize U.S. Naval Superiority
President Donald Trump issued an executive order this Monday for the immediate construction of two new warships that will bear his name. These vessels will be the pioneers of what he described as the “Golden Fleet,” a future generation of “Trump-class” battleships that he claimed would be “100 times more powerful” than those currently in service.
The announcement took place at his private residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. The President indicated that following the initial two ships, the administration aims to commission up to 25 additional vessels. He is scheduled to meet with Florida-based contractors next week to expedite production, criticizing existing defense firms for failing to deliver results efficiently.
This naval expansion is a cornerstone of Trump’s goal to revitalized the American shipbuilding industry and address the strategic gap between the U.S. and competitors like China.
The move comes amid heightened geopolitical tension. Just last week, Trump ordered the seizure of all sanctioned tankers involved with Venezuela’s “ghost fleet” to cripple the country’s crude oil industry. Since December 10, the U.S. military—deployed in the Caribbean under the guise of counter-narcotics operations—has already detained two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil transport.
International
U.S. Judge Blocks ICE from Re-detaining Salvadoran Erroneously Deported Under Trump Administration
A U.S. federal judge ruled this Monday, December 22, that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is prohibited from re-detaining Salvadoran national Kilmar Ábrego García, who was erroneously deported to El Salvador earlier this year during the administration of President Donald Trump.
During a hearing in Maryland, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Ábrego García must remain free on bail through the Christmas holidays, concluding that his initial detention lacked a legal basis. The ruling follows a request from his legal team for a temporary restraining order to prevent ICE from carrying out a new arrest.
Earlier this month, on December 11, Judge Xinis ordered his release from a Pennsylvania migrant detention center after determining that the government had detained him without a formal deportation order. In 2019, an immigration judge had already ruled that Ábrego could not be returned to El Salvador because his life was in danger.
Despite that protection, Ábrego García was deported in March 2025 following a raid by the Trump administration. Officials argued at the time that he was a gang member, and he was sent directly to the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) in El Salvador. In June, he was returned to the United States to face a new trial for alleged human smuggling—a charge he denies.
On Monday, Judge Xinis also temporarily invalidated a new deportation order issued by an immigration judge following Ábrego’s recent release, granting him legal protection through the coming weeks. His trial is scheduled to begin in Tennessee in January 2026.
International
Fire at substation triggers major blackout in San Francisco
The U.S. city of San Francisco was plunged into darkness Saturday night after a power outage left about 130,000 customers without electricity, although the utility company said service was restored to most users within hours.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) said in a statement posted on X that nearly 90,000 homes had their power restored by 9:00 p.m. local time (05:00 GMT on Sunday), while the remaining 40,000 customers were expected to have service restored overnight.
Large areas of the city, a major technology hub with a population of around 800,000, were affected by the blackout, which disrupted public transportation and left traffic lights out of service during the busy weekend before Christmas, a crucial period for retail businesses.
“I know it’s been a difficult day,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a video posted on social media from the city’s emergency operations center. “There has been progress, but for those still without power, we want to make sure they are safe and checking in on their neighbors,” he added.
Lurie said police officers and firefighters advised residents to stay home as much as possible. He also noted that officers and traffic inspectors were deployed to manage intersections where traffic lights were not functioning.
The mayor confirmed that the outage was caused by a fire at an electrical substation. Parts of the city were also covered in fog, further complicating conditions during the incident.
As a result of the blackout, many businesses were forced to close despite it being the weekend before Christmas. The sudden drop in shopper traffic ahead of the holiday is “devastating” for retailers, the manager of home goods store Black & Gold told the San Francisco Chronicle.
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