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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce tax cuts for businesses and tighter spending plans

The Philippines and the US resumed joint patrols in the South China Sea on Tuesday, years after they

North Korea claimed it successfully put a spy satellite into orbit after two attempts earlier this year ended

As Israel wages its war in the Gaza Strip, officials across the world are united in trying to

FRANKFURT The European Central Bank has time now to assess how inflation unfolds after a record string of

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK The S&P 500 will end next year only about 3% higher than its

Dutch far-right populist Geert Wilders jumped to first place in the latest survey ahead of elections on Wednesday,

Byron Trott says the small Missouri town where he grew up wasn’t the kind of place that got

South African business sentiment unexpectedly fell in the fourth quarter as subdued demand sent new-vehicle dealers’ confidence to

By Samuel Indyk and Danilo Masoni LONDON European equity markets are forecast to eke out a modest rise

Argentina has a new far-right president, and it was just a matter of hours before he became the internet’s new favourite meme. The populist leader Javier Milei is often compared to Donald Trump and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. He takes over from the centre-left economy minister Sergio Massa having received 55.7 per cent of the vote on Sunday. Milei is a self-described anarcho-capitalist and has made a lot of controversial pledges already, stating his intention to close the Argentinian central bank. However, at least from an outside perspective, it’s not his policies that are catching the eye of social media users. Instead, it's his incredibly hyper stage presence, with a penchant for calling people "s*** leftards". Others pointed to his appearance, comparing him to a character from 90s comedy series The Fast Show or a contestant on Bullseye. Another joked: "Argentina’s new president is the Welshest-looking man I’ve ever seen. He looks like he’s been chairman of the local rugby club for decades & is known to down a pint in less than 5 seconds while simultaneously smoking a fag." Safe to say, he's caused a bit of a stir on social media since the result was announced over the last few days. "Argentina's situation is critical," Milei said after the result. "The changes our country needs are drastic. There is no room for gradualism, no room for lukewarm measures." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings

Japan’s government is asking liquefied natural gas importers to secure new decades-long supply deals under efforts to boost