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Argentina Gets Good Signs in Appeal of $16 Billion US Award

US President Donald Trump, left, and Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, at the White House in Washington on Oct. 14.Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/CNP/Bloomberg

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By Jonathan Gilbert and Bob Van Voris

October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC

Updated on

October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM UTC

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The government of Argentine President Javier Milei got reason to hope that its recent political and economic victories would continue in the legal arena when US appeals judges signaled openness to overturning a $16 billion court judgment against the South American nation.