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A moto taxi driver wearing a Venezuelan flag jacket drives a passenger in the surroundings of El Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Miranda State, some 30 kilometers east of Caracas on January 12, 2026. Venezuela said that 116 political prisoners have been released since the government announced last week it would begin freeing those jailed under president Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US forces in a raid on Caracas.

Trump says working well with Venezuela's new leaders, open to meeting

Today 11:26 Venezuela says that 116 political prisoners have been released since the government announced last week it would begin freeing those jailed under Maduro.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU confirms Mercosur trade deal will be signed January 17 in Paraguay

Today 10:04 EU gave a long-delayed go-ahead last Friday to the huge trade pact with the South American Mercosur, overriding opposition led by key power France.

An aircraft sprays water to extinguish a bushfire in Mount Pirque at El Hoyo, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina on January 10, 2026.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Firefighters battle blazes as Patagonia wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares

Today 10:02 More than 15,000 hectares of forest have been consumed by fire in Argentina's Patagonia, according to most recent update; Hundreds of firefighters and local volunteers struggled to contain flames out of control that have put small communities on edge.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Brazil to stop running Argentina's Embassy in Caracas as ties sink

Today 08:55 Brazil plans to relinquish custody of Argentina’s Embassy and diplomatic interests in Caracas as ties between Lula and Milei governments deteriorate.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Ursula von der Leyen during a news conference in Brasília in 2023.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU trade deal with Mercosur defies Trump’s protectionism

Today 08:44 EU deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will create a massive free-trade area, showing that broad multilateral deals remain possible in a global order upended by Donald Trump.

US FOREIGN POLICY

Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'

Yesterday 10:56 US president warns Communist leaders in Cuba that flow of Venezuelan oil and cash will stop; "I strongly suggest they make a deal, before it is too late," declares Trump on social media.

Aerial view of a bushfire in Mount Pirque at Epuyén, in the Patagonian region of Chubut Province, Argentina on January 10, 2026.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Over 5,500 hectares burnt in Patagonia wildfires, says Chubut governor

Yesterday 09:29 More than 5,500 hectares of forest have been consumed by the main wildfire in Argentina's Patagonia; Blazes come a year after region suffered some of its worst wildfires in three decades.

Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a leading contender to be the next United Nations secretary general.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi: ‘The UN is moving into irrelevance, but it need not be so’

10-01-2026 06:59 Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is one of the leading candidates to succeed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. In an exclusive interview, the Argentine diplomat discusses the UN’s top job, his vision for it and career to date.

by James Grainger

AS I SEE IT

Donald Trump is on a roll

10-01-2026 06:51 Though Trump and his aides insist that they have drawn up a plan to make Venezuela great again, they do not seem to be aware of the magnitude of the task they have undertaken.

by James Neilson

Analysing Argentina

Venezuela: Is Milei on the right or the wrong side of history?

10-01-2026 06:51 A Venezuelan comeback, especially if it entails large investments in rebuilding infrastructure, would be a direct regional competitor for Vaca Muerta, a development that has improved its production efficiency but still needs to streamline costs.

by Marcelo J. García

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Fracas in Caracas

10-01-2026 06:43 Whisking Maduro from a heavily guarded Caracas military base to a New York courtroom was also an almost magical feat but has yet to prove a game-changer in Venezuelan history. If Bolivarian 21st-century socialism could outlive Hugo Chávez, it could also survive Maduro.

by Michael Soltys

Maduro the dictator, Trump the imperialist and the contours of a new world order

GEOPOLITICS

The dictator, the imperialist and the new world order

10-01-2026 06:39 Seeing a strongman take the keys to the region’s socio-political-economic inclinations is ominously reminiscent of the darkest days of the recent past. It feels even more terrifying when the man with his finger on the button is Trump.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

The Donroe Doctrine

10-01-2026 06:20 Trump has been explicit in placing democracy on the backburner in Venezuela.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU-Mercosur trade deal will be signed January 17, confirms foreign minister

09-01-2026 17:48 "The good news continues" – Argentina’s government celebrates EU greenlight for Mercosur trade agreement; Milei, Minister Caputo and Quirno join in the celebrations.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

European Union approves free-trade agreement with Mercosur

09-01-2026 13:36 Greenlight clears the way for Ursula von der Leyen to travel to Asunción, Paraguay, to sign the sweeping trade pact.

DEBT & BONDS

Argentina pays US swap line, bondholders in boost for Milei

09-01-2026 13:13 Argentina fully repays US$2.5 billion drawn down from US$20-billion swap line with the Trump administration, makes key payments to bondholders.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo

US-ARGENTINA BAILOUT

US says Argentina has 'fully repaid' pre-election currency lifeline

09-01-2026 13:08 Argentina has ' both quickly and fully repaid' currency swap, says Treasury secretary; US Treasury no longer holds any Argentine pesos, says Scott Bessent.

Representatives in US Congress have relaunched the Argentina Caucus in a bit to boost bilateral ties with Buenos Aires.

DIPLOMACY

US Congress revives special caucus for Argentina links

09-01-2026 10:24 US Congress revives bipartisan 'Argentina Caucus,' co-chaired by Republican Michael Rulli and Democrat Darren Soto, as part of move to strengthen ties between Buenos Aires and Washington.

Farmers during a demonstration against the EU-Mercosur trade pact in Warsaw, on January 9.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU nations back Mercosur trade deal over French opposition

09-01-2026 09:41 Majority of European Union countries back trade deal with regional Mercosur bloc, paving the way for trade deal's signing in Paraguay next week.

A demonstrator drives a tractor with a placard reading 'Stop the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement' as they take part in an action aiming at slowing down the traffic with their tractors on Paris' ring road to push France's government to block the Mercosur trade deal in Paris on January 9, 2026.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU-Mercosur deal wins approval after overcoming French opposition

09-01-2026 09:37 Majority of the European Union's 27 nations backed the pact at an ambassadors' meeting in Brussels.

2026: YEAR IN PREVIEW

What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2026

09-01-2026 09:05 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months.

by Dan Edwards

Safiar SRL Life Tower apartment building under construction in Neuquén, Argentina, on Friday, March 14, 2025

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina construction posts largest monthly drop of 2025

09-01-2026 09:03 Argentina’s construction sector posted its largest monthly decline of last year after crucial midterm elections, with activity down 4.1% in November compared to October.

Donald Trump watches the operation that ousted Nicolás Maduro.

UNITED STATES INTERVENTION

‘My only morality’ is my only check on my power, says Trump

08-01-2026 22:08 After shocking the world with his stunning intervention in Caracas and removal of Nicolás Maduro from power and threatening to invade Greenland, US President Donald Trump says he “doesn’t need international law.”

Venezuelans living in Argentina celebrate in front of the Obelisk illuminated with the colours of the Venezuelan flag in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 1 to 8

08-01-2026 22:03 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Workers carry crates of Manduria cherry tomatoes during a harvest at the Spina Sapori di Puglia farm in the town of Manduria, Taranto, Italy.

ANALYSIS: EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

EU concessions: What Europe gave farmers for Mercosur deal backing

08-01-2026 18:26 Farmers' main concerns are tariffs and fertilisers – the EU hasn't won over agricultural producers, but it has promised to soften the blow.

US President Donald Trump, left, and Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, at the White House in Washington on Oct. 14.

US-ARGENTINA SUPPORT

US Congress report questions Trump's financial support for Milei

08-01-2026 18:04 Congressional analysts flag risks around debt, reforms and Argentina’s limited economic importance for Washington.

This image shows El Helicoide -a facility and prison owned by the Venezuelan government and used for both regular and political prisoners of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN)- in Caracas on January 8, 2026.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Venezuela releasing 'large number' of political prisoners

08-01-2026 16:36 National Assembly speaker announces release of political prisoners as a “gesture for peace; Analysts see move as concession to Washington after ouster of Maduro.

View of an oil refining plant of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui state, Venezuela, on November 4, 2021.

VENEZUELAN OIL INDUSTRY

Trump says United States could run Venezuela and its oil for years

08-01-2026 14:52 Trump says in New York Times interview that the US would be running Venezuela and extracting its oil for years. “We will rebuild it in a very profitable way,” he told the newspaper.

An aircraft carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025.

GEOPOLITICS IN AMERICAS

Trump plots offer to buy Greenland as NATO ally Denmark seethes

08-01-2026 14:17 French President Emmanuel Macron accuses United States of "breaking free from international rules" and "gradually turning away" from its allies.

United Nations headquarters in New York.

MULTILATERAL WITHDRAWAL

Trump withdraws US from 66 global bodies, including 31 UN organisations

08-01-2026 11:44 US President Donald Trump orders withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations that "no longer serve American interests"; Decision involves 31 United Nations organisations and 35-non UN entities.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei praises Trump but says he won’t break trade links with China

08-01-2026 00:36 Argentina’s President Javier Milei said that there is "global reordering" taking place – and that his government has already stated which side it’s backing.

Trump ousts Maduro

Argentina backs Trump’s plan to ‘run’ Venezuela, downplays call for elections

07-01-2026 17:31 Casa Rosada accepts that elements of Maduro regime will remain in place in Venezuela and do not view calls for free elections as viable; Milei, who has cooled on Machado’s potential leadership of nation, will back Trump’s intervention in upcoming Davos speech.

MADURO OUSTER

Machado says US told Venezuela leader to move to transition

07-01-2026 17:13 Donald Trump has dismissed the idea of opposition leader María Corina Machado leading country but has told interim leader Delcy Rodríguez to lead a transition of power.

OIL & GAS

United States says it will control Venezuela oil exports indefinitely

07-01-2026 17:06 Trump administration plans to control future sales of Venezuelan oil and hold the proceeds in US accounts.

A forest fire is pictured engulfing Mount Pirque at El Hoyo, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina on January 7, 2026. Thousands of hectares of forest were devastated by fire on January 6, in Argentine Patagonia, where a red alert is in effect due to extreme conditions, one year after the region experienced its worst wildfires in three decades.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

More than 3,000 tourists evacuated as Patagonia battles wildfires

07-01-2026 16:47 Some 3,000 tourists evacuated as fire rips through thousands of hectares of forests in Patagonia.

The Central Bank of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BANKS STEP IN

Argentina secures US$3-billion loan from private banks

07-01-2026 15:51 Short-term repo operation boosts reserves ahead of more than US$4 billion in foreign-currency debt repayments due this week.

The financial district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

MARKET MANOUEVRES

Santander, BBVA, Deutsche lead US$3-billion repo for Argentina

07-01-2026 13:35 Argentina secures US$3-billion loan from a group of international banks to help cover a foreign debt payment; Central Bank reaches a one-year repurchase agreement – or repo – with lenders at rate of 7.4%.

Protestors hold signs reading 'No to Mercosur' and France's main farmers union FNSEA (Federation Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles) and Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA, Young Farmers) flags near the European Parliament at the Place du Luxembourg, during a farmers' protest to denounce the reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and trade agreements such as the Mercosur, in Brussels, on December 18, 2025.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Germany 'very confident Italy will now agree' to EU-Mercosur trade deal

07-01-2026 13:20 German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius tells reporters that EU is "very confident that Italy will now agree to Mercosur agreement."

FROM CAPTAIN TO CHAIRMAN?

'I'd like to have my own football club,' admits Messi in interview

06-01-2026 19:13 “I’d like to have my own club … start from the bottom and be able to give opportunities to young players, to people, to help them grow and to build an important club,” reveals national team star.

BILATERAL DISPUTE

Argentina ‘working to bring’ security officer detained in Venezuela home

06-01-2026 18:51 National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva says Argentina’s government is working around the clock to press Caracas to free detained Border Guard officer, who has been held by Venezuelan authorities since 2024.

DEBT REPAYMENTS

Treasury buys dollars days ahead of key debt payment

06-01-2026 18:31 Argentina has US$4.3 billion due in principal and interest on January 9. Bond investors are optimistic that the payment will be made.

Preparations are made for a Security Council meeting at the United Nations (UN) concerning the situation in Venezuela on January 5, 2026 in New York City.

DIPLOMACY & MULTILATERALISM

Latin America split at UN over US military action in Venezuela

06-01-2026 17:59 Security Council meeting exposes sharp regional divisions after Maduro’s capture and transfer to New York; Some governments defend sovereignty while others back Washington’s move against Maduro.

A woman waves a Venezuelan flag among members of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces during a rally in support of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas on January 6, 2026.

MADURO OUSTED IN VENEZUELA

US forces 'killed 55 Venezuelan, Cuban military personnel' in Maduro raid

06-01-2026 17:19 US forces killed 55 Venezuelan and Cuban military personnel during their stunning raid to capture Nicolas Maduro, according to tolls published by Caracas and Havana.

Farmers stand next to potatoes and a tractor parked in front of the European Parliament, during a farmers' protest to denounce the reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and trade agreements such as the Mercosur, in Brussels, on December 18, 2025, organised by Copa-Cogeca, the main association representing farmers and agricultural cooperatives in the EU. The European Commission on January 6, 2026 offered a carrot to farmers angered at a trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur and plans to overhaul EU farming subsidies, promising additional funds for the sector.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU offers farmers extra funds to quell anger at Mercosur deal

06-01-2026 14:00 European Union will adjust its budget proposal for 2028-2034 to allow farmers early access to around 45 billion euros (US$53 billion) in funding.

PROFILE: DELCY RODRÍGUEZ

Venezuela’s new leader is the oil industry’s long-time ally

06-01-2026 13:52 Delcy Rodríguez oversees Venezuela’s oil apparatus and has decades of relationships among the remaining socialist stronghold in government.

This handout picture released by the Miraflores Palace press office shows Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez (centre); Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello (left); and the head of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez (right), walking after she took an oath in a ceremony at the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026.

CHANGE IN VENEZUELA?

Maduro's fall tests Venezuela's ruling 'club'

06-01-2026 09:34 What happens to Venezuela's so-called "club of five" of powerful leftist figures, now that two of its most important members have been captured and sent to the United States to face trial?

The United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting to discuss recent US actions in Venezuela on January 5, 2026 in at UN headquarters in New York.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

UN: US operation in Venezuela undermined international law

06-01-2026 09:18 The Trump administration does not want to occupy Venezuela, says Washington’s envoy to the United Nations.

President Javier Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo at an event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 26, 2025.

MARKETS & BONDS

Milei euphoria drives Argentina sovereign risk to seven-year low

05-01-2026 22:58 Investors are betting that Milei's increased support in Congress will help him push through a new wave of deregulation, overhaul labour and tax laws and cut spending.

Delcy Rodríguez looks on after being sworn in as Acting President of Venezuela at Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas on January 5, 2026.

POST-MADURO OUSTER

Venezuela regroups with new leader, old repression tactics

05-01-2026 22:52 For now, new leader Delcy Rodríguez has the backing of both the Chavismo strongholds in her government and US President Donald Trump.

This courtroom sketch shows deposed president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro (2nd-L), and his wife, Cilia Flores, attending their arraignment at Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse on January 5, 2026 in New York, with defense lawyers Barry Pollack (L) and Mark Donnelly (2nd-R).

VENEZUELA LEADER IN COURT

Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty in NYC court, insists still president

05-01-2026 20:15 Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking and other charges in a defiant appearance in a New York court.

European Commission chief spokeswoman Paula Pinho.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU hopes to sign Mercosur trade deal soon

05-01-2026 18:59 EU agriculture ministers will discuss the agreement on Wednesday during an extraordinary meeting in Brussels.

SOCIAL INDICATORS

Poverty plummets to 17.3% in Buenos Aires City

05-01-2026 18:30 Poverty rate in third quarter of last year fell to 17.3% in the capital – a drop by 10.8 percentage points from the same period of 2024.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Italy plans to back Mercosur, paving way for EU trade deal

05-01-2026 18:25 Deal can pass without support from France and just needs a qualified majority of the EU’s 27 member states.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina leads bloc to stop CELAC rebuke of US action in Venezuela

05-01-2026 13:19 Buenos Aires leads group of regional governments in preventing unanimous CELAC statement condemning Washington’s actions in Venezuela, highlighting political divisions across Latin America.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Nicolás Maduro.

CFK ON MADURO OUSTER

Fernández de Kirchner: US ‘crossed a line’ with Maduro’s capture

05-01-2026 12:02 Former president posts strongly worded statement condemning Donald Trump’s decision to oust Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and transfer him to the United States; Act of “absolute illegality and illegitimacy” violates international law, she argues.

A screengrab of an image allegedly showing Nicolás Maduro in US custody.

US INTERVENTION IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela's Maduro arrives for first US court appearance after capture

05-01-2026 11:04 Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was en route to a New York courthouse early Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation.

Harold Hamm speaks during the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea.

ENERGY & GAS

Harold Hamm’s Continental expands push into Vaca Muerta shale

05-01-2026 10:51 Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources to buy assets in Argentina from Pan American Energy, expanding its push into the Vaca Muerta shale basin.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (L) and his Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello take part in a rally to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of late President Hugo Chavez's 1992 failed military coup against the government (1989-1993) of Carlos Andrés Pérez in Caracas on February 4, 2025.

MADURO OUSTED IN VENEZUELA

Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge

04-01-2026 22:21 After Donald Trump stunned the world by saying the United States plans to “run” Venezuela, uncertainty over what that exactly means and who is in charge remains.

Nicolás Maduro, pictured in New York under US custody.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Plaintiffs ask court in Argentina to seek Maduro’s extradition

04-01-2026 22:03 Prosecutors and plaintiffs in Argentine court case probing alleged crimes against humanity committed by Maduro and his government seek extradition of Venezuelan leader.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach with US President Donald Trump, right, Florida, US, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

UNITED STATES POLITICS

Rubio seizes chance to remake Latin America in Venezuela gambit

04-01-2026 18:42 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hopes to seize a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America in Washington’s favour.

Venezuelan Defence Minister General Vladimir Padrino López.

MADURO OUSTED IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela military recognises Maduro's VP Rodríguez as acting president

04-01-2026 15:14 ; Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Spain reject outside 'control' of nation in wake of Maduro's ouster.

A woman places a sign that reads 'Trump, your drug is oil' as members of Argentine leftist parties protest against the recent US operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of the Venezuelan President, outside the US embassy in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2026.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

The US and Venezuela's vast oil reserves: key questions

04-01-2026 14:53 Venezuela has the largest proven reserves in the world, with 303.221 billion barrels, according to OPEC

Venezuelans living in Argentina celebrate at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

MADURO OUSTED IN VENEZUELA

'At last': Venezuelans abroad celebrate Maduro ouster

04-01-2026 13:21 Venezuelans who fled their nation amid economic collapse and repression under Nicolás Maduro gather in cities worldwide to celebrate his ouster.

Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez.

REGIME CHANGE IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s top court orders VP to temporarily take charge

04-01-2026 00:57 Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez to immediately assume and exercise all presidential powers in an acting capacity.

A photograph posted on social media by US President Donald Trump showing Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro under US custody.

REGIME CHANGE IN VENEZUELA

Trump says US to 'run' Venezuela with Maduro now in New York jail

04-01-2026 00:48 US President Donald Trump says people from his cabinet will take charge of Venezuela for now, speaks of exploiting vast oil reserves; Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in New York jail as Washington hints it may work with Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez during transition.

'FISCAL INNOCENCE'

Milei formally eases tax evasion rules to draw out 'mattress dollars'

03-01-2026 10:48 President Javier Milei promulgates 'fiscal innocence' law, which raises minimum thresholds for prosecuting citizens for tax evasion.

View of a destroyed bus at La Carlota air base in Caracas on December 3, 2026. US President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro after bombing the capital Caracas and other cities in a dramatic climax to a months-long stand-off.

US CAPTURES MADURO

Maduro to face 'full wrath' of US law on drug, terrorism charges

03-01-2026 10:34 Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a post on X that Maduro and his wife would face "the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts" over drug and terrorism charges.

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

Milei overhauls SIDE intelligence services by decree

03-01-2026 10:15 Announcement of a sweeping overhaul of SIDE intelligence services via decree triggers backlash from opposition; Authorities say aim of reform is to “limit, define and clarify” structure and powers of agency.

HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF?

The United States' history of intervening in Latin America

03-01-2026 09:41 A look at the main US interventions in Latin America since the Cold War.

US President Donald Trump pulled the threat of 25% tariffs on Colombia after reaching a deal on the return of deported migrants.

UNITED STATES INTERVENTION

Bombs away in Venezuela for Trump, the self-proclaimed 'peace' president

03-01-2026 09:35 Trump's enthusiasm for war would seem at odds for a president who has loudly declared that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. The United States military was behind a series of strikes against the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Saturday, US media reported. The White House and Pentagon have not commented on the explosions and reports of aircraft over the city. US media outlets CBS News and Fox News reported unnamed Trump administration officials confirming that US forces were involved.

US ATTACKS CARACAS

Trump says Maduro captured after US airstrikes hit Venezuela

03-01-2026 09:24 Capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, marks an unprecedented intervention and a stunning fall for the Venezuelan leader who became president in 2013.

UNITED STATES ATTACKS VENEZUELA

Milei cheers Trump-ordered capture of Maduro in Venezuela

03-01-2026 09:16 Argentina's President reacts to news of the United States intervention in Venezuela, declaring: “Freedom moves forward."

EXCHANGE RATE

Argentina sells dollars to curb peso slide as new rules kick in

03-01-2026 08:57 Argentina’s Treasury sold dollars Friday, looking to limit the decline of the peso on the first day that new FX rules kicked in.

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, during a press conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

US ATTACKS VENEZUELA

Venezuela's allies condemn US attack and removal of Maduro

03-01-2026 08:35 Venezuela's neighbours and allies of its President Nicolás Maduro condemn large scale US strike on the South American country and removal of leader.

US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

UNITED STATES ATTACKS VENEZUELA

Trump says Venezuela's Maduro captured in 'large scale' US strike

03-01-2026 07:41 Donald Trump announces US has carried out large-scale military strikes in Venezuela and announced that Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country.

EDITORIAL

The year ahead

03-01-2026 06:01 After a resounding midterm triumph, Milei must be tempted to run before he can walk – already looking beyond 2026 to 2027.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Law-making dropped in Milei's second year in office

02-01-2026 10:44 Just 13 laws were approved by Argentina's Congress in 2025, two of them in special sessions called by President Javier Milei.

Javier Milei, Argentina's president, arrives to cast a ballot at a polling station during the midterm elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Milei eyes regional LatAm bloc to tackle ‘cancer of socialism’

02-01-2026 10:23 Argentina’s president says he is working with up to 10 regional right-wing leaders to form a bloc that will “embrace the ideas of freedom” and tackle “the cancer of socialism.”

As I see it

Existential angst is for Europeans

02-01-2026 08:40 In contrast to the many Europeans, Argentines have yet to resign themselves to collective failure.

by James Neilson

ANDIS (Agencia Nacional de Discapacidad) national disability agency.

ANDIS SCANDAL

Milei shuts down ANDIS disability agency tainted by corruption claims

31-12-2025 10:54 National disability agency will be folded into the Health Ministry, government announces; ANDIS at heart of graft scandal as prosecutors probe alleged kickbacks tied to supply of drugs and medicine.

Banco Nación of Argentina in the financial district of Buenos Aires.

BLOOMBERG

Milei carves path for savers to stop stashing cash under couches

31-12-2025 09:39 President Milei has convinced nearly 300,000 Argentines to declare over US$20 billion in a tax amnesty programme that established that deposits above US$100,000 had to remain untouched in bank or brokerage accounts until January 2026.

Pedestrians walk through the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DEBT & MARKETS

Argentina still US$2.4 billion short for January bond payments

31-12-2025 09:33 With just trading days left ahead of a crucial January 9 deadline, Argentina’s Treasury only has US$1.9 billion of the US$4.3 billion it owes despite recent efforts to bolster the country’s stash of dollars.

2025: YEAR IN REVIEW

2025: The year that was

31-12-2025 00:01 The death of a pontiff, an American Pope, Milei’s provincial election disaster, and midterm comeback, Javier at the White House, Trump’s tariffs, new envoys, Washington’s bailout, CPAC, Cryptogate, mysterious luggage, ANDIS claims, Cristina jailed, IMF backing, deadly flooding, Supreme Court rows, 'El Eternauta,' no divine justice for Diego, Garrahan protests, Lula in BA, triple narco murder, Oasis at River and a new Congress… just another year in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

US President Donald Trump, left, and Gianni Infantino, president of the Federation International Football Association (FIFA), with the FIFA World Cup trophy in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025.

2026: YEAR IN PREVIEW

From World Cup football to the Moon: Five things to keep an eye on in 2026

30-12-2025 13:49 Next year promises trips around the Moon, footballing spectacles and a battle for control of the US Congress.

2025: YEAR IN REVIEW

A look back – Ten events that defined 2025

30-12-2025 08:22 Donald Trump's return to power, a ceasefire in Gaza and massive investments in artificial intelligence – here are 10 events that defined 2025.

Argentina's President Javier Milei and US President Donald Trump.

2025: YEAR IN REVIEW

Milei’s alignment with Trump pays off, but trade deal is for 2026

29-12-2025 16:06 President Javier Milei’s alignment with his US counterpart Donald Trump was his electoral driving force in 2025, but the trade deal will have to wait until 2026.

An artist's impression of the new plans for the Monumental stadium, created by the Noticias Argentinas news agency.

Football in Argentina

River Plate planning roofed Monumental with 100,000 capacity

28-12-2025 09:14 Club preparing ambitious infrastructure project that would transform its stadium and introduce European-style roofing for stands; Capacity would be increased to around 100,000 spectators – and crucially, River will be able to play there during changes.

Brine pools at a Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Lithium in Latin America

Chilean firms partner to form giant company to exploit lithium

28-12-2025 08:55 Chile’s Codelco and SQM seal landmark deal to boost lithium extraction in Chile's Atacama Desert, giving the government control of one of the world’s richest reserves of the metal.

2026: Year in preview

Trump did shock and awe in 2025 – reality may bite in 2026

27-12-2025 09:44 After midterm elections in November that will be dominated by the cost of living, his Republican Party will have to contemplate life without Trump in 2028.

'Fiscal innocence' bill wins approval in the Senate.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei eyes 'mattress dollars' as 'fiscal innocence' bill wins approval

27-12-2025 09:33 President Javier Milei wins Senate approval for bill encouraging savers to bring savings into formal economy; New changes will facilitate the whitening of funds and raises thresholds for prosecution for tax evaders.

Horacio Rosatti, the chief justice of Argentina's Supreme Court.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Horacio Rosatti: ‘I must be most spied upon public official in Argentina today’

27-12-2025 06:54 Horacio Rosatti, the chief justice of Argentina’s Supreme Court, on judicial independence, his relationship with Argentina’s presidents – past and present – and the ruling confirming ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Screengrabs from video: Relatives and neighbours of Gabriel González, the man who died after a brutal fight with police officers in Barrio 20, staged a march in Villa Lugano to demand justice and explanations.

Crime & Security

Death of 45-year-old in Villa 20 triggers police inquiry, investigation

26-12-2025 23:32 Gabriel González, 45, died in reported clash between police and residents; Authorities launch judicial and internal investigations amid family allegations of excessive use of force.

Javier Milei, Argentina's president, waves during a swearing in ceremony at the National Congress in Buenos Aires.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei wins Budget approval despite tensions with Macri

26-12-2025 22:12 Budget bill was Milei’s first major test in Congress since his midterm election victory.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei’s party steers 2026 Budget bill through Senate

26-12-2025 22:01 Upper house votes in favour of President’s 2026 Budget bill; Government backed by pro-dialogue lawmakers and handful of Peronists.

This handout picture released by Argentina’s Presidency shows President Javier Milei and Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast posing at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires on December 16, 2025.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Report: Milei mulls right-wing summit as allies advance in Latin America

26-12-2025 10:15 President Milei studying potential summit of right-wing leaders in Argentina following recent election wins for allies.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The physics of power in Milei’s Argentina

26-12-2025 07:50 As the year enters its final stretch, spectators are looking to the Milei administration in order to figure out whether it will be able to deliver on multiple fronts, particularly whether it will manage to build a consensus in Congress.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Cheers – here’s to a more ‘caste-like’ Milei in 2026

26-12-2025 07:25 Looking ahead too much to 2027 risks overlooking 2026. Milei needs to take a step-by-step approach to his government.

by Marcelo J. García

Editorial

Tightening Santa’s belt

25-12-2025 05:54 The question is whether government policies are on course to translate the budget’s premises into anything remotely resembling reality.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Europeans are all Peronists now

24-12-2025 16:18 Europe’s current trajectory suggests that neither leaders nor voters are doing their part. The question is whether Europe will confront it on its own terms or whether, like Argentina, it will wait until a crisis forces its hand.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei’s 2026 Budget bill likely to win Senate approval

24-12-2025 15:45 Government bill wins support of four senators from Convicción Federal caucus; Milei says he won’t veto bill, but will redistribute spending if key articles fall.