News of argentina

Dark clouds line the horizon

Yesterday 06:52 Millions who voted for Milei less than two years ago may have assumed that he would immediately replace the old political class but, needless to say, that was a pipe dream.

by James Neilson

Audios rather more than hearsay

Yesterday 06:37 No room for innocence where squeezing kickbacks out of the medicine for around a million disabled people is concerned – arguably the most vulnerable sector of society.

Argentina again tightens FX rules for banks as peso strengthens

29-08-2025 13:33 Argentina increases foreign-currency restrictions for commercial lenders yet again as part of effort to support the peso and ease inflation.

Milei’s poll numbers take a hit amid bribery scandal claims

29-08-2025 07:33 One week out from key elections in Buenos Aires Province, the popularity of Argentina’s President has hit a slump – but will scandalous graft claims be enough to damage his chances at the ballot-box?

by James Grainger

Trading in ‘Lule’ Menem to save Karina Milei

28-08-2025 13:48 A risky idea is starting to spread in one government sector. Perhaps the only way to save the supreme sister is to sacrifice Lule.

by Javier Calvo

Violence has no place in football, but clubs have responsibility

28-08-2025 13:42 The disgraceful scenes during and after Independiente's aborted Copa Sudamericana clash against Universidad de Chile have brought both clubs and football in South America into severe disrepute.

by Dan Edwards

President unhurt after being attacked in Lomas de Zamora

27-08-2025 17:02 Security guards acted quickly to shield the group and the convoy was diverted before reaching its destination.

How Milei took unaudited disabled people’s benefits away

27-08-2025 17:00 There has been a structural failure in the mass cutting of benefits for disabled people – Argentina's government they sent over 850,000 registered letters to audit beneficiaries, but nearly half of them never made it. Getting them reinstated is a near impossible task.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Milei digs in to defend peso before midterm elections

27-08-2025 11:16 President Javier Milei is ratcheting up his defence of Argentina’s currency ahead of another massive local debt auction.

Severely injured photo-journalist returns to intensive care

27-08-2025 09:46 Family of photographer Pablo Grillo, who was severely injured by the security forces while covering a demonstration last March, warns photographer is “not progressing as expected” and requires further treatment.

Court sentences two to life for 2022 drug turf-war murder

26-08-2025 17:46 Mauricio Matías Marca Choque and Ruvén Arce Alonoka murdered Harold Jorge “Popeyín” Vacarezza Alpiri to ensure the power of one of the factions.

Yerba mate farmers feel the pinch as Milei ends price controls

26-08-2025 17:31 For decades, yerba mate farmers benefited from state intervention. Now, under President Javier Milei, many growers are struggling to survive.

Pumas stun All Blacks with historic 29-23 upset win

23-08-2025 21:00 Pumas upset All Blacks with bruising 29-23 victory; Maiden win over New Zealand on home soil in 16 attempts for Argentina.

Veto swings and roundabouts

23-08-2025 07:04 The best way for Milei to defend his cherished fiscal surplus would not be knee-jerk vetoes but to present a budget – something which will require thinking outside the box and not just the chainsaw.

Ins and outs of Congress

23-08-2025 06:42 Almost all those deputies taking their leave would doubtless be rubbished by President Milei as “caste” but most carry a political weight far from evident in their prospective replacements.

by Michael Soltys

Greedy and corrupt libertarians?

23-08-2025 06:15 Smear campaign tactics are a defining characteristic of the Argentine political ecosystem during the electoral season. Corruption has risen as a preoccupation for everyday citizens, but it is still the economy that will determine whether or not Milei is successful.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Disabled agency chief sacked after audio corruption claims

22-08-2025 12:08 Milei government announces it has placed ANDIS state agency for disabled under trusteeship and it will face audit; Chief Diego Spagnuolo sacked after leaked recordings allegedly featuring his voice claim shady deals with drug-suppliers involve Menem family and Karina Milei.

Stories that caught our eye: August 15 to 22

22-08-2025 11:05 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Milei comes out swinging as setbacks pile up before key vote

21-08-2025 18:09 President Javier Milei suffers rapid-fire political, economic and financial setbacks as his most daunting electoral test yet draws near.

Milei complains Congress is being held ‘hostage by Kirchnerism’

21-08-2025 14:08 President criticises rejection of his veto of the Disability Emergency Law, accuses opponents of seeking to “bring down the national state.”