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Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi (C) observes the first changing of guard of his term in office in front of national hero José Artigas' monument at Independence Square in Montevideo on March 10, 2025.

Cyber-attack on Uruguay government may have come from Argentina

Yesterday 11:10 A cyber-attack on a Uruguay government website Monday declared that the country "needs rulers, not puppets”; News reports as journalists accuse Argentina as the source of the hack.

A 'train of solidarity' prepares to leave for storm-hit Bahía Blanca.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: March 7 to 14

14-03-2025 17:07 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Peru Congress president Eduardo Salhuana Cavides.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Peru rights groups sound alarm on 'anti-NGO' bill

14-03-2025 13:30 Peru's Congress is on a mission to increase state oversight over NGOs, which have drawn the ire of conservatives for bringing cases against the state for alleged human rights abuses.

Members of the Digital Defenders Network of the Ley Olimpia movement show how the platform works during an interview with AFP

TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

AI chatbot helps victims of digital sexual violence in Latin America

12-03-2025 18:29 Two digital sexual violence survivors band together and leverage AI to create a new platform – OlimpIA – to support other women in similar situations.

Shoppers at a Big Box supermarket in Brasília, Brazil.

INFLATION WOES

Brazil prices jump the most since 2022 in fresh blow to Lula

12-03-2025 11:53 Official data released Wednesday by Brazil's government showed consumer prices shot up 1.31% in February, the monthly biggest rise since March 2022.

People walk in the street in the neighbourhood where at least 22 people were killed on the eve in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on March 7, 2025.

CRIME & SECURITY

Crime fears offer opening to conservative leaders

07-03-2025 18:06 Crime and drug-trafficking surpass corruption and the economy as top issues for Latin American voters, giving hard-on-crime conservatives a boost in the upcoming election cycle.

Chile Interior Minister Carolina Tohá announces run for presidency.

CHILE ELECTIONS

Chile interior minister quits to run for president

05-03-2025 11:06 Chile's centre-left interior minister Carolina Tohá announces her bid for presidency, with opposition still dominating early polls.

This handout satellite image released by Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025, shows A23A Iceberg getting closer to the South Georgia Island in the Weddell Sea in Antarctica on February 24, 2025. The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife breeding ground of South Georgia from being hit by the behemoth, the British Antarctic Survey said on March 4, 2025.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

World's biggest iceberg runs aground, sparing wildlife haven island

04-03-2025 13:30 The colossal iceberg A23a – which is more than twice the size of Greater London and weighs nearly one trillion tonnes – has been drifting north from Antarctica towards South Georgia island since 2020.

President Javier Milei gestures as he speaks during the inauguration of the 143rd ordinary session of Congress at the National Congress in Buenos Aires on March 1, 2025.

MERCOSUR TENSIONS

Milei: Mercosur bloc ‘has only enriched Brazilian industrialists’

02-03-2025 11:28 Argentina’s President Javier Milei declares in speech to Congress that Mercosur trade bloc has “only enriched Brazilian industrialists,” warning he will take his nation out of trade bloc if it prevents free-trade deal with United States.

A man affected by teargas reacts as he is treated during a protest called by pensioners asking for an increase in pensions outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires on February 26, 2025.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: February 21 to 28

28-02-2025 18:23 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Handout picture published by the official news outlet El 19 Digital shows Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (C), his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo (L), and the Police Commander Francisco Javier Díaz Madriz during his swearing-in ceremony in Managua on February 26, 2025.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Nicaragua to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council

28-02-2025 16:13 "Co-presidents" Daniel Ortega and wife Rosario Murillo quit UN Human Rights Council after being accused of enacting "persecution, forced exile and economic retaliation" against the Nicaraguan people.

Umbanda practitioners perform a ritual in honor of the Caboclo entity at the Centro Espírita Umbandista Caboclo Sete Estrelas in the Realengo neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 22, 2025.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Feted at Carnival, Afro-Brazilian faiths face hate in daily life

28-02-2025 15:40 Behind the joyous vail of Brazil's infamous Carnival lies mounting discrimination against afro-Brazilians, with attacks on religious freedom increasing by 81 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to official data.

BUSINESS

Telefónica posts 49-million-euro loss on Latin America write-offs

27-02-2025 10:58 Spanish telecoms giant suffered writedown of assets in Latin America, where group begun the sale of several subsidiaries.

This aerial view shows the city partially illuminated during a blackout in Santiago on February 25, 2025.

POWER OUTAGE

Curfew lifted after Chile's massive blackout

26-02-2025 17:16 Chile emerges Wednesday from a massive blackout due to an alleged failure of the power system, which forced the evacuation of the Santiago subway and plunged the population into confusion.

This handout picture released by the Presidency shows Argentina's President Javier Milei (centre) gesturing as he talks with US President Donald Trump (right) next to Argentina’s Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei (second left) and Argentina's Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein (left) during a meeting in the framework of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States on February 22, 2025.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina designates Tren de Aragua as ‘terrorist’ group

25-02-2025 17:46 Argentina’s government has added Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua to its official register of groups “linked to acts of terrorism,” following in the footsteps of the United States.

Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica agreed to sell its Argentine subsidiary to Telecom Argentina for US$1.2 billion on Monday, prompting President Javier Milei's government to announce an investigation over competition concerns.

BUSINESS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Milei vows ‘monopoly’ probe as Telefónica sells to Clarín

25-02-2025 11:39 Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica announces US$1.25-billion deal to sell subsidiary to Telecom Argentina; Milei vows ‘monopoly’ probe into takeover by company controlled by Grupo Clarin.

Photo illustration taken on February 5, 2025, in Buenos Aires, of a woman holding a mobile phone with the image of the Netflix streaming television series 'El Eternauta,' based on the Argentine science fiction graphic novel El Eternauta by Hector German Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lopez. Decades after the Latin American ‘boom,’ the period in which the region's literature had an explosion of dissemination and consideration by critics and publishers, several of its most notable titles have a second wind in the 21st century, now in audiovisual form and in the hands of platforms.

FILM & LITERATURE

Latin American classics get the streaming treatment

25-02-2025 10:54 Decades on from the Latin American literary boom that took magical realism to the wider world, several notable artworks and comic books – including ‘Mafalda’ and ‘El Eternauta’ – are being given a new lease of life on streaming platforms.

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: February 14 to 21

21-02-2025 18:16 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Signage outside of a MercadoLibre facility in the Bras neighbourhood of São Paulo, Brazil, on Monday, April 29, 2024.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

MercadoLibre shares rally after record quarter of profit

20-02-2025 23:55 MercadoLibre stock jumped as much as 14% in after-hours trading after Latin American e-commerce and fintech giant’s profit far surpassed estimates.

Argentina's Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.

Diplomatic row

Venezuelan opposition pleads for assistance for asylum seekers

19-02-2025 22:51 Opposition leaders call on diplomatic community to raise voice against "siege" at Argentina's Embassy in Caracas.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to supporters during an Independence day rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 7, 2024.

PROFILE

Brazil's polarising ex-president mired in legal woes

19-02-2025 15:19 Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro prepares 2026 election campaign atop legacy of disrupting the 'democratic order,' destroying the Amazon rainforest and violating human rights.

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro (C) arrives at the Federal Senate to have lunch with leaders of opposition parties in Brasilia on February 18, 2025.

GOVERNMENT COUP

Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro over failed coup plot

19-02-2025 14:47 Brazil's attorney general charged ex-president Jair Bolsonaro for an alleged coup attempt, including approval of a plan to poison his political rival amidst the 2022 election.

This handout picture released by the Ecuadorian Presidency Press Office shows Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa during an interview with the journalist Marisol Pons (unseen) for a national radio station at the Carondelet Presidential Palace in Quito on February 11, 2025.

SIZEABLE BLACK ECONOMY

US$30 billion a year – Ecuador reveals size of local cartel trade

18-02-2025 14:44 Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa admits that cartels and gangs move US$30 billion worth of drugs, arms and other illicit goods through his country a year.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gestures during a ceremony to announce investments in the defence industry at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on February 12, 2025.

POPULARITY PLUMMET

Why Brazil's Lula is bleeding support

18-02-2025 12:00 Brazil's leftist president embarks on a national tour of interviews and public appearances as supporters lose faith in his economic policies and the far-right emboldens worldwide.

Screenshot showing LatAmGPT's alliances across nine countries taken from the software's official website on February 14, 2025.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

“LatAmGPT”: Latin America to have its own AI model in 2025

14-02-2025 17:00 Data recognising the multicultural diversity of Latin America is being incorporated into the region's new artificial intelligence model, with experts calling for technological independence.

There's something strange in the water... capybaras go green!

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: February 7 to 14

14-02-2025 15:37 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

General view of Morro dos Prazeres (Pleasures Hill) Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taken on February 6, 2025.

GANG VIOLENCE

In Río de Janeiro, a wrong turn takes paradise to peril

14-02-2025 13:32 Around the corner from Brazil's biggest tourist attractions lie gang-guarded areas where 19 people were shot last year.

GANG VIOLENCE

Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'

13-02-2025 14:40 As gang violence kills neighbours and levels homes, frightened residents of Ecuador's Puerto Bolívar coastal city doubt President Noboa's promise of safety.

Products are delivered to dock before departure.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina records highest monthly trade deficit with Brazil in seven years

13-02-2025 00:17 Bilateral trade between the two Mercosur partners was US$2.098 billion last month, up 34.1% from the previous January, but imports surge takes Argentina into negative territory.

This combination of pictures created on February 04, 2025 shows, L-R, US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC and China's President Xi Jinping speaking in Macau on December 19, 2024.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Gutting aid, US cedes soft power game to China

12-02-2025 14:52 Successive US administrations have vowed to wage a global competition with China. But by freezing nearly all US foreign aid, Washington has effectively ceded one of its main levers of influence.

A ship loads soy at a port on the Paraná River in Rosario.

AGRICULTURE

Milei’s plan to boost farm exports: stop ships from running aground

12-02-2025 11:41 Argentina’s government is moving to give the neglected Paraná waterway its first major upgrade in nearly two decades. But time is running out for the fixes to be made.

Argentina-based payments infrastructure start-up Pomelo.

START-UPS

Dozen Latin America start-ups flagged as top unicorn candidates

11-02-2025 17:01 At least a dozen tech firms in the region could cross the coveted US$1-billion valuation mark this year, according to specialised platform Distrito.

Ecuador's President and presidential candidate Daniel Noboa waves to supporters during his first re-election campaign day at the government palace in Quito on January 5, 2025.

ELECTION DENIAL

Ecuador's president claims 'irregularities' in first vote

11-02-2025 16:38 Ecuador President Daniel Noboa blames inconclusive first-round vote on unsubstantiated polling "irregularities" as he and leftist rival Luisa González advance to runoff election set for April 13.

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.

MILITARY OUSTING

Poll: Latin Americans back US military force against Maduro

11-02-2025 13:16 Despite ill feelings toward Trump, majorities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico support US military intervention in Venezuela against President Nicolás Maduro, new poll finds.

Colombian Environment Minister and COP16 president Susana Muhamad looks on during a press conference at the COP16 summit in Cali, Colombia, on October 24, 2024.

POLITICAL UPHEAVAL

Colombia in crisis after president calls for cabinet resignation

10-02-2025 13:13 Environment Minister Susana Muhamad is one of several Colombian officials to resign following an unusual and scandalous meeting between President Gustavo Petro and his cabinet.

Ecuador's presidential candidate for the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party (Citizen Revolution Movement), Luisa González (left), showing her ballot after voting at a polling station in Canuto, Ecuador, on February 9, 2025, and Ecuador's President and presidential candidate for the Accion Democratica Nacional party (National Democratic Action), Daniel Noboa, showing his ballot after voting at a polling station in Olon, Santa Elena province, Ecuador.

Ecuador election 2025

Ecuador heads to election run-off between Noboa and González

10-02-2025 08:58 With more than 90% of the ballots counted, incumbent President Daniel Noboa has 44.3% and rival Luisa González 43.8%, with a run-off set to decide the nation's future.

GEOPOLITICS

Trump flashes newfound imperialist streak in White House return

06-02-2025 13:09 US presient's surprise proposition to take control of the Gaza Strip is just the latest signal that his new foreign policy doctrine revolves around expanding the US footprint across the globe.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding regarding civil nuclear cooperation between their countries at the Intercontinental Real Hotel in San Salvador, on February 3, 2025.

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

El Salvador offers to jail US citizens, Rubio says

04-02-2025 11:38 Marco Rubio says he is "profoundly grateful" to El Salvador for its unprecedented offer to jail US detainees in Latin America's largest prison.

Supporters of Ecuador's presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement, Luisa González, wave flags as they take part during her final day of the electoral campaign in Quito on February 2, 2025.

DRUG VIOLENCE

Narco violence tops agenda in Ecuador election

04-02-2025 10:25 Ecuadoreans vote Sunday for the country's next president as drug-related cartel and mafia violence run rampant. 'Iron fist' incumbent Daniel Noboa is up against Luisa González, a staunch defender of democracy.

Handout picture released by Venezuela's Presidency shows Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro speaking with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on January 31, 2025.

US-VENEZUELA RELATIONS

Has Trump changed tack on Venezuela and Maduro?

03-02-2025 09:34 US President Donald Trump may be adjusting the hard-line approach he adopted toward Caracas during his first term.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on February 2, 2025.

PANAMA CANAL THREAT

Rubio lays down ultimatum to Panama over canal

03-02-2025 09:28 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes real on Donald Trump's threats and warns President José Raúl Mulino he must make immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the Panama canal.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

‘Trump is the catalyst,’ agree former ambassadors to China

01-02-2025 09:44 Argentina’s two most recent ambassadors to China, Diego Guelar and Sabino Vaca Narvaja, discuss the chessboard facing the world’s two key powers as Donald Trump begins a new term in the United States.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: January 24 to 31

31-01-2025 17:01 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

This handout picture released by the Nicaraguan Presidency shows Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, greeting supporters during an act to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Revolution in Managua, on July 19, 2023.

CENTRAL AMERICA

Nicaragua legislature cements 'absolute power' of president, wife

31-01-2025 14:58 Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo consolidate their absolute command of power in Nicaragua – as president and “co-president,” they will control all branches of government and civil society, according to the troubled nation's latest constitutional reform.

A young woman wears a necklace with an inserted emergency button that alerts emergency contacts at the premises of Chilean startup Alara in Santiago on January 14, 2025.

CRIME & SECURITY

Eruption of organised crime changes Chile’s daily customs

31-01-2025 14:50 Chileans rely on emergency jewellery, armoured cars and word of mouth as organised crime damages nation's reputation as one of the safest countries in Latin America.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at Planalto Palace in Brasília on January 30, 2025.

TRUMP TARIFF THREAT

Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate

30-01-2025 13:42 "It's very simple: if he taxes Brazilian products, Brazil will reciprocate," warns Brazil's leftist leader.

View of the US Naval Base of Guantánamo in Cuba, 2002.

POLITICS IN UNITED STATES

Trump says US will detain 30,000 migrants in Guantánamo

30-01-2025 09:30 US President Donald Trump announces that the United States will hold some 30,000 "criminal illegal aliens" at the notorious Guantánamo military detention facility in Cuba as part of his administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.

FOREIGN POLICY & SECURITY

Argentina may send Armed Forces to beef up Triple Frontier security

30-01-2025 00:35 Border clampdown takes Brazil by surprise, with officials learning of move via media; Security, Defence Ministries fine-tuning details to determine number of troops and where they will be deployed.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump.

TRUMP'S RETURN

Scalded by Colombia row, Latin America treads carefully with Trump

29-01-2025 22:44 Leaders across Latin American leaders are walking a tightrope in the Trump 2.0 era, as Gustavo Petro’s recent clash with US president goes to show.

This combination of pictures created on January 26, 2025 shows Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Bogotá on July 09, 2024 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Split Coalition

Trump clash fractures Colombia's ruling coalition

29-01-2025 15:59 Colombia's Liberal Party severs ties with President Gustavo Petro's legislative coalition following his social media spat with Trump, which could make promised reforms more difficult to pass.

Inmates look on as they remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025.

Human Rights

'No way out': Grim conditions in El Salvador's mega-prison

29-01-2025 14:17 The largest prison in Latin America and emblem of the war against gangs in El Salvador celebrates two years since it was inaugurated under conditions that rights groups call inhumane. Along with Milei's support, Argentina Security Minister Patricia Bullrich considers President Nayib Bukele's approach as a model for state security.

A supporter lifts up a painting of President Nicolás Maduro during military exercises announced by Maduro in Caracas on January 23, 2025.

Constitutional Reform

Maduro sets 'public debate' on constitutional reform

29-01-2025 11:40 Days after his swearing-in for a third term in office amid allegations of electoral fraud, President Nicolás Maduro pledges to "integrate the popular power" into Venezuela's constitution.

Tourists take photos in front of the Obelisk in Buenos Aires.

TOURISM & TRAVEL

Argentina’s rich neighbours cut back on visits due to strong peso

28-01-2025 09:38 Tourists visiting from Uruguay and Chile fell at least 30% in December from a year ago, according to INDEC.

President Javier Milei, pictured at the World Economic Forum in Davos in early 2025.

BORDER ROW

Milei plans to build Argentina-Bolivia border wall, citing crime

28-01-2025 09:29 Salta Province plans to build short fence near the Bolivian border as part of a crackdown on drug-trafficking and contraband.

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

Tariff Threat

Trump holds off on Colombia tariffs after migrant deal

27-01-2025 12:22 US president sends a powerful message by threatening sweeping tariffs on Latin American ally to push forward his geopolitical goals on migration.

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

TRUMP IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN

Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed

26-01-2025 09:29 Brazil's Foreign Ministry said it would demand an explanation from Washington over the "degrading treatment of passengers" on a flight deporting dozens of immigrants from United States.

Argentina's President Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni await the start of US President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.

The Week in Review

Stories that caught our eye: January 17 to 24

24-01-2025 16:06 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Endangered Livestock

Uruguay alert shows potentially toxic cyanobacteria

23-01-2025 11:37 A large algae bloom at the Río Negro Basin in Uruguay could impact the country's agricultural sector.

Priscilla Chan, CEO of Meta; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg; and Lauren Sanchez attend the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC

Hate Speech Hearing

Tech giants skip Brazil disinformation hearing

23-01-2025 10:44 Meta scraps its independent fact-checking program in the US, igniting fears about the spread of hate speech and disinformation in Brazil.

President Javier Milei is interviewed by Bloomberg TV on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Milei would leave Mercosur if needed for US-Argentina deal

22-01-2025 15:09 President Javier Milei says he would leave Mercosur if necessary to cement a free-trade agreement with the United States.

NEW ERA IN AMERICA

Trump on Latin America: 'We don’t need them – they need us'

22-01-2025 11:10 US president's remarks indicate his forthright approach to future policy; Trump insists he will regain control of Panama Canal, sends troops to Mexican border, but Marco Rubio’s eye will remain on wider region.

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025.

Conflict at the Canal

Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat

22-01-2025 10:10 Panama rejected President Donald Trump's pledge that the United States would be "taking back" the Panama Canal, saying the key interoceanic waterway would remain under its control.

BILATERAL TENSIONS

Partner demands release of Argentine held for 'terrorism' in Venezuela

22-01-2025 07:26 The partner of an Argentine security officer, jailed in Venezuela more than a month ago for "terrorism," demands his immediate release.

Farmers used a truck to dump used materials during a farmers protest in front of the prefecture in Agen on November 19, 2024 as part of a nationwide movement against the EU-Mercosur agreement.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU to set up one-billion-euro 'reserve' for farmers hit by Mercosur deal

21-01-2025 15:08 European Union vows to create one-billion-euro "reserve" for farmers negatively impacted by Mercosur trade deal.

Relatives and morgue workers carry the coffin of journalist Gastón Medina outside of the morgue in Ica, Peru on January 20, 2025.

Extortion Epidemic

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

21-01-2025 14:29 The owner and director of a regional TV channel in southern Peru was killed by hitmen after reporting on racketeering by gangs.

Colombian army soldiers stand guard next to displaced people from recent clashes between armed groups arriving in the municipality of Tibu, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on January 18, 2025.

Colombia Guerrilla Violence

Colombia tries to contain guerrilla violence that has killed 100

20-01-2025 15:43 A fresh outbreak of guerrilla violence amid a faltering peace process in Colombia has left 100 people dead and thousands displaced.

Paraguay President Santiago Peña speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2024.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Peña says Paraguay thrilled to be on Trump’s radar

18-01-2025 10:10 Paraguay President Santiago Peña says as his nation stands to become more relevant in the next US administration.

Analysing Argentina

Latin America ducks and covers for Trump – except Milei

18-01-2025 06:37 With expected good access to the new White House, it will be up to Milei and his team to distinguish personal ideology from national interest and act accordingly.

by Marcelo J. García

THE WEEK IN REIVEW

Stories that caught our eye: January 10 to 17

17-01-2025 16:57 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

President Javier Milei visits San Juan Province Governor Marcelo Orrego.

TRUMP'S INAUGURATION

Milei to join far-right leaders, tech moguls at Trump's inauguration

16-01-2025 19:23 Along with the president's usual travelling crew, one unexpected Argentine will also be in attendance: San Juan Province Governor Marcelo Orrego.