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Pope Francis waves from a window of the Gemelli hospital before being discharged following a five weeks hospitalisation for pneumonia, in Rome on March 23, 2025.

Pope Francis returns home from hospital, thanks faithful

Yesterday 10:41 Pope Francis returns to the Vatican after being discharged from the hospital where he spent more than five weeks receiving treatment.

WASHINGTON SANCTION

US bans CFK, De Vido from entry over 'involvement in significant corruption'

22-03-2025 14:06 US State Department, under orders of Marco Rubio, issues statement confirming entry ban for former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, former federal planning minister Julio de Vido and their immediate family members.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

WASHINGTON'S BAN ON CFK

United States bars Cristina Fernández de Kirchner from entry due to graft case

22-03-2025 09:37 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the decision to ban Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her immediate family, as well as former public works minister Julio De Vido, “for significant corruption,” according to a statement.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

'Cepo' in review

22-03-2025 07:53 It might well be argued that the ‘cepo,’ the seemingly endless set of currency and capital controls, has been a bane of Argentina’s existence.

by Michael Soltys

Editorial

Forever Autumn?

22-03-2025 07:11 There is already too much polarisation in politics at large – instead of extremes clashing, there is a need to meet in the middle for a serious debate about a complex issue.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: March 14 to 21

21-03-2025 17:00 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

ypf nationalisation case

Burford met with silence from Milei over US$16-billion YPF judgment

21-03-2025 10:33 Argentina faces a US$16-billion court judgment over its nationalisation of oil company YPF. But the firm that won the case says President Javier Milei won't talk to them.

President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

President Milei postpones scheduled trip to Israel

19-03-2025 23:31 Tensions in Israel and Argentina lead to suspension of President Javier Milei’s trip; Decision made as conflict rages in Middle East and protests pick up at home.

View of a seat of a lawmaker from the ruling La Libertad Avanza ruling party during the debate on a decree by Argentina's President Javier Milei to obtain congressional backing for the signing of new debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires on March 19, 2025.

IMF DEBT PROGRAMME

Milei wins lower house approval to agree new IMF loan

19-03-2025 17:52 Milei granted free hand in negotiations with International Monetary Fund over a new programme as lower house backs decree authorising talks.

Burwick Law files a class-action suit representing victims of $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal.

‘CRYPTOGATE’ SCANDAL

Victims of ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency scam file suit with NY court

19-03-2025 17:27 President Milei not named as defendant in class-action suit filed by law firm representing victims of cryptocurrency scandal.

A Palestinian woman inspects the rubble of the Elias Tarazi family house, after it was destroyed in an Israeli strike in al-Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City on March 19, 2025.

GAZA WAR

Israel issues 'last warning' to Gazans

19-03-2025 17:18 Israel's most recent airstrikes have killed at least 436 people, according to Gaza's civil defence agency, disregarding the previously agreed upon ceasefire deal.

Presidential official Elchin Amirbayov, centre, discusses trade with Argentina and peace with Armenia at a press briefing hosted by the Azerbaijan Embassy in March 2025.

DIPLOMACY

'Ball is in Armenia’s court' – Azerbaijani official on peace deal

19-03-2025 15:58 Elchin Amirbayov, Azerbaijan’s presidential representative for special assignments, says Baku is ready to seal a peace deal with Armenia to end decades-long conflict between two Caucasus neighbours.

by Melissa Canales

This combination of pictures created on March 18, 2025 shows, L-R, Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, on December 27, 2021 and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2017.

RUSSIAN-UKRAINE WAR

Putin agrees to halt Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire

18-03-2025 17:07 Vladimir Putin agrees to pause attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, but the Russian president still demands a "complete cessation" of Western military and intelligence support to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire agreement.

Jack Chambers, Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation, gives a speech to mark St Patrick's Day.

COMMUNITY

Visiting minister hails Argentina’s Irish community on St. Patrick’s Day visit

18-03-2025 10:51 Jack Chambers, Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation and deputy leader of the ruling Fianna Fáil party, visits Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

Women sit together in mourning by the shrouded bodies of victims killed in Israeli bombardment as they lie on the floor at the Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on March 18, 2025.

GAZA WAR

Israel vows to fight in Gaza after deadliest strikes since truce

18-03-2025 09:47 Israel unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with health ministry reporting 400 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock on extending the truce.

US President Donald Trump cut USAID upon taking presidency.

USAID CUTS

USAID cuts imperil free press, human-rights in autocracies

17-03-2025 15:27 Experts warn US President Donald Trump's slashing of USAID jeopardises independent press and research in autocratic governments, while leaders like El Salvador's Nayib Bukele praise an end to US intervention.

People hold up an image of Pope Francis during a vigil to pray for his health in Buenos Aires on March 7, 2025.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Hospitalised Pope Francis says he is 'facing period of trial'

16-03-2025 09:26 Latest update from Vatican tampers speculation that the Pope's progress could signal an imminent release from hospital.

AS I SEE IT

Demography should help the US keep China at bay

15-03-2025 07:46 Despite the fact that demography has always been China’s not so secret weapon, in recent years it has become a major problem that seems certain to put a premature end to the imperial dreams of Xi and his immediate successors.

by James Neilson

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Is Donald Trump good for Argentina?

15-03-2025 07:40 Trump’s new transactional and short-term economic order overlaps with a new gangster-style and hyper-materialistic political order.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

While conspiracy theories are wildly fashionable in today’s world, accidents can also happen.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

The Ides of March

15-03-2025 07:21 While conspiracy theories are wildly fashionable in today’s world, accidents can also happen.

by Michael Soltys

Ireland’s Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, Gerard McCoy.

INTERVIEW / IRISH AMBASSADOR

Irish eyes are on the future, says Dublin’s man in Buenos Aires

15-03-2025 07:16 Ireland’s Ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, Gerard McCoy, marks St. Patrick’s Day with a review of diplomatic relations, Argentina’s Irish community and bilateral trade.

by Michael Soltys

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.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 13, 2025.

RUSSIAN-UKRAINE CEASEFIRE

Putin raises 'serious questions' on Ukraine truce plan

13-03-2025 17:26 Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses support for Washington's plan for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, but warns of "nuances" and "serious questions" he must discuss with US President Donald Trump.

Picture of the statue of John Paul II outside the hospital where Pope Francis was hospitalized in 2025.

LGBTQ RIGHTS

Transgender sex workers welcomed by Pope Francis pray for his health

13-03-2025 14:13 Latin American transgender sex workers voice their support for the pope's health and the worry that is associated with their futures - if anything were to happen to the pope.

Pope Francis greeting the crowd at a celebration marking the end of the Jubilee of Mercy in 2016.

Catholic Church

Hospitalised Pope marks 12 years in job with future uncertain

13-03-2025 14:02 Argentine-born pontiff has previously refused to make any concessions to his age or increasingly fragile health, but experts say his recovery could take weeks given his age and recurring health issues.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Transportation electrification is coming, but will it spark a broader shift?

11-03-2025 11:19 From the heart of Buenos Aires to remote corners of Patagonia, the electrification of transportation is gaining momentum, driven by a convergence of innovation, government support and a broad push for modernisation.

by Heliana Veronica Higbie

POPE FRANCIS

'Too soon' to discuss pope's return home

10-03-2025 14:20 The pontiff issued a written version of his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer after showing "slight improvements" in hospital.

Canada's Liberal Leader and Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney (C) greets supporters after being elected as the new Liberal Party leader, in Ottawa on March 9, 2025.

CANADIAN ELECTION

Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to 'win' US trade war

10-03-2025 12:52 Liberal Party elects former investment banker Mark Carney to succeed Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his combative anti-Trump rhetoric.

Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei flew this week to Canada to lead the country’s delegation to one of the largest mining shows on Earth.

ANALYSING ARGENTINA

Exit rigging, enter RIGI

08-03-2025 06:00 Argentina has, many times in its recent past, seen long-term sustainability ruined by short-term objectives.

by Marcelo J. García

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Distaff dismantled

08-03-2025 06:00 Female suffrage arrived in Argentina in 1947 with Law 13,010, more commonly known as the “Ley Evita” after Eva Perón who announced it in person, with women voting for the first time in the 1951 elections.

by Michael Soltys

Traffic chaos during a power cut in Buenos Aires.

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: March 1 to March 7

07-03-2025 10:42 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

TRADE WARS

Trump changes tack on some tariffs, but steel, aluminium remain

06-03-2025 18:20 Mexico and Canada given grace period, but levies on imported metals and agricultural products look set to hit Argentina hard.

POPE FRANCIS

Weak-sounding pope releases audio from hospital

06-03-2025 18:00 Pope Francis says heartfelt thanks to worldwide supporters for their prayers as he nears three weeks in hospital: "May God bless you and the Virgin protect you."

LIBERTARIAN CHAINSAWS

Musk and Milei’s chainsaw maker is crafting another for Trump

06-03-2025 15:54 Mechanic Mariano ‘Tute’ Di Tella is delighted that the custom chainsaw he made for President Javier MIlei and Elon Musk caught the attention. Now, he's preparing a chainsaw for Donald Trump.

The Greenlandia expedition's sailing boat 'Kamak' sails between icebergs released by glaciers around Milne Land in the Scoresby Sound Fjord, Eastern Greenland on August 15, 2023.

CLIMATE CHANGE

World's sea ice cover hits record low in February

06-03-2025 14:32 Argentina saw hotter than average temperatures last month as global sea ice cover reached new historic low, impacting natural ecosystems and global trade routes.

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with member of North Korea's Workers' Party (WPK) Central Committee Politburo Ri Hi-yong at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 27, 2025.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

As Trump woos Russia, Kremlin shifts blame to Europe

06-03-2025 06:00 Record number of Russian population supports the United States as opposed to the European Union, due to new pro-Kremlin media and the government's claim that Europe is in the way of peace in Ukraine.

A priest makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of a faithful during the celebration of Ash Wednesday at the Basilica San Josép de Flores in Buenos Aires on March 5, 2025. The Basilica de San Jose de Flores was the church where Pope Francis was inspired to consecrate his life to God and the Catholic Church. Pope Francis's condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Argentines begin Lent with prayers for Pope’s health

05-03-2025 17:18 In the neighbourhood where Jorge Bergoglio grew up, Catholic faithful are praying for the Pope's recovery.

US Democrat Representative of Texas Al Green (L) disrupts US President Donald Trump as he spoke to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

UNITED STATES POLITICS

Trump addresses tense US Congress after pausing aid to Ukraine

05-03-2025 13:48 Ukrainian flags of protest, a MAGA hat of support and disruptive shouts fill the halls of the US Congress during President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday.

The moon rises above a mosque as Muslims leave after offering prayers on the first day of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Rawalpindi on March 2, 2025.

GUEST COLUMN

The month of Ramadan: a new opportunity for reconciliation

04-03-2025 16:57 Let us not forget in our thoughts and prayers those corners of the globe where fasting is not a choice, but an imposition and the consequence of war.

by Marwan Gill

BILATERAL TRADE

Trump says he is open to a trade deal with Argentina

04-03-2025 15:39 US President Donald Trump responds positively to question speculating over likelihood of US-Argentina free-trade deal.

President Javier Milei at the Wailing Wall, on a previous trip to Israel.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei to visit Spain, make second trip to Israel

04-03-2025 14:49 President Javier Milei will travel to Tel Aviv on March 23, according to the government; La Libertad Avanza leader hopes to meet PM Netanyahu and ink memorandum on security and defence collaboration.

by James Grainger

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.

Faithful from Argentina gather to pray with a statue of Our Lady of Luján in front of the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 04, 2025. Pope Francis "slept all night long" the Vatican said on March 4, 2025 after he suffered two breathing attacks on Monday, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vatican: Pope breathing without mask after respiratory attacks

04-03-2025 12:32 Argentine pontiff has been at Gemelli hospital in Rome since February 14 and on Monday suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure." The 88-year-old was admitted initially for bronchitis, which then developed into pneumonia in both lungs.

President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies and doubled an existing charge on China.

Global trade

Trump escalates global trade war, sparking tit-for-tat tariffs

04-03-2025 12:27 Confirmation of the levies lays to rest doubts Trump would actually follow through on his repeated threats to upend global economic ties to counter what he casts as imbalanced trade.

A nun walks with the 'L'Osservatore Romano' newspaper under her arm, featuring an image of Pope Francis, who remains hospitalised.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vatican: Pope's condition 'stable' but remains complex

02-03-2025 16:01 Head of the Catholic Church was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which later developed into pneumonia in both lungs. He remains hospitalised.

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.

ANALYSIS

Milei feels the heat of the $LIBRA scandal

01-03-2025 07:18 Milei is doubling down. Not only does he deny any wrongdoing, he’s also trying to push forward with his own agenda.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

Hail to the chiefs

01-03-2025 06:15 Much of the world is reverting to an older formula in which it is taken for granted that everything depends on the whims of a handful of big men.

by James Neilson

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.

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky on February 28 told Trump there should be "no compromises" with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the parties negotiate to end the war after Moscow's invasion.

UKRAINE WAR

Trump cuts short Zelenskyy meeting after shouting match

28-02-2025 17:24 Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy openly argued in the White House on Friday as they clashed on the need for compromise with Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (R) to the White House in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2019.

POLITICS

Brazil's Bolsonaro bets on Trump card for survival

28-02-2025 15:22 Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro remains "calm" and places faith on US support to dodge a 40-year criminal sentence for allegedly plotting a coup following the 2022 elections.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Argentina President Javier Milei.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Zelenskyy left in the cold as Milei takes Trumpian twist

28-02-2025 14:57 Once a close ally, Milei turned his back on Zelenskyy after Argentina’s government failed to condemn Russian aggression in a controversial UN vote last week.

by Zella Milfred

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a press conference in Kyiv on February 26, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Trump rift opens disinformation on Ukraine

27-02-2025 11:22 Disinformation targeting Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy is surging as Donald Trump's shift frays relations with Kyiv.

This combination of pictures created on February 25, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) on February 12, 2025, and US President Donald Trump (R) on February 22, 2025.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Zelenskyy set to meet Trump Friday for mineral deal

27-02-2025 11:10 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "now confirmed" to visit Washington to discuss US access to Ukraine's mineral resources in exchange for military support during the ongoing war.

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.

Hayden Mark Davis and President Javier Milei.

$LIBRA SCANDAL

Counterfeiting and cult murder: Family behind Milei memecoin has chequered past

26-02-2025 18:25 Hayden Davis is at centre of presidential scandal; His family has a chequered past involving rime, prison, fake identities and even a polygamist cult.

Alejandro Oxenford, Argentina's new ambassador to the United States.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei appoints Argentina’s ambassador to US via decree

26-02-2025 12:31 President Javier Milei confirms Alejandro Oxenford as Argentina’s new ambassador to the United States by decree; Nomination was announced last December, but Senate has not dealt with paperwork, which arrived only a fortnight ago.

People look at the obelisk illuminated with the image of Pope Francis in Buenos Aires on February 24, 2025.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Ailing Pope 'critical but stable,' says Vatican

25-02-2025 16:50 Pope Francis remains in a critical condition but is stable and working from his sick bed.

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.

Faithful Catholics hold portraits of Pope Francis as they attend a mass for his healing in Constitution Square, the place where, when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires he gave annual masses to denounce exclusion and human trafficking in Buenos Aires, on February 24, 2025. Pope Francis, hospitalized due to bilateral pneumonia, remains in critical condition but is showing "slight improvement," the Vatican announced Monday night, as concern grows for the 88-year-old Argentine pontiff.

PRAYERS FOR POPE

Hundreds attend special mass for Pope Francis

25-02-2025 10:17 Catholics gather at Plaza Constitución in Buenos Aires to pray for Pope Francis' speedy recovery.

President Javier Milei is welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a session of the peace summit in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 15, 2024.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Argentina shifts stance on Ukraine in United Nations vote

24-02-2025 18:21 Echoing US President Donald Trump's new position on conflict, President Javier Milei's government shifts its stance on Ukraine and Russia, refusing to condemn Moscow’s aggression in UN vote.

Luis Caputo, Argentina's economy minister.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Caputo to skip G20 meeting in South Africa

24-02-2025 17:30 Argentina’s Luis Caputo is the latest economy minister to skip a meeting of G20 finance chiefs in South Africa.

POPE FRANCIS

Critically-ill Pope Francis shows 'slight improvement'

24-02-2025 16:22 The Vatican announces a "slight improvement" in Pope Francis' health, reporting that the pontiff is "not in pain," eating "normally" and even "in a good mood" despite his critical condition.

This picture released by the Presidency shows Argentina's President Javier Milei talking to US President Donald Trump 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.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei praises Trump's plan for reciprocal tariffs

23-02-2025 13:27 Javier Milei met Saturday with Donald Trump at the end of the CPAC convention near Washington; Argentina’s President promised to “join” the reciprocal tariff policy of his US counterpart, who invited him to the White House.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei has the problem of being completely dogmatic’

23-02-2025 06:08 In the final part of a feature interview, former president Alberto Fernández discusses the insurance corruption allegations he faces in the courts, President Javier Milei, Peronism and his relationship with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Javier Milei during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on February 22.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei pitches US-Argentina trade deal to Trump-friendly audience

22-02-2025 15:15 President Milei tells audience of US conservatives that he wants to be the first to sign a free-trade deal with US President Donald Trump, but warns Argentina is "restricted" by Mercosur.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Hidden by crypto

22-02-2025 06:59 The Once train crash was technically a railway accident far more frequently dubbed a tragedy and a crime in not a few eyes – few transport disasters have been so heavily politicised even if two previous rail accidents had claimed more lives.

by Michael Soltys

‘Cryptogate’ scandal

$LIBRA: Javier Milei’s black swan moment

22-02-2025 06:59 The case is scandalous from all angles and while Milei will probably manage to survive and even thrive in its aftermath, the reputational damage is done.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Analysing Argentina

Milei’s long honeymoon is over, what happens next?

22-02-2025 06:32 For the first time since December 2023, Milei and his people lost control of the narrative … more than ever, Milei now relies on the success of his economic programme.

by Marcelo J. García