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Venezuela’s military holds keys to Maduro’s future in power

31-07-2024 16:37 During Maduro’s 11 years in power, Venezuela’s security forces have largely stood by his side. And it doesn't seem like that will change anytime soon.

Tank poses, gifts and a toast – Milei’s Independence Day military parade

09-07-2024 15:21 President Javier Milei jumps into a tank with Vice-President Victoria Villarruel as he stages a military parade in Buenos Aires to mark the 208th anniversary of Independence Day.

Rosario is always near

16-03-2024 06:25 As with so many other matters, Argentina’s leaders have not lived up to the challenge of efficiently combatting drug-trafficking. Yet it would be a mistake to confine the responsibility for Rosario’s bloody violence to politics.

by Javier Calvo

Mediators seek Gaza truce as United States calls for 'immediate ceasefire'

04-03-2024 13:04 Mediators in Cairo push towards a Gaza truce after the US, Israel's top ally, stepped up pressure for a halt in fighting and more aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory.

Relatives of Ecuador drug boss 'Fito' arrested and deported from Argentina

19-01-2024 12:40 Security forces arrest and detain relatives of fugitive drug-boss Jose Adolfo Macías, alias 'Fito,' in Córdoba; Wife and children deported in early hours of Friday morning.

Italy blocks extradition of dictatorship-era priest to Argentina

12-01-2024 16:44 Italian Minister Carlo Nordio ruled against Argentina’s extradition of Franco Reverberi on health grounds

Pablo: the disappeared child who walks on waters of River Plate

18-11-2023 07:20 From the Parque de la Memoria in Buenos Aires, an ever steeper path winds up to the shoreline of the River Plate. In the distance, in the water, a child can be seen floating with his back turned, ebbing and flowing with the tide. The story of a unique statue, entitled ‘Reconstrucción del retrato de Pablo Míguez.'

by Sabrina Chemen

The imperious need to penalise denialism

27-09-2023 13:12 There are issues, like crimes against humanity, which should be beyond electoral speculation. With the same speed with which the government secured approval for amending the income tax threshold, it should also now approve a law to condemn denialism with the support of Juntos por el Cambio and a united opposition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Victoria Villarruel on the military dictatorship and era of state terrorism

05-09-2023 11:58 Javier Milei’s running-mate leapt into politics from her militancy in organisations for "a complete memory" of the 1976-1983 era of state terrorism. Her statements on the military dictatorship, response to those who accuse her of denialism and the national deputy’s links with dictators.

United States steps up pressure on Argentina over fighter jet choice

26-07-2023 18:08 Washington is close to authorising the sale of 24 F-16 fighter jets to Argentina and aims to become the country's main arms supplier for the first time since the Malvinas War.

Siblings abducted at birth during dictatorship meet, four decades on

22-04-2023 19:11 Two siblings who were abducted at birth during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship and lost to each other for four decades finally meet thanks to an incredible DNA discovery.

Marching in March

24-03-2023 12:49 There is every reason to keep Memory Day alive for generations to come.

by Michael Soltys

Berlin police search home of suspect accused of dictatorship-era crimes

31-01-2023 16:42 Prosecutors in Germany confirm police have raided the home of Luis Esteban Kyburg, a 75-year-old accused of crimes against humanity dating back to Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Brazil capital's security boosted, 39 charged over uprising

17-01-2023 10:08 Authorities formally charge 39 people with crimes against the state as security deployment in Brasilia is ramped up.

The Trial of the Juntas: a moment worth remembering

19-11-2022 06:56 With the passing of time, ‘El Diario del Juicio’ has become one of the most important historical sources for those studying the trial.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

K-pop star Jin performs with Coldplay on 'magical night' in Buenos Aires

29-10-2022 11:43 K-pop superstar Jin draws fans in huge numbers as he performed new single 'The Astronaut' alongside Coldplay at River Plate's Monumental stadium; Performance is last before he heads off to perform mandatory military service.