UNITED STATES Democrats tell 'unhinged' Trump to step down or be impeached 09-01-2021 09:15 Nancy Pelosi speaks with the nation's top military leader about blocking potential military or nuclear action by president during final days in office.
Military liason board Rossi accuses ex-Army officers of trying to destabilise government 12-11-2020 16:29 Defence Minister Agustín Rossi on Thursday accused a group of retired Army officers of conspiring to destabilise President Alberto Fernández's government.
Global pandemic Cold but safe: Argentines in Antarctica rarely don masks 03-10-2020 17:03 As Covid-19 cases surge in their homeland, there are at least some Argentines who feel secure: the scientists and military personnel at the nation's bases in Antarctica, the only continent without reported cases.
AS I SEE IT Dreaming of a military alternative 29-08-2020 10:04 Military rule may no longer be an alternative, but chaos most certainly is. by James Neilson
THE WEEK IN ARGENTINA What we learned this week: August 22 to 29 29-08-2020 09:39 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC Knocking on the Senate's door 29-08-2020 08:46 Military coups are a thing of the past, but presidents struggling to finish their mandates are not. by Martín Gambarotta
Coronavirus pandemic Miguel Etchecolatz, ‘Tigre’ Acosta test positive for coronavirus 06-08-2020 23:38 Two of the most infamous criminals convicted of crimes against humanity during Argentina’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983), Miguel Etchecolatz and Jorge 'Tigre' Acosta, test positive for Covid-19. by Luciana Bertoia
Russian president Putin puts on display of military might ahead of key vote 24-06-2020 15:14 Vladimir Putin put Russia’s military strength on display Wednesday in a parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany, braving the coronavirus pandemic ahead of a referendum that may allow him to rule until 2036.
KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD Trump threatens to mobilise military as violent protests grip United States 01-06-2020 23:10 Autopsy concludes George Floyd – the man whose shocking death has set off nationwide unrest – was suffocated by a police officer, contradicting a preliminary ruling, as tensions soar in the United States.
HUMAN RIGHTS France strips jailed human rights violator of decoration 09-05-2020 10:51 Naval officer Ricardo Cavallo, alias "Sérpico" or "Marcelo,” was part of Task Force 332, which was responsible for thousands of kidnaps, tortures, rapes and murders at ESMA.
Global uncertainty Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity 03-04-2020 20:15 Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic as an opportunity to win over more supporters and strike harder than before.
Coronavirus pandemic In Quilmes, military steps in to assist food deliveries, hospitals 25-03-2020 19:38 Army steps in on the outskirts of Buenos Aires in bid to help Argentina's most vulnerable to help curbing the coronavirus pandemic impact on Argentina's most vulnerable persons.
Protests in Chile Piñera will declare state of emergency if violence escalates in Chile 02-03-2020 17:14 Sebastián Piñera said on Sunday that he did not rule out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency again in Chile if violence intensifies in March.
VENEZUELA DIVISION Venezuelan police search home of detained uncle of Juan Guaidó 21-02-2020 12:31 Opposition leader says military police raided the home of his uncle early Thursday, a week after he was arrested on suspicion of bringing explosives into Venezuela on the same flight as the opposition leader.
Intelligence Bombshell Report: CIA was able to read Argentina's encrypted messages during Malvinas War 11-02-2020 16:59 US and Germany used Swiss company's technology to spy on more than 100 countries for decades, investigation reveals. Washington shared info from Argentina's encrypted messages during Malvinas conflict with United Kingdom.
Sahel region Calls for response after Islamic State attack in Niger kills at least 89 15-01-2020 09:31 Leaders Sahel summit in southern France plan to reinforce military presence in Niger after undergoing its deadliest terrorist attack.
Hernán Abriata case France arrest Argentine suspected of torture during military dictatorship 11-12-2019 17:27 French police said Wednesday they had arrested Mario Sandoval, a former police officer wanted for alleged involvement in the torture and disappearance of a student in 1976.
PLANE DISAPPEARANCE Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard, confirms Air Force 10-12-2019 08:46 Military plane with 38 people aboard goes missing after it took off from the country's south for a base in Antarctica and is presumed to have crashed, authorities say.
Military Dictatorship Archbishop Miguel Hesayne dies aged 96 02-12-2019 17:05 The archbishop of Viedma was known for his refusal to become "complicit" in the military junta's abuses during the brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
BLOOMBERG Civil unrest haunts those who remember Latin America’s juntas 19-11-2019 13:46 Unrest in the region is putting soldiers back into the public eye.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Bolivia crisis deepens as two sides stake out positions 16-11-2019 11:31 Interim leader Jeanine Áñez warns Evo Morales he will ‘answer to justice’ if he returns to homeland, as ex-president decries ‘coup’ and calls for UN mediation.
PROFILE: EVO MORALES Trailblazing indigenous leader brought low by refusal to yield power 16-11-2019 09:15 Evo Morales could have retired with sky-high popularity and an enviable record. Now, after ignoring the results of a 2016 referendum and holding an election plagued with ‘irregularities,’ he is thousands of miles away in Mexico, with Bolivia gripped by crisis.
Bolivian Election Crisis Why Macri should condemn the military intervention in Bolivia 12-11-2019 23:00 A critique of Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie's statement about the intervention of Armed Forces in Bolivia – and a call for President Macri to rectify a grave error. by Gustavo González
ARA San Juan ARA San Juan case: First indicted naval officer refuses to testify 23-10-2019 12:37 Two other suspects, Captain Héctor Anibal Alonso and Commander Hugo Miguel Correa, are due to give evidence to the court later this week.
HUMAN RIGHTS Chaco sees convictions for crimes against humanity against civilians 04-10-2019 12:56 Former federal prosecutor Roberto Domingo Mazzoni and former penitentiary warden Pablo César Casco sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity by a court in provincial capital of Resistencia.
HUMAN RIGHTS Protests seek justice for Jorge Julio López, 13 years on from disappearance 18-09-2019 16:59 Marchers renew calls for justice in case of missing bricklayer, who disappeared just days after giving evidence in trial involving Miguel Etchecolatz, one of Argentina's most notorious dictatorship-era criminals.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Outrage in Brazil after Bolsonaro's son questions democracy 11-09-2019 14:33 Son of Brazilian far-right president posts on Twitter that "the transformation that Brazil wants will not happen at the speed we are aiming for in democratic ways." Dilma Rousseff, a former president and ex-rebel who was imprisoned and tortured during military rule, condemned the tweet.
BRAZIL DICTATORSHIP Criminal trial ordered for Brazil ex-sergeant over regime-era crimes 15-08-2019 16:09 Antonio Waneir Pinheiro de Lima, a former sergeant in the Brazilian military, is accused of kidnapping, imprisoning and sexually assaulting a historian in the early 1970s.
HUMAN RIGHTS Bolsonaro targets commission probing dictatorship-era political disappearances 02-08-2019 09:50 Far-right leader removes several members of a commission investigating disappearances and murders, acting days after they confronted him on the role played by the state in the killing of a leftist activist.
US-BRAZILIAN RELATIONS Trump boosts Brazil's status as 'major Non-NATO military ally' of US 01-08-2019 00:08 Moves eases path for the Latin American giant to buy more sophisticated weaponry from Washington.
POMPEO VISIT TO BA US deepens relationship with Argentina, announces two new security agreements 19-07-2019 15:56 "Our partnership is here to stay," declares US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as he unveils new accords with Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie. by Lucas Robinson
Led 1987 rogue uprising Aldo Rico's appearance in Independence parade raises eyebrows 10-07-2019 10:17 Aldo Rico led an uprising in 1987 against then president Raúl Alfonsín.
OBITUARY History, humour and humility: Remembering Andrew Graham-Yooll 06-07-2019 22:07 Respected, influential and talented writer and journalist, whose experiences with Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship he shared with the world, has died in London aged 75. by James Grainger
AMLO Mexico federal police rebel against National Guard 03-07-2019 14:18 Under plans spearheaded by Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the police force would be integrated into the newly formed national guard.
G20 Bolsonaro military escort arrested in Spain on possession of 39kg of cocaine 26-06-2019 15:34 President Jair Bolsonaro was en route to Osaka, Japan on Wednesday morning for the G20 summit, following the arrest Tuesday of a military escort in his entourage.