Milei in America Milei meets IMF chief, gifts Musk a chainsaw Today 00:13 Enjoying some time away from Argentina following the "cryptogate" scandal, President Javier Milei meets with Elon Musk in Washington and gifts him a chainsaw.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Milei to meet Musk, IMF chief in Washington following crypto controversy 18-02-2025 18:38 Argentina’s President will travel to the United States for the latest edition of CPAC, delivering a speech on the same day as US President Trump. Milei’s agenda includes talks with Elon Musk and Kristalina Georgieva – but he will hope to avoid any mention of crypto scandal.
ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENCE Ex-president Alberto Fernández sent to trial for beating former partner 17-02-2025 16:39 Federal Judge Julián Ercolini rules former president Alberto Fernández should stand trial for “minor injuries and serious injuries" suffered by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez, along with "coercive threats."
POLITICS Karina’s cull: Milei’s campaign loyalists shut out of inner circle 08-02-2025 06:13 Many of the men and women who accompanied President Javier Milei from the start of his political journey are no longer around; Ramiro Marra’s exit from La Libertad Avanza is the latest example of Karina Milei flexing her muscles.
COURTS Alberto Fernández denies hitting ex-partner in court appearance 04-02-2025 22:32 Former president Alberto Fernández appears at Comodoro Py federal courthouse for questioning over domestic violence allegations made by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.
COURTS Alberto Fernández appears in court to challenge judge 04-02-2025 08:16 Presenting himself before appeals court judge Roberto Boico, veteran Peronist ex-president Alberto Fernández appears in court to denounce Judge Julián Ercolini’s "manifest hostility" towards him in insurance corruption case.
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.
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.
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.
UNITED STATES Trump takes US reins with flurry of executive orders 21-01-2025 09:05 Donald Trump signed a blizzard of divisive presidential orders as he was sworn in for a historic second Monday, pardoning supporters who violently attacked the US Capitol and clamping down on immigration as he vowed a new "golden age" for America.
Trump Inauguration Trump pledges 'golden age' during inaugural address 20-01-2025 15:13 US President Donald Trump promises the deportation of millions and makes territorial threats to Panama in his inaugural address.
Trump Takeover Triumphant Trump set for return to power 20-01-2025 11:16 Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States, vowing mass migrant deportation and retribution against his opponents.
ANALYSIS Even before taking office, Trump shaking up global order 16-01-2025 09:32 Republican leader has not officially yet returned to the White House, but is already thrusting himself to the front of the international stage.
UNITED STATES Trump unbound: US braces for wild, dark comeback 16-01-2025 09:30 If anything, Trump 2.0 is set to be even more powerful, and more extreme.
OBITUARY Jimmy Carter: president, global mediator, Nobel laureate 29-12-2024 21:10 Jimmy Carter's 1977-1981 US presidency included successes like the Camp David peace accords, but also enough controversy for US voters to send him packing after only one term in office. His legacy, however, was largely built on his post-presidency era – the longest in US history.
BRAZILIAN POLITICS Geraldo Alckmin, Lula’s rival-turned-vice-president, finds himself in unwanted limelight 19-12-2024 08:17 For decades, he was President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s political rival. Now his boss’s health issues have put Geraldo Alckmin at the centre of questions about Brazil’s future.
EX-BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT Bolivia prosecutor seeks Morales arrest over 'trafficking' of minor 17-12-2024 08:43 Bolivian prosecutor issues arrest warrant for ex-president Evo Morales on suspicion of "trafficking" a 15-year-old girl while he served in office.
PRESIDENT HOSPITALISED Brazil President Lula 'stable' after emergency surgery 10-12-2024 17:15 Brazil's 79-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering from emergency surgery after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage.
COURTS Alberto Fernández appears before judge in insurance fraud case 27-11-2024 17:36 Veteran Peronist leader appears in court as an indicted witness under framework of investigation into alleged corruption scheme involving contracting of state insurance policies.
POLITICS Rodríguez Larreta asks Milei to tone down rhetoric, stop ‘hate messages’ 27-11-2024 11:59 Former City mayor tells President: "You were elected to govern, not share hate messages"; Report highlights “violent speech,” describing it as threat to democratic coexistence.
POLITICS IN URUGUAY Orsi, Uruguay's president-elect, visits mentor Mujica after run-off win 25-11-2024 22:22 Frente Amplio leader Yamandú Orsi, who won last Sunday's presidential run-off plays up ties to ex-president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica ahead of taking office.
uruguay election 2024 Orsi wins Uruguay election as voters oust incumbent party 25-11-2024 13:03 Anti-incumbent trend in the Americas continues in Uruguay as voters’ worries about inequality and crime spur change of government.
EDITORIAL A little piece of heaven 23-11-2024 06:00 The launch of libertarian shock troops Las Fuerzas de Cielo was but one of various seismic movements in this jacaranda month of November.
URUGUAY ELECTION 2024 Uruguay readies for polls with Frente Amplio hoping for comeback 22-11-2024 10:03 Álvaro Delgado of outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou's ruling coalition, and Yamandú Orsi, of the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition, go head-to-head in the Uruguay's presidential election run-off.
GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS Ex-president Alberto Fernández called to testify in gender violence case 21-11-2024 18:45 Federal judge Julián Ercolini summons former president Alberto Fernández for questioning in the gender violence case involving former first lady Fabiola Yañez.
UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024 Trump, the elected autocrat 21-11-2024 09:51 The countdown to Trump's return to the White House represents an inflection point that the United States has never seen before. by David Smith
POLITICS ‘Closer to the caste’ – Milei slams his own vice-president 20-11-2024 23:33 President Javier Milei opens up on relationship with Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, declaring in an interview that she has “no influence on decision-making” in his government and doesn’t take part in Cabinet meetings.
Another Plagiarism row Report: Milei's UN speech was nicked from 'The West Wing' 04-10-2024 11:43 President Javier Milei gave his first speech to the UN General Assembly last week – and according to a local journalist, it was in part plagiarised from one of the most famous political TV shows ever to have been made.
PRESIDENTIAL MEETING As demonstrators protest education cuts, Milei meets with ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ 02-10-2024 23:05 President Javier Milei meets Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker better known as 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' who became wealthy before being jailed for fraud and stock manipulation.
NEW GOVERNMENT IN MEXICO Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico's first woman president 01-10-2024 21:55 Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first female president, replacing her popular predecessor and close ally Andrés Manuel López Obrador as head of state in the world's most populous Spanish-speaking nation.
Foreign relations & diplomacy VP Villarruel breaks ranks over Argentina-UK agreement 28-09-2024 09:54 Victoria Villarruel, Argentina’s military-loving vice-president, highlights disagreements over new accord and asks if United Kingdom is “playing us for fools”; New agreement between Buenos Aires and London is “contrary to national interest,” supports “occupation” and allows “plundering” of seas, she argues.
EDITORIAL The Wall Street shuffle 28-09-2024 06:27 Milei doubtless imagined that he was ringing his own Liberty Bell but it was also a self-excommunication from the international community which might well send alarm-bells ringing, not least among Wall Street investors.
FOOTBALL & POLITICS AFA chief Tapia, with Riquelme in tow, extends mandate to 2028 17-09-2024 15:57 ‘Chiqui’ set to extend seven-year stay at helm of domestic football’s governing body after no challenger emerges for upcoming elections; Boca legend Juan Romàn Riquelme joins Tapia’s team.
BUDGET PROPOSAL President presents 2025 Budget, says zero deficit is a must 16-09-2024 08:07 President Milei tells Congress he will veto all laws that are not balanced with spending cuts in primetime speech.
BUDGET PROPOSAL Milei projects inflation plunging to 18% by end-2025 16-09-2024 00:05 President Javier Milei estimates annual inflation will slow to 104.4% by the end of this year and 18.3% by December 2025, according to his first budget proposal.
PERU EX-PRESIDENT Peru's deeply divisive former leader dead at 86 12-09-2024 00:26 Polarising ex-Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori has died aged 86 in the nation's capital Lima, family reports.
OBITUARY Alberto Fujimori, authoritarian behind Peru rebound, dies at 86 11-09-2024 22:15 Former president of Peru oversaw the defeat of Maoist terrorists, tamed hyperinflation and continued to loom large over national politics after being imprisoned for his role in killings by death squads.
PROFILE Edmundo González Urrutia: from placeholder to opposition pointman 10-09-2024 09:40 Edmundo González Urrutia is a soft-spoken grandfather who spurns the spotlight. But Venezuela's political crisis has thrust him into the crosshairs of Nicolás Maduro's iron-fisted regime.
ROMANCE BLOOMS FOR PRESIDENT? Milei makes it official: Amalia ‘Yuyito’ González is his new girlfriend 25-08-2024 09:28 President Javier Milei has confirmed that well-known 80s showbiz star Amalia ‘Yuyito’ González is his new partner, confirming the news in a post on Instagram.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLAIMS Alberto Fernández’s ex-private secretary says Yáñez is ‘a victim’ 22-08-2024 20:44 Testimony from María Cantero, Alberto Fernández’s private secretary of 35 years, complicates ex-president’s defence against gender violence allegations; Witness confirms that leaked WhatsApp chat messages with former first lady Fabiola Yáñez are real but says she never witnessed any acts of violence by veteran Peronist leader.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS The excommunication of Alberto Fernández 17-08-2024 06:35 In Argentina’s hazy political ecosystem, there should be little doubt that bad actors are always present behind the scenes. by Agustino Fontevecchia
GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS Charges sought against ex-president Alberto Fernández after battery claims 14-08-2024 23:30 Prosecutors on Wednesday sought the indictment of former president Alberto Fernández for "injuries" and "threats" alleged by his ex-partner Fabiola Yáñez.
GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS Yáñez details Fernández gender violence claims in four-hour testimony 13-08-2024 18:24 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez testifies for four hours before prosecutor as she details physical and psychological violence allegations against her ex-partner, former president Alberto Fernández.
GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS Yáñez accuses ex-president Fernández of threats, harassment, abuse 12-08-2024 15:13 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez confirms gender violence allegations against ex-president Alberto Fernández with a 20-page court writ denouncing serious injuries and abuse of authority.
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Who covered up for Alberto Fernández? 12-08-2024 12:55 Social astonishment is multiplying in the face of the brazen hand-washing of leaders and ex-officials of the former Frente de Todos administration. by Javier Calvo
GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS Yáñez set to expand on Fernández gender violence testimony 12-08-2024 11:36 Former first lady appoints new defence lawyer and thanks those sending messages of solidarity after gender violence complaint; Ex-president again denies allegations in conversation with journalist.
GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS Fabiola Yáñez confirms violence allegations against Fernández in interview 11-08-2024 11:10 "I'm afraid," declares former first lady Fabiola Yáñez in interview with Infobae confirming gender violence allegations against ex-president Alberto Fernandez.
POLITICS Milei’s political rivals are rocked by a domestic abuse scandal 09-08-2024 16:44 Analysts say domestic abuse allegations against President Javier Milei’s predecessor boost libertarian leader’s popularity.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT Fernández condemned after leak of images showing injuries suffered by Yáñez 09-08-2024 12:06 Gender violence allegations against ex-president take explosive turn as images showing shocking injuries suffered by his ex-partner and former first lady are published by media outlets.
SCANDAL EXPLODES Fabiola Yáñez formally accuses ex-president Alberto Fernández of gender violence 08-08-2024 17:34 Scandal explodes as Fabiola Yáñez, the ex-partner of former president Alberto Fernández, files a complaint against the veteran Peronist leader for allegedly beating her during his time in office.