News of row

Brazil election 2026

Supreme Court feud threatens to upend Brazil’s presidential race

06-09-2026 08:47 Dispute between two powerful Supreme Court justices threatens to reshape Brazil's looming presidential election.

World Cup racism row

French Embassy in Argentina slams Mendoza official's ‘racist’ remarks

13-07-2026 12:22 Hebe Casado, Mendoza's right-wing deputy governor, defends herself after being barred from bilateral meetings with the French Embassy; Official called France's football team "ill-mannered African team" following World Cup win over Paraguay, comments French Ambassador Romain Nadal says were unambiguously racist.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Mercosur summit exposes divisions over EU trade agreement

01-07-2026 13:22 Mercosur bloc expresses solidarity with Venezuela after devastating twin quakes; Group's disagreements over EU trade deal aired.

RACISM ALLEGATIONS

Brazil court allows Argentine lawyer accused of racism to return home

01-04-2026 15:15 Twenty-nine-year-old lawyer Agostina Páez granted permission to return to Argentina after paying bail of US$18,500; Despite release, she will face trial on charges of racial defamation.

POLITICS

Scandal in Congress: Kirchnerite, libertarian deputies row ends session

03-07-2025 19:02 Chamber of Deputies session ends early with pushing and shoving between La Libertad Avanza and Kirchnerite legislators.

ART & DIPLOMACY

Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy

04-06-2025 13:00 Dozens of artworks were due to be presented at Argentina’s Embassy in China. Among them was a painting by Verónica Gómez, who in the past incorporated Jaiver Milei and Karina Milei into her art. For that reason, it was ordered to be taken down.

by Juan Luis González

Price of speaking up?

Empanada attack: Milei’s defenders slam actor Ricardo Darín

26-05-2025 16:53 Defenders of President Javier Milei’s government – including Economy Minister Luis Caputo – slam actor Ricardo Darín after he expresses concern over high prices in Argentina.

FERIA DEL LIBRO 2025

Culture secretary heckled at inauguration of BA Book Fair

25-04-2025 13:21 Writers hold up signs bearing Osvaldo Bayer’s image as Culture Secretary Leonardo Cifelli is met with jeers at the opening of the 49th edition of the Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires.

EDITORIAL

Exeunt severally

15-02-2025 06:26 Volatility would seem to be the middle name of the Milei administration.

Football in Argentina

Estudiantes embark on spending spree with US billionaire’s support

09-01-2025 21:23 Estudiantes have arrived to shake up the hornets’ nest with a series of audacious transfer bids, bankrolled by billionaire US national Foster Gillett, in a financial offensive which has dragged the conflict around private ownership of clubs back onto the agenda.

by Dan Edwards

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Bullrich warns U-20 football team ‘could get kidnapped’ in Venezuela

08-01-2025 17:41 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich calls on CONMEBOL to strip hosts Venezuela of the tournament and says Argentina won’t send under-20 football team due to “kidnapping” fears.

EDUCATION & ECONOMY

Teachers at state universities call 24-hour strike after veto vote

09-10-2024 18:13 Frente Sindical Universitario announces state universities will be hit with strike action on Thursday in wake of congressional backing of President Milei's veto.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Deputies back Milei’s veto of university funding bill

09-10-2024 15:43 Javier Milei’s government manages to shield his veto of the University Funding Law; Opposition fails to obtain the two-thirds needed to overthrow the President’s decision.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

IMF official steps back from Argentina talks in feud with Milei

12-09-2024 13:34 IMF's top negotiator with Argentina delegates talks to colleagues after drawing the ire of President Javier Milei.

News of row

Supreme Court feud threatens to upend Brazil’s presidential race

French Embassy in Argentina slams Mendoza official's ‘racist’ remarks

Mercosur summit exposes divisions over EU trade agreement

Brazil court allows Argentine lawyer accused of racism to return home

Scandal in Congress: Kirchnerite, libertarian deputies row ends session

Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy

Empanada attack: Milei’s defenders slam actor Ricardo Darín

Culture secretary heckled at inauguration of BA Book Fair

Exeunt severally

Estudiantes embark on spending spree with US billionaire’s support

Bullrich warns U-20 football team ‘could get kidnapped’ in Venezuela

Teachers at state universities call 24-hour strike after veto vote

Deputies back Milei’s veto of university funding bill

IMF official steps back from Argentina talks in feud with Milei

Argentina files lawsuit against oil firms operating off Malvinas

Argentina's PISA scores fall, Milei government blames predecessors

Inflation in Buenos Aires City slowed to 1.7% in August

Six in 10 people in Argentina’s poorest areas borrow to eat

Milei-allied real-estate mogul defends his Malvinas investment

Referente de Kicillof antes de su visita a Misiones: “Tenemos que recuperar el gobierno nacional para el peronismo”

Rafael Bielsa sobre Malvinas: "No hubo inteligencia en el Poder Ejecutivo, sino oportunismo y rapiña, y los desprecio por eso"

Brasil tomó posición sobre el conflicto entre Argentina y el Reino Unido por las Islas Malvinas

Elecciones en Brasil: una nueva encuesta cambia el escenario entre Lula y Bolsonaro

Encuesta: tres mujeres son las dirigentes mejor posicionadas en el ranking de imagen