News of tensions

Church, Milei government play nice despite tensions, distrust

27-04-2025 20:35 Death of Pope Francis shines a spotlight on the relationship between Argentina’s religious leaders, the clergy and President Javier Milei’s government.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

POLITICS

‘Iron triangle’ joy as Santiago Caputo formally joins La Libertad Avanza

08-02-2025 08:53 President Milei’s key advisor Santiago Caputo now formally affiliated with La Libertad Avanza; Photos published marking event send clear message to rest of ruling party.

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.

Latin America

Panama president rules out talks with Trump after canal threat

27-12-2024 13:54 Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has firmly rejected negotiations with Donald Trump regarding control of the Panama Canal.

EDITORIAL

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

21-12-2024 05:07 Time to stop being the snake biting its own tail and return to being the libertarian lion against the caste instead of co-opting it.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

President Milei to attend first Mercosur Summit in Montevideo

26-11-2024 10:41 After his absence in Asunción, President Javier Milei is set to attend his first Mercosur summit in Montevideo next week; talks will focus on the long-stalled EU free trade deal, though Argentina's leader is expected to criticise the bloc's functioning.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Mercosur leaders slam Milei's absence from summit

09-07-2024 09:44 Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, Luis Lacalle Pou and Santiago Peña criticise Argentine leaders decision not to attend a Mercosur presidential summit.

'CEPO' ON WAY OUT?

Baffling Argentina FX rates on borrowed time as election nears

17-10-2023 16:02 The hodgepodge of currency controls put in place in Argentina is likely in its last days.

CURRENCY WOES

Argentina’s black market peso rate tops 1,000 per dollar

10-10-2023 15:10 Argentina’s black market exchange rate hit a record 1,040 pesos per dollar Tuesday, continuing a sharp sell-off before the October 22 presidential election.

latin america

Lula sees global fatigue over Ukraine as he pushes for peace

19-07-2023 13:44 Brazil's Lula calls for peace as world grows weary of Ukraine conflict.

ELECTIONS 2023

Opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition at odds over Schiaretti

05-06-2023 17:17 Tensions soar in opposition coalition over potential incorporation of Cordóba Province Governor Juan Schiaretti; Patricia Bullrich against push from Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Gerardo Morales to approve veteran Peronist’s introduction.