FOREIGN POLICY Milei to receive prize in Israel next month, speak at Knesset 28-05-2025 14:36 President Javier Milei will return to Jerusalem next month to receive an award and address Israel's parliament.
MULTILATERAL WITHDRAWAL Argentina ratifies WHO withdrawal during RFK Jr visit 27-05-2025 09:36 Argentina says it will reform healthcare model and reiterates decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization, as Trump's health secretary, vaccine-sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., visits Buenos Aires.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Ancelotti in Brazil on mission to restore Seleçao's lost glory 26-05-2025 12:38 Brazilian Football Confederation spent two years wooing Ancelotti to try to turn the page on years of disappointment for the national side and its fans – now the work begins in earnest.
AMCHAM SUMMIT 2025 ‘Invest because Argentina is very cheap,’ Milei tells business leaders 20-05-2025 19:55 President Javier Milei tells business leaders today that “those who bet on Argentina will come out winning,” as he headlines the AmCham Summit 2025 in Buenos Aires.
GLOBAL HEALTH WHO guiding body gets to grips with budget beset by US pullback 19-05-2025 13:38 World Health Organization begins talks to grapple with US$1.7-billion funding gap following US decision to not pay its membership dues.
‘Information war’ Experts and diplomats unite to fight disinformation threat 13-05-2025 10:40 European diplomats, journalists and fact-checking specialists sound the alarm at international forum on disinformation in Buenos Aires. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
TRADE & COMMERCE Lula and Xi to ink new deals as Brazil shrugs off Trump’s trade threats 13-05-2025 08:51 Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and China’s Xi Jinping are set to ink new trade-related agreements in Beijing on Tuesday.
International football Confirmed: Ancelotti to take over as Brazil coach 12-05-2025 12:12 Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid to take his talents to the international game with Brazil.
TRUMP'S TARIFF WAR Trump’s priority list for tariff talks includes Argentina 11-05-2025 09:10 The Trump administration’s first trade talks involve an eclectic mix of major exporters and smaller economies.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Leo XIV says Church must fight 'lack of faith' in first mass as pope 09-05-2025 15:19 Pope Leo XIV urges Church to restore the faith of millions in his first homily as pontiff.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pride and praise in Peru for Pope Leo who left lasting impression 09-05-2025 08:26 Leo XIV first set foot in Peru some four decades ago as a missionary, before becoming bishop of the diocese of Chiclayo in the northwest of the country and gaining citizenship in 2015.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Milei calls on Pope Leo XIV to defend ‘life’ and ‘private property’ 08-05-2025 17:59 La Libertad Avanza leader calls on the new US pontiff to defend such "pillars" as life, liberty and prívate property.
REACTION TO NEW POPE Trump says election of Pope Leo XIV 'great honour' for US 08-05-2025 14:44 US President Donald Trump hails election of Robert Prevost as new pope, says he looks forward to meeting him.
NEW POPE CHOSEN Soft-spoken Prevost is first pope from the US (and Peru) 08-05-2025 14:32 Italian newspaper La Repubblica has called the new pontiff "the least American of the Americans" for his soft-spoken touch.
NEW POPE IN PLACE Cardinals choose first US pope in Catholic Church history 08-05-2025 14:24 Robert Francis Prevost of the US becomes pope, will adopt name of Pope Leo XIV.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY Colombia moves to join China's Belt and Road 07-05-2025 11:19 Colombian leader Gustavo Petro says he will sign a "letter of intent" to join the Belt and Road Initiative, a central pillar of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's bid to expand Beijing's economic and political clout overseas.
OBITUARY Former US ambassador to Argentina Lino Gutiérrez dies aged 74 06-05-2025 17:20 Ambassador to Argentina between 2003 and 2006, Lino Gutiérrez had a long and distinguished career in the US Foreign Service. by Michael Soltys
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT David Cairns named UK ambassador to Argentina, succeeding Kirsty Hayes 06-05-2025 14:44 David Cairns, former UK ambassador to Sweden, to replace departing Kirsty Hayes in September; Currently vice-president at Norwegian energy firm Equinor, he will now serve as the British government's top envoy in Buenos Aires. by James Grainger
OBITUARY Luis Galván, World Cup winner with Argentina in 1978, dies at 77 05-05-2025 21:24 Defender Luis Galván, who played in every match in Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning campaign, died Monday aged 77.
TRADE TALKS US official quietly visits capital as Argentina pushes for tariff exemptions 05-05-2025 15:06 Senior US trade envoy quietly visits Buenos Aires as Argentina’s pushes for exemptions to Donald Trump’s import tariffs.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Catholic Church's direction in the balance as conclave looms 05-05-2025 13:33 More than 130 cardinals, hailing from 70 countries across five continents, are gathering for a conclave to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis.
As I see it When the machines stop working 03-05-2025 07:00 A growing proportion of decisions that affect people will be made by artefacts that can be hacked either by individuals working for hostile regimes, religious zealots who disapprove of Western ways or mere mischief-makers who get a kick out of provoking turmoil. by James Neilson
MEDIA & JOURNALISM Milei severely damaging press freedom in Argentina, says watchdog 02-05-2025 11:16 Report by Reporters Without Borders NGO puts Argentina in 87th place – since Milei’s arrival in office, nation has dropped 47 places on annual global press freedom ranking.
ARGENTINA-CHINA RELATIONS Chinese business interests await gesture from Milei towards Xi 01-05-2025 09:18 Over-enthusiasm for the United States has damaged links with China, hampering political moves towards investment and trade agreements. A presidential trip to the Asian power is the key to smoothing the acrimony. by Eugenia Muzio
CATHOLIC CHURCH Crowds flock to tomb of Pope Francis, as eyes turn to conclave 30-04-2025 14:46 Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis's death.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY US, Argentina deepen ‘strategic’ ties as top military officer visits 29-04-2025 15:12 Alvin Holsey, head of United States Southern Command, meets President Milei as three-day trip to Buenos Aires begins; Admiral will also visit base in Ushuaia.
DECLASSIFICATION DRIVE Declassified files show Nazi fugitive evaded capture for decade 29-04-2025 13:06 Despite being denounced in 1975, former Gestapo officer Walter Kutschmann evaded justice for a decade before his 1985 arrest in Argentina, records show.
CRIME & SECURITY Organised crime hampering growth in Latin America, warns World Bank 29-04-2025 11:58 Organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is holding back economic growth, World Bank report warns.
Geopolitcs & trade Xi is trying to turn world against US as Trump cuts trade deals 29-04-2025 11:03 Beijing officials are racing to turn foreign governments against the United States inside a 90-day window Trump has granted all nations — except China — to strike trade deals during a tariff reprieve.
COMMUNITY Ronnie Scott laid to rest at British Cemetery 28-04-2025 15:07 Ronald David Scott remembered with “honour, respect and affection” at service at the British Cemetery in Chacarita. by Michael Soltys
CATHOLIC CHURCH Conclave starts May 7, with cardinals saying new pope must tackle abuse 28-04-2025 13:34 Cardinals will begin their conclave to elect a new pope on May 7.
DECLASSIFICATION DRIVE Argentina opens up secret Nazi fugitive files to public 28-04-2025 12:19 On orders of President Javier Milei, General Archive of the Nation releases 1,850 files on activities of Nazi fugitives in Argentina; Files, now accessible to the public online, include details of banking operations, intelligence reports and more.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Diplomacy likely to trump geography in choice of new pope 27-04-2025 10:36 Pope Francis championed far-flung regions long overlooked by the Church and a non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope? 27-04-2025 10:30 The question now is whether Pope Francis' successor will walk the same liberal path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction.
DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS Hundreds of thousands mourn Pope Francis at Vatican funeral 26-04-2025 08:55 Coffin of Pope Francis laid to rest at the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial, following his funeral at the Vatican.
OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS (1936-2025) The Pope from the 'ends of the earth' called to 'repair' the Church 26-04-2025 05:00 Jorge Bergoglio enters history as the first American Pope. During his time heading the Catholic Church, he reformed Vatican governance, pushed for peace and reconciliation and guided the Church through some of the darkest moments in recent years, taking measures against child abuse by members of the clergy. by Darío Silva D'Andrea
FUNERAL OF POPE FRANCIS A simple funeral for Pope Francis becomes conduit to see Trump 25-04-2025 14:26 Funeral for Pope Francis risks being turned into high-profile stage for international diplomacy at a moment of geopolitical turmoil.
REMEMBRANCE Everyone needs to go to Auschwitz-Birkenau 25-04-2025 14:00 At this potentially dark hour, the Holocaust should serve as a message of what could lie ahead, if we continue fan the flames of hatred and fear. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG REPORT Loan to Trump-friendly Argentina went against IMF board concerns 25-04-2025 11:23 Argentina's new loan with the International Monetary Fund was granted despite raising red flags for many of the lender's top decision-markers.
FAITH & RELIGION Argentina’s interfaith community celebrates Pope Francis 25-04-2025 11:01 Leaders of Judaism, Islam and several Christian denominations in Argentina poay tribute to Pope Francis’ "commitment to interfaith dialogue."
CATHOLIC CHURCH Hope, apprehension and politics: Cardinals search for new pope 25-04-2025 10:30 Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of choosing the successor to the late Pope Francis.
DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS Sister Genevieve, French nun who broke protocol to see Pope's body 25-04-2025 10:09 Her image has gone round the world. Sister Geneviève broke protocol near Pope Francis’ coffin to remember the man he met following the murder of her aunt during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship.
Death of Pope Francis Vatican welcomes world leaders for farewell for Francis 24-04-2025 21:34 Some 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs to attend the funeral. Alongside Trump and Milei, they include Brazil President Lula, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Britain's Prince William.
Death of Pope Francis Milei set for funeral of 'most important Argentine in history’ 24-04-2025 15:10 Javier Milei hails “impressive leader” before departing on flight bound for Rome to attend the funeral of Argentine pontiff at the Vatican; Impossible not to attend “event of this magnitude,” says President.
MULTILATERALISM IAEA chief Grossi voices interest in UN secretary-general post 24-04-2025 00:47 UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says he is "very seriously" considering a run to become UN secretary-general when the position opens up in 2027.
THE PONTIFF & POLITICS A political Pope – probing Francis’ ties with Argentina’s presidents 23-04-2025 11:52 The man formerly known as Jorge Bergoglio recognised himself as being a political figure, long before his arrival in Rome. He once declared: "Christians should not be apolitical." A look at his links with Néstor Kirchner, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Mauricio Macri, Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei.
FINANCING BOOST? Bessent signals US willingness to offer Argentina a credit line 22-04-2025 14:34 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump administration would be willing to offer Argentina’s government a credit line if President Javier Milei’s economic turnaround was in jeopardy.
A POPE FOR LATIN AMERICA Latin America bids fond farewell to its first pontiff 22-04-2025 13:17 News of death of Pope Francis moves many in Latin America; Personalities such as Lionel Messi and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pay tribute.
PRESIDENT TO ROME Government confirms President Milei will attend Pope’s funeral 22-04-2025 11:36 President Javier Milei will leave on a flight bound for Rome on Thursday night to attend the funeral of Argentine pontiff at the Vatican; Sister Karina among travelling delegation that includes four ministers and spokesman.