A woman in charge of the UN? Candidates feel it’s about time

It is high time a woman took charge of the United Nations, argued three of the candidates in the running to take over as secretary-general, at a debate on Tuesday. Michelle Bachelet... Read more »

World Cup nears kick off after pre-tournament turbulence

The World Cup kicks off on Thursday with FIFA betting that the enduring appeal of the greatest footballing show on earth can rise above anger at soaring ticket prices, an uneasy political... Read more »

Estimated one million people bid a final farewell to ‘Indio’ Solari

With flags, chants and tears, tens of thousands of people formed queues stretching more than seven kilometres to bid farewell to legendary rocker Carlos ‘Indio’ Solari on the southern outskirts of Buenos... Read more »

Tate Modern exhibition pays tribute to Julio Le Parc, shortly after death

London’s Tate Modern, one of the world’s leading contemporary art museums, will open an exhibition dedicated to artist Julio Le Parc on June 11, less than two weeks after his death at... Read more »

The reign of Queen Karina

All politicians have their little foibles which, they hope, will help endear them to the local electorate, but from the days of the more outrageous Roman emperors, few have boasted as many... Read more »

It’s a small World (Cup)

Tomorrow’s Día del Periodista would normally be the obvious topic for a newspaper columnist but since the World Cup is starting this coming Thursday before next weekend’s column is published, what could... Read more »

Beyond Catholic Argentina: the nation’s new religious landscape

Argentina has changed its religion or, to be more exact, its forms of belief.  A new report – Barómetro de las Religiones y las Creencias en Argentina 2026 – prepared by the OCreAr... Read more »

US-China rivalry is laid bare by a contract to deepen an Argentine river

A government tender in Argentina underscored tensions between Washington and Beijing in Latin America as President Javier Milei’s administration awarded a 25-year contract to upgrade a key trade artery to a venture... Read more »

Argentina seeks a trade pact that would link it with the UK for the first time since 1982 — MercoPress

Argentina seeks a trade pact that would link it with the UK for the first time since 1982 Sunday, June 7th 2026 – 07:52 UTC “I handed over the formal... Read more »

Injustice in justice | Buenos Aires Times

Tomorrow’s Día del Periodista is all the more reason to protest the crying injustice of denying María Verónica Michelli the bench for which the government had nominated her on the grounds that... Read more »