Trump says working well with Venezuela’s new leaders, open to meeting

US President Donald Trump says his administration is working well with Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez – and that he would be open to meeting with her. Trump’s upbeat remarks on Sunday came just... Read more »

Latin America split at UN over US military action in Venezuela

Latin America laid bare its divisions over the crisis between the United States and Venezuela at the UN Security Council this week, with some countries calling for respect for the South American... Read more »

What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2026

Is Artificial Intelligence really coming for our jobs? Much more importantly, is it after mine? As our regular readers will know, here we do not shy away from the big questions of... Read more »

Fracas in Caracas | Buenos Aires Times

Following an electoral 2025, this new year brings the return of the ‘Beyond the Headlines’ series with its professed aim of seeking out issues which are perhaps more important than urgent and... Read more »

Donald Trump is on a roll

Donald Trump thoroughly enjoys playing the role of the world’s most powerful sentient being. Since returning to office, he has been busily dividing it into spheres of influence. Naturally enough, he began... Read more »

Venezuela: Is Milei on the right or the wrong side of history?

While it is still too early to say whether President Javier Milei will go down in history as having been on the right side of history by fanatically and unwaveringly endorsing the... Read more »

Rafael Grossi: ‘The UN is moving into irrelevance, but it need not be so’

Rafael Mariano Grossi is a career diplomat whose professional life, in recent years, has been defined by his work on nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and international security, placing him at the forefront of... Read more »

The dictator, the imperialist and the new world order

As the dust settles in Latin America after US President Donald Trump ordered the US Armed Forces to snatch Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and take him to a New York City jail... Read more »

EU-Mercosur deal wins approval after overcoming French opposition

The EU gave Friday a long-delayed go ahead to a huge trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers – overriding opposition led by... Read more »

Argentina pays US swap line, bondholders in boost for Milei

Argentina has fully repaid the US$2.5 billion it drew down from a US$20-billion swap line with the Trump administration while also making key payments to bondholders. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed... Read more »