Mother of Israeli hostages clings to hope after two-year ordeal

Two years after Palestinian militants took two of her sons hostage, Silvia Cunio is demanding an end to the war between Israel and Hamas, desperate to turn the page on her family’s... Read more »

Milei defends peso while billions spent outside Argentina

To understand the currency crisis rocking the Argentine economy and threatening to sink the government of President Javier Milei, just cross over the Andes mountains and descend into the Chilean capital of... Read more »

Espert cuts losses, resigns candidacy over links to alleged drug-trafficker

President Javier Milei suffered another damaging blow on Sunday as his top candidate in the upcoming October midterms withdrew from the running. After a turbulent week of speculation and scandal, José Luis... Read more »

IMF chief offers Argentina show of support

The head of the International Monetary Fund offered a fresh voice of support for Argentina Friday, backing Trump administration efforts to shore up President Javier Milei before Argentina’s midterm elections later this... Read more »

Democracies in choppy waters | Buenos Aires Times

A couple of weeks ago, Argentina was sliding fast towards a very big cliff. Had it not been for Donald Trump, she would have gone over it, an event which would have... Read more »

What comes after Javier Milei?

The six governors who form the Provincias Unidas group started their campaign this week with a gathering in Chubut Province, hosted by the local governor, Ignacio Torres. This is the first time... Read more »

A spooky Halloween earlier this month?

Will the witching hour seen on markets at frequent intervals fall on the last Sunday of this electoral month rather than right at its end on Halloween? All eyes are on whether... Read more »

Espert’s dirty financing | Buenos Aires Times

Scandalous accusations of a drug-trafficker financing José Luis Espert’s 2019 unsuccessful presidential candidacy date back several years, but have come to the forefront. New documents show a US$200,000 payment, providing evidence of... Read more »

Stories that caught our eye: September 27 to October 3

  ESPERT UNDER FIRE Unión por la Patria lower house caucus chief Germán Martínez has demanded the immediate removal of libertarian deputy José Luis Espert from the chairmanship of the Congress Budget... Read more »

Milei’s 48-hour tariff pause spurs record surge in crop exports

President Javier Milei’s brief pause on crop export tariffs last week, implemented to shore up the nation’s finances, sparked the biggest wave of bookings on record. Commodity traders and farmers are now... Read more »