Messi bags a brace, enjoys last World Cup qualifier to fullest

Skipper Lionel Messi bid farewell to his home crowd and World Cup qualifying on Thursday at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires with a brace.  In his final South American qualifier, Argentina’s... Read more »

Major defeat for Milei: Senate overturns veto of disability law

Javier Milei suffered a humbling defeat on Thursday as the Senate vowed to overturn a presidential veto for the first time in 22 years. In a major political blow for the Casa... Read more »

Argentina’s divided opposition may be Milei’s greatest asset

Nearly two years into Javier Milei’s Presidency – and with key legislative elections just a month and a half away in October — his defining strength isn’t institutional reform, but the absence... Read more »

Milei’s closing campaign rally in Moreno ends in clashes

Fights and the throwing of stones and bottles were reported on Wednesday at La Libertad Avanza’s closing campaign rally in Buenos Aires Province, which was headlined by President Javier Milei. The event... Read more »

European Union pushes ahead with bid to ratify Mercosur free-trade deal

The European Union is advancing its efforts to ratify a proposed trade deal with Mercosur countries by the end of the year after proposing safeguard measures to get France and other sceptical... Read more »

Milei decides Argentina will not put up candidate for UN rights council

President Javier Milei’s government has decided not to present a candidate representing Argentina for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The decision, confirmed by Foreign Ministry sources, was reportedly pushed... Read more »

US says 11 killed in strike on ‘drug-carrying boat’ from Venezuela

Donald Trump said that US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 “narco-terrorists” from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolás... Read more »

Milei moves to aid peso as election roils markets

President Javier Milei’s government said it’s planning to swoop in to prop up the nation’s currency as a widening political scandal shakes investor confidence and threatens to deliver him a setback in... Read more »

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ austerity slashes through sports clubs

Four out of 10 sports clubs in Argentina are worse off financially than in 2023, even though the majority have added new members for new activities since then, a new survey has... Read more »

Court blocks further publication of Karina Milei audio recordings

A judge in Argentina has ordered the “immediate cessation” of the dissemination of audio recordings made at the Casa Rosada featuring Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei, branding it “a serious violation of institutional... Read more »