Milei cutbacks sends Buenos Aires’ railways back to 1990s

Ever since President Javier Milei arrived at the Casa Rosada, the railway system of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area has become a postcard of fiscal adjustment and institutional uncertainty.  In today’s Argentina,... Read more »

Inside Cuba’s Economic Collapse And The Military Conglomerate

Cuba is in its worst economic crisis in decades: inflation out of control, key industries broken and millions pushed into poverty. At the centre stands GAESA, the Grupo de Administración Empresarial, a... Read more »

Israel’s push to displace thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

In the occupied West Bank, much like in the Gaza Strip, Israeli policy is forcing thousands of Palestinians from their homes, in stark defiance of international law. A report published last week... Read more »

Traders hunt for next Argentina as Trump’s sway shapes bets

Emerging-market money managers are zeroing in on Latin America for their next big trade as a wave of upcoming elections could redraw the region’s political map, potentially aligning several countries more closely... Read more »

Britain’s government prepares a high-stakes budget

LONDON (AP) — After being elected in a landslide last year, Britain’s Labour Party government delivered a budget it billed as a one-off dose of tax hikes to fix the public finances,... Read more »

Political crisis sharpens in the Philippines

A political crisis in the Philippines over revelations of immense corruption has thrown the political elite into turmoil. Fueled by explosive social unrest, the crisis is moving towards a possible military coup,... Read more »

UCR enters a critical moment with the party’s future at stake

Friday, December 12, will not just be any old day for the Unión Cívica Radical, one of Argentina’s historic political parties. On that day the UCR National Committee authorities, chaired by Martín... Read more »

Crespo keeps São Paulo grounded, dampens excitement

For those who had never seen Hernán Crespo smile, the press conference held after the victory over Juventude on Sunday (23), at Vila Belmiro, began with beautiful laughter from the Argentine coach.... Read more »

‘Elite capture’: How Pakistan is losing 6 percent of its GDP to corruption | Business and Economy

Islamabad, Pakistan – A new assessment by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded that corruption in Pakistan is behind an economic crisis driven by “state capture” – where public policy is... Read more »

Beautiful game, baffling system: Argentina’s impossible league system

Argentine football is a maze that even the many compatriots of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi struggle to navigate. It is the sport that binds a polarised nation wrestling with deep economic... Read more »