Milei puts military back in charge of defence after 42 years of civilian rule

Argentina’s Defence Ministry will be led by a military officer for the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 and the fall of the military dictatorship, President Javier Milei has... Read more »

Brazilian ex-president arrested after being determined a flight risk

Sofia Ferreira Santos and Alex Smith Reuters/Adriano Machado Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after being determined a “concrete flight risk” while under house arrest. The right-wing former Brazilian president was... Read more »

Trump calls for execution of Democratic Party legislators

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington, as first lady... Read more »

Agreement still in the lab

One of the various mysteries of the trade agreement with the United States announced a week ago with such fanfare in Washington by the new Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and US Secretary... Read more »

World leaders, rights groups react to COP30 climate deal | Climate Crisis News

The annual United Nations climate conference has ended with an agreement that urges action to address global warming, but falls short of endorsing a phase-out of fossil fuels. After two weeks of... Read more »

Airlines cancel Venezuela flights amid US warnings and military buildup | Politics News

Six international airlines have suspended flights to Venezuela after the United States warned major carriers about a “potentially hazardous situation” due to “heightened military activity” around the South American country. Spain’s Iberia,... Read more »

Milei (finally) divides to conquer

Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres flew to Buenos Aires this week to get something he has wanted for some time: the elimination of export duties for conventional oil production. The Patagonian province... Read more »

End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff | Cop30

The world edged a small step closer to the end of the fossil fuel era on Saturday, but not by nearly enough to stave off the ravages of climate breakdown. Countries meeting... Read more »

Mass layoffs escalate in US healthcare industry

A nurse transports a patient on a stretcher inside Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. [AP Photo/Andres Kudacki] Mass layoffs... Read more »

Disunited provinces | Buenos Aires Times

Nothing in the past week was big enough to interrupt this column’s mission of detailed analysis of last month’s midterms. A trade agreement with the United States is potentially momentous but quite... Read more »