Milei’s controversial glacier reform bill approved by Congress

A bill that weakens existing protections for Argentina’s glaciers and is expected to lead to increased mining in surrounding areas has been approved by lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies. In the... Read more »

The ceasefire in the Iran war is fragile ahead of talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz,... Read more »

Lucrecia Martel: ‘Filmmakers have the best tools – cheaper and more potent than missiles’

There are films which do not seek to order the world but to make it stranger. Lucrecia Martel’s new film, Nuestra tierra (“Our world), belongs in a place beyond any comfort zones... Read more »

Downtown Nova República Building, Sao Paulo, Brazil – e-architect

Downtown Nova República Building, São Paulo housing development, Brazil property photos, new Brasil real estate photos 8 April 2026 Architectural Design: Jonas Birger Arquitetos Location: Praça da República, 365, São Paulo, Brazil,... Read more »

World Bank sees Argentina’s economy growing 3.6% this year

Argentina is on track to record three consecutive years of economic growth for the first time since 2008, according to a new report by the World Bank, and is a bright spot... Read more »

WRW Brasília 26 preview: global medallists in men’s marathon battle | News | Brasilia 26

A fascinating team battle is in prospect in the men’s marathon at the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26, with several nations fielding closely matched squads as the discipline... Read more »

Chile’s far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site | Chile

With its Germanic crosses and colourful toy-town facades, the village square of the tiny Chilean settlement of Villa Baviera gives little indication of the horrors of its past. Until 1991, this cattle... Read more »

Argentina looks to global debt markets to finance energy boom

Argentina’s corporate borrowers are turning to global debt markets with a different goal this year – funding an energy-driven expansion rather than patching up balance sheets battered by years of crisis. Investment... Read more »

Brazil’s Free Cooking Gas Dream Faces a Harsh Election-Year Squeeze

Rising liquefied petroleum gas prices are putting Brazil’s flagship free cooking gas program under real strain, exposing how war-driven energy shocks can travel quickly into kitchen life, electoral politics, and the fragile... Read more »

Mystery surrounding Burford’s hidden YPF litigation partners grows

Litigation fund Burford Capital picked up around US$221 million from the trial into the manner in which Argentina’s state oil firm YPF was renationalised in 2012. That was the difference between the US$15... Read more »