Gathering of conservative politicians marks first time that foreign heads of state attend a US presidential inauguration What time is Trump’s inauguration? How to watch the events Donald Trump inauguration – live updates Conservative...
Argentine President Javier Milei said that Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman was murdered "at the hands of the darkest powers" in the country. Nisman was found dead on Jan. 18, 2015, in his apartment with a bullet in his head just hours...
Argentine President Javier Milei and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva held a meeting Sunday in Washington DC ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration to discuss the economic situation in the South...
Argentina Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni posted on X Friday that Vice President Victoria Villarruel was to be briefed shortly that she was to take over the Executive Branch given President Javier Milei's trip to Washington to...
Several areas in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) and Rosario in the province of Santa Fe have been suffering prolonged power cuts which enraged residents who, in addition, were deprived of state subsidies on their electricity...
The beach resort of Camboriú in the southern Brazilian State of Santa Catarina has been declared under emergency Thursday following heavy rains that flooded that place and others such as Florianópolis.
Effective Friday, Argentines will be allowed to fill out price tags in the currency of their choice (most likely US dollars), the Central Bank (BCRA) announced Thursday, in what has been regarded as a first step towards the dollarization...
Argentine President Javier Milei's “chainsaw” policies reached the South American country's diplomatic efforts: After recalling Ambassador Martín García Moritán from Uruguay citing “service reasons,” Buenos Aires announced it would be...
Roda polo, which started during the Covid pandemic in Argentina, replaces horses with electric wheels, so it is cheaper and no animals are harmed. These photographs were taken in Pilar, near Buenos Aires, the world’s polo capital...
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes deemed former President Jair Bolsonaro a flight risk and refused to return his passport, which the retired Army captain needed to attend Donald Trump's inauguration in...
Ambassador Martín García Moritán has been removed from the Argentine mission in the Uruguayan capital and ordered back to Buenos Aires, according to Presidential Decree 29/2025 published Wednesday in the Official Gazette. The measure was...
Brazilian airlines Azul and Gol announced Wednesday after trading closed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) that they had signed a memorandum of intent to finalize a merger whereby one of the largest airlines in Latin America...
The end of the fact-checking service provided by Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owning Meta has only been implemented in the United States (US), at least for the time being. The company made those remarks to Brazil's Federal Attorney...
Argentine authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of an Islamist individual who was allegedly planning an imminent attack on home soil. "The plan was very advanced, in its last stage...," Security Minister Patricia Bullrich explained....
Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 2.7% in December 2024 for an accumulated 117.8% last year, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) said Tuesday in a report released in Buenos Aires. It was the lowest...
A busy week for Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina with some fourteen cruise vessels, mostly heading for Antarctica calling at the capital of Tierra del Fuego province, and involving 4,500 passengers.
Brazilian farmers should harvest 322,2 million tons of grains from the 2024/25 crop, representing an 8,2% increase over 2023/24, equivalent to an additional 24.5 million tons, according to the latest estimates from Conab, the county’s...
Brazil’s government and Justice Branch have reacted strongly to Meta’s announcement to abandon its fact checking program. The country’s newly appointed Communication Minister Sidonio Palmeira criticized Meta's decision, calling it “bad...
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Monday into law Bill 104/2015 restricting the use of portable electronic devices such as cell phones in public and private elementary schools nationwide. A presidential decree is due...
A 51-year-old Argentine traveler who was mugged and shot in the head in a Rio de Janeiro favela on Dec. 12, 2024, after mistakenly following GPS directions, died Monday after nearly a month in the Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital's...
Venezuela's Bolivarian regime Monday reopened the borders with Colombia and Brazil it had closed ahead of Friday's inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President for a third consecutive six-year term. The measure had been adopted due to an...
In his first 12 months Javier Milei has imposed drastic economic measures – sparking protests while banking on an IMF bailout The first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump after his victory last November was Argentina’s president,...
Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil were reported Friday to have spoken on the telephone with Veenezuela's Nicolás Maduro to persuade him to resume talks with the opposition after being...
Workers at main paediatric hospital say quality of care is threatened by president’s economic policy The Garrahan paediatric hospital in Buenos Aires swarms with patients, parents and medical workers. Families stand shoulder-to-shoulder...
Two others charged with drug supply in connection with One Direction singer’s fall from Buenos Aires hotel balcony Three people have been charged with manslaughter, and two others with drug supply, in connection with the death of Liam...
Diplomatic residence, where five members have been staying since March, has had power cut for more than a month Five Venezuelan opposition members taking refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest say it has become a...
Study warns region’s exponential rise in incarceration is fuelling the disease, with cases increasing by 19% between 2015 and 2022 High incarceration rates in Latin America – the region with the world’s fastest-growing prison population...
DJ whose anything-goes spirit had a huge influence on British club culture had suffered a stroke in 2021 DJ Alfredo, who had a significant influence on Ibiza becoming a global centre for dance music culture, has died aged 71. Amnesia,...
Sequel to unaccountably popular Amazon Prime hit finds the same oldsters still out to stop the forbidden young lovers necking in glamorous locations This mind-pulverisingly bizarre and woodenly acted romdram from Spain is the second of a...
Rightwing president vowed to rescue country from years of ‘impoverishment’ – but for many the situation is desperate Late at night, a young father stands in a dumpster in Buenos Aires, passing scraps and discarded food to his wife and...
Some angry that politician with Italian roots easily obtained citizenship while on trip to meet PM Giorgia Meloni Italy ’s government has granted citizenship to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei , on account of his Italian family...
Javier Milei’s push for extraction and cuts to land protections have left people fearing for their way of life – and environmentalists concerned about the future Like many who follow Mapuche traditions in the Mendoza region of Argentina...
CPAC jamboree draws big names from Trump world as Milei positions Buenos Aires as international conservative hub At the entrance to the office of Argentina’s minister of deregulation a biography of “the world’s most fascinating and...
Deal objected to by France will, if ratified, cut tariffs on trade with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay The EU executive has struck a deeply controversial trade deal with four South American countries, overriding objections from...
Campaigners fear ruling on the toxic Matanza-Riachuelo basin will worsen the region’s many health crises and sends the message that environmental damage is not a priority Two decades ago, the waters in Argentina’s basin flowed over...
Among sweeping rightwing electoral victories across the globe, the ‘big loser of the elections has been climate’ An unprecedented year of elections around the world has underscored a sobering trend – in many countries the commitment to...
Viktor Orbán says he will not enforce ICC decision that requires court members to detain Israeli PM if he enters their country Middle East crisis – live updates UK politics live – latest updates Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor...
Communities on Paraná River fear privatisation of waterway operations will destroy way of life River communities in Argentina fear that Javier Milei’s plans to privatise operations on a key shipping route could lead to environmental...
Summit’s first day notable for frosty meeting of far-right Argentinian leader Javier Milei and leftwing host The president of Brazil , Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , has opened the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro with the launch of an...
Pedro Speroni’s documentary follows Iván Bilbao’s return from prison to a family full of troubles and tenderness Fresh out of prison after a five-year stint in maximum security, Iván Bilbao comes home to the open arms of his family in...