Deference And Disputes: How Leaders Get On With Trump When foreign leaders meet with Donald Trump, they are walking a tightrope: They can be welcomed with open arms or be publicly belittled. International Business Times · May 21, 2025
Why Netflix’s The Eternaut is one of the most important shows to come out of Argentina in recent years It all starts when a group of old friends in Buenos Aires meet for a round of the card game truco on a hot summer night. Suddenly – a power outage. As darkness engulfs the city, a mysterious poisonous snow falls from the sky. The Conversation · May 20, 2025
Javier Milei's party comes first in Buenos Aires election upset In a boost for the party ahead of October's midterms, the Argentinian president's spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, secured 30.1% of the vote. Euronews · May 19, 2025
Families of Argentina’s ‘disappeared’ ask EU for help as president seeks to thwart searches Campaigners seek help to continue search for missing as far right leader Javier Milei tries to defund efforts The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Latin American Presidents Are Spending Millions To Lobby Trump, U.S. Government Records Reveal The lobbying efforts by governments like El Salvador and Argentina span requests for trade deals, military support, energy investments, and diplomatic access Latin Times · May 17, 2025
Argentina orders immigration crackdown with new decree to 'make Argentina great again' Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei has issued a decree curbing immigration to the South American nation, a move coinciding with the immigration restrictions put in place by the Trump administration The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Netflix series reignites search for family of creator disappeared by Argentina dictatorship El Eternauta writer and his daughters were disappeared by military in 70s, but his grandchildren could still be alive The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025
Currency controls and debt in Argentina: the stakes are high if Milei’s latest economic gamble doesn’t pay off In April, Argentina’s president Javier Milei partially lifted the capital and currency controls that had been in place since 2011. The move was possible with the support of a US$20 billion (£15 billion) IMF bailout and means Argentinians may now buy unlimited dollars again. The Conversation · May 6, 2025
The Guardian view on Argentina’s bailout: when Trump’s ally calls, the IMF obeys – at a cost Editorial: The deal with Javier Milei shows how America-first dealmaking is bending global finance to serve authoritarian and extractive ends The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
Donald Trump's first 100 days in images President Donald Trump completes the first 100 days of his return to the White House on April 29, 2025, and the period has been marked by a whirlwind of activity that has remade vast swathes of American life and international relations. Fortune · Apr 29, 2025
Who is attending Pope Francis’s funeral? Dozens of heads of state – some of whom had better relations with the pope than others – will be in attendance. Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2025
Stunned resignation and foreboding: a week in Trump’s shadow at IMF Few policymakers mention US president by name, but his tariffs dominate IMF-World Bank meeting The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025
A lesson from Brazil – where gig workers have rallied against the right Rodrigo Nunes, a senior lecturer in political theory, explains how despite harsh economic conditions creating fertile ground for ‘entrepreneur culture’, resistance has sprung up among delivery drivers The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025
Papal exit offers rare diplomatic chance for global peace With global tensions running high and world leaders gather en masse to pay their respects, Pope Francis’ funeral is shaping up to be one of the most significant international summits of the year. Euronews · Apr 23, 2025
Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2025 Not just Trump: Which world leaders did Pope Francis clash with? Despite their differences, Trump, Milei, Zelenskyy and others are to attend the pontiff’s funeral.
The Conversation · Apr 22, 2025 To truly understand Pope Francis’ theology – and impact – you need to look to his life in Buenos Aires Pope Francis’ journey from the streets of Flores, a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the Vatican, is a remarkable tale.
Euronews · Apr 22, 2025 Argentina bids farewell to Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff The death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a key figure of the Catholic Church in the 21st century, generated reactions around the world.
The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2025 ‘He listened to everyone’: Buenos Aires remembers pope as voice for the poor Locals hail pontiff’s work in city’s poorest neighbourhoods – but express sadness that he never came back as pope
International Business Times · Apr 21, 2025 Argentina Mourns Loss Of Papal Son Grief-stricken Argentines massed at Buenos Aires Cathedral early Monday to collectively mourn their late pontiff, compatriot and hero, Pope Francis.
International Business Times · Apr 21, 2025 World Leaders React To The Death Of Pope Francis World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion," as the death on Monday of the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics prompted a global outpouring of grief.
International Business Times · Apr 21, 2025 Pope Francis's Delicate Ties With Politics In Argentina Pope Francis navigated a complex relationship with politics in Argentina, a juggling act observers say explains why he never once returned to the country that informed his love for the downtrodden, for tango and for soccer.
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 What does it mean that Milei ended Argentina's strict controls on currency and capital? President Javier Milei promised Argentinians that an economic revival would follow the pain of harsh austerity
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025 The Latest: Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US President Donald Trump’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month
International Business Times · Apr 14, 2025 Argentine Peso Depreciates After Exchange Controls Lifted Argentina's currency dropped 8.4 percent against the US dollar as markets opened in Buenos Aires Monday, after the partial lifting of exchange controls in place for six years.
International Business Times · Apr 12, 2025 Argentina Receives $42 Bn From International Financial Institutions Three international financial institutions announced $42 billion in fresh support for financially troubled Argentina on Friday, as its president said his country's economy will grow "like never before."