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Milei cutbacks sends Buenos Aires’ railways back to 1990s

30-11-2025 17:26 President Javier Milei's government declared a public railway emergency in 2024, but only 20% of the allocated budget was used that year – the remainder stayed paralysed due to lack of real funds and administrative delays.

by Juan Cruz Soqueira

Growing pains

29-11-2025 05:28 The challenge of sustained growth, via making the real economy more competitive with vastly improved productivity levels, is presented as a question of structural labour, tax and pension reforms but there are more immediate problems.

Snug in the arms of Uncle Sam

22-11-2025 06:41 For good or ill, it would appear that for the foreseeable future the United States will continue to be the only superpower worth taking into account.

by James Neilson

Agreement still in the lab

22-11-2025 06:33 Does last month’s midterm triumph give President Javier Milei such authority that nobody dares to challenge him?

Huge fire sparked by explosions at Ezeiza industrial park 'contained'

15-11-2025 16:28 A large blaze ignited by powerful explosions at an industrial park in Ezeiza has been contained, local authorities state.

More than 20 injured as huge explosions rock Ezeiza industrial park

15-11-2025 09:48 Authorities evacuate families and warn of toxic smoke as firefighters battle a complex blaze near Argentina’s main international airport.

Heavy rains and stalled works leave Pampas under water

10-11-2025 17:49 Unusually heavy rains, stalled infrastructure and climate change have left millions of hectares submerged across Buenos Aires Province, crippling farmers and threatening their livelihood.

Apples falling far from the tree

08-11-2025 08:20 Many contemporary elections are won by intense minorities, with the accent more often on backlash than endorsement.

Milei comes up trumps

01-11-2025 06:34 At least half of the over nine million people who voted for candidates linked to La Libertad Avanza did so not because they are devoted fans of Milei but because the last thing they wanted to see was yet another Peronist government.

by James Neilson

Turkish Republic marks 102nd anniversary

31-10-2025 09:01 Ambassador Ömür Budak celebrates 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye in style.

by Michael Soltys

What’s at stake in Buenos Aires City on election day

22-10-2025 17:54 Milei government’s alliance confident of comfortable win in capital; Buenos Aires City set to elect three senators and 13 national deputies.

Challenges ahead as Provincias Unidas battles against polarisation

22-10-2025 11:32 Centrist alliance faces difficult challenge in midterms but is building towards 2027 presidential vote; Governors front could end up with caucus of between 16 and 20 national deputies – a crucial number that could block or unblock legislation.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Trump card or joker in the pack?

18-10-2025 06:15 Milei’s government is confident of success in only seven of Argentina's 24 districts but this fails to point out that fears of defeat are also only limited to seven provinces, with the other 10 up in the air.

by Michael Soltys

Top Milei candidate says Peronist voters have ‘a mental illness’

17-10-2025 09:19 Ex-model and TV presenter Karen Reichardt, one of La Libertad Avanza’s top candidates for deputy, sparks outrage as she suggests voting for Kirchnerismo in Buenos Aires Province amounts to having a “mental illness.”

The jaws of defeat

11-10-2025 06:00 The biggest unknown in these midterms is surely how many citizens are going to turn out to vote in the first place.

Two years after the pogrom

10-10-2025 16:27 Peace would have come to Gaza long ago if Hamas had returned the hundreds of hostages it seized on October 7.

by James Neilson

Judge in Peru rules key suspect in Argentina triple murder be detained

04-10-2025 08:39 Judge in Peru rules alleged mastermind behind brutal triple killing in Buenos Aires linked to narco-trafficking must remain in prison during extradition proceedings.

A spooky Halloween earlier this month?

04-10-2025 06:38 To lay any claim to a positive result, pundits suggest that Milei would need to be the leading minority with at least 35 percent of the vote. The first objective looks like a done deal since LLA is the only nationwide contender.

by Michael Soltys

Sixth arrest in brutal triple murder case, suspects questioned

29-09-2025 14:53 Another arrest as investigation into triple narco killing in Florencio Varela continues; Final two detainees set to be questioned.

‘We will keep fighting’: Thousands march in Buenos Aires after narco-linked triple femicide

28-09-2025 08:43 Relatives attend Ni Una Menos-led march as thousands demonstrators demand justice for victims; Security Ministtry confirms five arrests but alleged mastermind of torture and triple murder remains on the run.