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Milei defends peso while billions spent outside Argentina

Yesterday 23:32 Argentines are going on cross-border shopping sprees, costing Milei's government billions as it tries to prop up the peso

Espert resigns candidacy over links to alleged drug-trafficker

Yesterday 23:23 President Javier Milei suffers another damaging blow weeks before midterm elections; Amid growing scandal, José Luis Espert – ruling party’s top candidate in October vote – resigns his candidacy.

Espert's dirty financing

04-10-2025 06:45 On José Luis Espert’s ties with a suspected drug dealer and the libertarian obsession with coin.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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

IMF chief offers Argentina show of support

03-10-2025 23:02 Efforts to stabilise Milei’s government come before crucial October 26 midterm elections where nearly half the seats in Argentina’s Congress are on the ballot.

Stories that caught our eye: September 27 to October 3

03-10-2025 18:35 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Bessent’s Argentina rescue pledge put to test by traders attacking peso

03-10-2025 16:58 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s record as a powerful pacifier of unruly markets is now being put to the test in Argentina.

Albiceleste Under 20s give us a glimpse of football’s future

03-10-2025 16:52 The Under-20 World Cup in Chile, which Argentina have opened with back-to-back wins, is showing off football's latest innovation, FVS (Football Video Support) and the so-called ‘Green Card.’

by Dan Edwards

Double setback for Milei as Congress overturns two vetoes

02-10-2025 19:56 Another blow for Milei as Senate overturns two presidential vetoes, upholding laws that increase funding for state universities and paediatric hospitals.

Bessent says United States ‘not putting money’ in Argentina, touts swap

02-10-2025 16:48 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated support for Argentina on Thursday, but later warned any aid wouldn’t involve outright US investment.

Who is ‘Fred’ Machado, suspect linked to Espert scandal?

02-10-2025 13:52 Businessman under arrest and facing extradition to the United States is accused of heading a narco ring using aircraft to traffic tons of cocaine.

US court files show Espert received US$200,000 from alleged narco-trafficker

02-10-2025 13:36 Current national deputy and leading La Libertad Avanza candidate received a money order for US$200,000 in 2020, coming from a criminal organisation linked by Fred Machado, who is awaiting extradition to the United States.

Who's who of detained: Nine arrested for triple narco murder in Florencio Varela

01-10-2025 17:59 Following the capture of “Pequeño J” and his right-hand man, there are already nine individuals in custody; A look at the alleged roles attributed to each of them in the brutal triple murder.

Bullrich says Espert ‘must clarify’ drug-trafficker cash allegations

01-10-2025 16:00 Patricia Bullrich says José Luis Espert, must “immediately clarify” allegations that he took money from a suspected drug-trafficker.

Milei’s government sells dollars as peso starts to sink again

30-09-2025 21:06 Currency fell more than 6% Tuesday, biggest intraday drop since September 8,

After months of talks, Trump grants Milei his White House visit

30-09-2025 18:31 Argentina’s President will get his long-awaited official photo with his US counterpart at the White House; Milei will be the first South American leader to be rewarded with a formal bilateral meeting at the Oval Office with Trump.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

Informal employment rises to 42%, affecting 4 in 10 workers

30-09-2025 11:11 According to a report, four in ten workers in Argentina are employed in jobs that are not subject to “the relevant labour, tax or social security legislation.”

Seventh suspect arrested in triple murder case

30-09-2025 08:45 Police arrested a seventh person in connection with last week's horrific triple murder in Florencia Varela.

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.

Milei condemns anti-Semitic chants by school pupils on Bariloche trip

29-09-2025 12:48 President Milei condemns "reprehensible" video of anti-Semitic chanting by school students on graduation trip in Bariloche.

McEwen Copper’s Los Azules endorsed for Argentine initiative

27-09-2025 09:08 McEwen Copper Inc wins RIGI investment incentive scheme approval for its Los Azules copper project in San Juan Province.

Milei gets a second chance

27-09-2025 06:50 Like dei ex machina, two of the world’s most powerful men decided to step in and save Argentina from the unhappy fate it was plunging towards.

by James Neilson

Victims of triple murder laid to rest on eve of protest

26-09-2025 23:02 Relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder have shocked the nation.

Milei’s bet on Trump pays off at critical moment for Argentina

26-09-2025 22:58 The years Javier Milei spent courting Donald Trump are paying off at a critical moment.

Milei meets Netanyahu, ratifies his support for Israel against Hamas

26-09-2025 10:42 Argentine president and Israeli prime minister hold private meeting in New York to discuss conflict in Middle East, bilateral cooperation.

Racing ramp up the intensity for crunch set of fixtures

26-09-2025 10:09 Gustavo Costas and Racing Club are in a period that could make or break their entire season.

by Dan Edwards

Poverty falls to lowest level since 2018

25-09-2025 18:54 In the first half of the year, 31.6% of Argentines lived in poverty, down from nearly 53% in the early months of Milei’s Presidency a year ago.

New species of megaraptor discovered in Patagonia

25-09-2025 17:25 The seven-metre predator, found in Chubut Province, lived shortly before the mass extinction some 66 million years ago; Named 'Joaquinraptor casali,' carnivore may have been among the last of its kind.