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Milei announces tougher Malvinas sanctions on firms, new naval base

03-09-2026 22:35 President announces he will toughen sanctions against companies operating in waters near Malvinas and the construction of a new naval base in Tierra del Fuego as he seeks to capitalise on Trump’s remarks over sovereignty.

Milei to make nationwide broadcast after Trump's Malvinas remark

01-09-2026 14:14 President Javier Milei plans to deliver a ‘Cadena Nacional’ nationwide broadcast on Thursday; He will reportedly outline details of the “diplomatic progress” his government has made over Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands.

Óscar Martínez: ‘Bukele has neither principles nor ideology – he was after power, any which way’

22-08-2026 06:24 A look at the dictator’s playbook – investigative journalist Óscar Martínez on the rise of Nayib Bukele, the dismantling of democracy in El Salvador and the fight for truth from exile.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Milei signs up Argentina to Trump’s anti-abortion international alliance

16-08-2026 11:03 Argentina’s decision to join Trump-led Geneva Consensus brings position on abortion and reproductive rights back into focus; Secrecy surrounding the move raises questions about government’s strategy over politically sensitive issue.

by Giselle Leclercq

Colombia enters 'final phase' of quake search as toll clears 265

13-08-2026 12:04 Magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, has killed 265 people and injured more than 3,500, with almost 500 still missing, according to local authorities.

Colombia’s new president joins a right-wing wave facing tough reality

08-08-2026 04:59 Conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella joins Javier Milei, Chile’s José Antonio Kast and Peru’s Keiko Fujimori in a broad regional shift to the right.

The return of the ugly Argentine

25-07-2026 04:34 Does the abuse being hurled against the country’s footballers by aggrieved foreigners whose national teams got knocked out early matter very much? It clearly does.

by James Neilson

AFA says US authorities did not detain Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia

23-07-2026 02:14 AFA denies reports Tapia was questioned by FBI in US; Football association says reports its president and senior officials were detained or summoned by US authorities are "absolutely false."

Mundial trumps Trump

11-07-2026 00:07 ‘The Donald’ had bullied obsequious FIFA president Gianni Infantino into nixing a red card for the home team’s top scorer – an obscene subordination of the beautiful game to power politics.

by Michael Soltys

The breaking of nations

11-07-2026 00:02 From ancient times, periods of relative stability in which one big power was strong enough to maintain a semblance of order in the region it dominated have alternated with others marked by strife like the one we appear to be sliding into right now.

by James Neilson

The United States turns 250

04-07-2026 00:40 Much of the population thinks the United States is heading in the wrong direction, but there is no agreement at all on what would be the right one.

by James Neilson

Ambassador Lamelas: ‘US stands shoulder to shoulder with Argentina’

02-07-2026 13:42 US Ambassador to Argentina Peter Lamelas proclaims support for President Javier Milei and explains his own "America Dream" in a speech marking 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.

Despite problems, Trump keeps gaining allies in Latin America

23-06-2026 12:23 Since Trump returned to the White House a year and a half ago, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Honduras have either shifted to the right or confirmed an existing conservative turn.

Right sweeps Latin America with new victory in Colombia

23-06-2026 12:20 The right has won elections from Argentina to Honduras. But experts see little evidence of a structural ideological shift. Instead, they point to a political landscape that favours anti-establishment outsider candidates.

It’s a small World (Cup) II: The geopolitics of football

13-06-2026 05:41 No host nation has won in this century, while there were no less than six home triumphs in the 16 tournaments of the previous century. The so-called World Cup is a Euro-American monopoly – will a new champion emerge from the record 48 competitors?

by Michael Soltys

Donald Trump and his Ukrainian bête noire

13-06-2026 05:34 Hard as it is for Trump to stomach, Zelenskyy has greatly distinguished himself as a war leader. As for Trump, unless he is very lucky, he could find his name permanently attached to a deal with the Iranians that will bring to mind Neville Chamberlain.

by James Neilson

Trump looms large over Brazil's presidential election

09-06-2026 09:13 Given Trump's track record of throwing his weight behind his Latin American allies, a similar intervention in Brazil appears likely.

Jan de Nul wins contract to dig Argentina’s US$10-billion waterway

05-06-2026 10:25 Belgian dredger Jan de Nul NV and local partner Servimagnus SA win 25-year contract to upgrade Argentina's chief trade route in a concession overshadowed by accusations of Chinese influence. 

Trump posts graphic of Venezuela as 51st US state

13-05-2026 11:01 Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez says Venezuela has "never" contemplated becoming the 51st US state, as suggested by US President Donald Trump.

OAPs: Old Age Presidents

12-05-2026 14:39 US presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden were both criticised for being too old to serve as heads of government, as has Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil. But India’s Narendra Modi, at the youthful age of 75, is also older and does not face the same questioning. Old age appears to hold a different value, depending on the culture in question. But is old age an obstacle to being a good leader?

by Sabrina Chemen