News of family

Maradona sisters, lawyer face trial over handling of star's brand

28-04-2026 21:08 Late star’s lawyer and two of Maradona’s sisters – Rita and Claudia – will stand trial for the “fraudulent administration” of his brand and trademark.

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Court seizes assets of Maradona's lawyer, sisters in fraud case

19-09-2025 00:24 An appellate court in Buenos Aires indicts Maradona's former lawyer, Matías Morla, and two of his assistants for suspected fraudulent handling of the player's assets; Two of the ex-footballer's sisters – Rita and Claudia – and a notary were also prosecuted as accomplices.

FEATURE

Los Menem SA: How ex-president’s clan invoices the state

08-08-2025 13:54 Business dealings with the state are part of the family’s income, with the Menem clan remaining close to power. A look at controversial contracts and the "series effect."

by Rodis Recalt

COURTS

Supreme Court revives Correo Argentino court case linked to Macri family

24-06-2025 11:18 Supreme Court reactivates Correo Argentino case, rejects Grupo Macri appeal; Judges accused of “manifest enmity” towards former president to remain on the case.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Court rules Fernández de Kirchner will serve six-year prison term at home

17-06-2025 16:07 Judge grants Cristina Fernández de Kirchner permission to serve her jail term at her apartment in Constitución neighbourhood of Buenos Aires; Former president must wear electronic ankle bracelet during her detention.

THE KIRCHNER FAMILY

Máximo and Florencia in spotlight – Kirchner kids make preparations for mother’s lengthy detention

16-06-2025 17:44 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s children are back in the spotlight after confirmation of the ex-president’s corruption conviction – Máximo speaks and appears publicly after radio silence, but Florencia is the one who will host her mother in the years to come.

by Pablo Varela

GOVERNMENT REACTION

Unity or infighting? Milei government awaits Peronism’s next move

12-06-2025 14:10 Casa Rosada sources says Peronism will either ‘circle the wagons or break up’ – whatever happens, officials promise to guarantee public order.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

CRISIS BITES

Two minimum wages now cover eight days of family expenses

15-05-2025 00:39 With the national wage council talks deadlocked, the Milei government has again unilaterally established the basic pay increase for registered workers, passing from 296,832 pesos in March to 302,600 pesos in April – a raise of 5,768 pesos.

by Agustina Bordigoni

FUNERAL OF POPE FRANCIS

Pope's Argentine nephew donated tickets to travel to funeral

24-04-2025 15:48 Mauro Bergoglio, nephew of Pope Francis, says private donor had paid for him to travel to his uncle's funeral after the government failed to invite him to join officials travelling to Rome.

WASHINGTON SANCTION

US bans CFK, De Vido from entry over 'involvement in significant corruption'

22-03-2025 14:06 US State Department, under orders of Marco Rubio, issues statement confirming entry ban for former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, former federal planning minister Julio de Vido and their immediate family members.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

WASHINGTON'S BAN ON CFK

United States bars Cristina Fernández de Kirchner from entry due to graft case

22-03-2025 09:37 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the decision to ban Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her immediate family, as well as former public works minister Julio De Vido, “for significant corruption,” according to a statement.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Hamas hands over bodies of Israel's Bibas family, elderly hostage

20-02-2025 10:36 Hamas militants hand the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 7, 2023 attack, reportedly including members of the Bibas family – symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war began.

HOSTAGE RELEASE

No 'official confirmation' on Israeli-Argentine child hostages

18-02-2025 14:25 Hamas is set to release four hostage bodies on Thursday and six hostages on Saturday, as the Israeli-Argentine Bibas family waits in uncertainty over the potential death of 2-year-old Kfir Bibas.

HAMAS HOSTAGE RELEASE

After Gaza hostage release, Israeli family demand 'answers' on wife, sons

04-02-2025 07:41 Bibas family demands "answers" from Israel and Hamas over fate of child hostages, Argentine mother following kidnapping in Gaza.

Hostage Release

Hamas to free Israeli-Argentine hostage in next ceasefire swap

31-01-2025 13:45 Hamas announces release of Yarden Bibas, Israeli-Argentina father of the Bibas family children kidnapped in Gaza in October 2023.

POLITICS

The 'Caputo Clan': A family linked to politics and power

02-11-2024 07:36 The Caputo family has been involved in Argentina's politics for some time, though its most recent star, presidential advisor Santiago Caputo, was an unknown until Javier Milei rose to office. A look at the family tree of a clan long linked to politics and power.

by Giselle Leclercq

Beyond the headlines

All in the family

22-06-2024 05:05 Nepotism is an even more chronic vice of Argentine politics than corruption. And if nepotism requires nephews, these are forthcoming in the Javier Milei administration.

by Michael Soltys

FEATURE

Norberto Milei: The unknown story of the President’s father

25-05-2024 05:27 How President Javier Milei’s father went from being a bus-driver to businessman. His lost trials for tax evasion and the companies he formed with his daughter, Karina, to manage millions of dollars. The scenes of physical and psychological violence which distanced him from his son.

by Juan Luis González

News of family

Maradona sisters, lawyer face trial over handling of star's brand

Court seizes assets of Maradona's lawyer, sisters in fraud case

Los Menem SA: How ex-president’s clan invoices the state

Supreme Court revives Correo Argentino court case linked to Macri family

Court rules Fernández de Kirchner will serve six-year prison term at home

Máximo and Florencia in spotlight – Kirchner kids make preparations for mother’s lengthy detention

Unity or infighting? Milei government awaits Peronism’s next move

Two minimum wages now cover eight days of family expenses

Pope's Argentine nephew donated tickets to travel to funeral

US bans CFK, De Vido from entry over 'involvement in significant corruption'

United States bars Cristina Fernández de Kirchner from entry due to graft case

Hamas hands over bodies of Israel's Bibas family, elderly hostage

No 'official confirmation' on Israeli-Argentine child hostages

After Gaza hostage release, Israeli family demand 'answers' on wife, sons

Hamas to free Israeli-Argentine hostage in next ceasefire swap

The 'Caputo Clan': A family linked to politics and power

All in the family

Norberto Milei: The unknown story of the President’s father

Left-winger Myriam Bregman tops popularity poll as President Milei plummets

Preserving the art of public speaking

Thiel is the latest rabbit Milei has pulled from a hat

Out of this world

Milei visits US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during Argentina-US joint naval drills

Aumento del 123% en la plana mayor del Estado: cuánto cobrarán ministros y secretarios

Regresa The Crown: Netflix avanza con una precuela sobre los orígenes de la Casa de Windsor

El Gobierno reabre la sala de prensa en Casa Rosada tras 10 días y Adorni retoma conferencias con nuevas restricciones

Exalcalde de Nueva York, Rudy Giuliani, hospitalizado en condición "crítica", según portavoz

Benito Fernández a Milei: "Echarnos la culpa a los diseñadores me parece de una perversidad que nunca he visto en mi vida"