A man wearing a Diego Maradona t-shirt walks by the Argentine Central Bank on November 30, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty Images Argentina is in the grip of a profound economic crisis, and one veteran economist believes part of the solution is for President Javier Milei to … Read more
Argentina’s President Javier Milei gestures while delivering his first policy speech to parliament during the inauguration of the 142nd ordinary session of Congress in Buenos Aires on March 1, 2024. Juan Mabromata | Afp | Getty Images Argentina’s Javier Milei has been accused of hypocrisy for orchestrating a substantial increase in presidential pay while pushing … Read more
Nicolas Jarry defeated Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final of the Argentina Open, recording his career-best victory as he defeated the world No 2. Jarry, who will face home player Facundo Diaz Acosta in Sunday’s final which is live on Sky Sports Tennis at 7pm, knocked out the defending champion in Buenos Aires in … Read more
LONDON — Foreign Secretary David Cameron will visit the Falkland Islands this week to show they are a “valued part of the British family,” the U.K. government said Sunday. Britain’s top diplomat is making the trip amid renewed calls by Argentina for negotiations over the contested South Atlantic archipelago. The Foreign Office said Cameron will … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies on Friday approved in general terms a reform bill proposed by libertarian President Javier Milei to deregulate the economy, overcoming a hurdle for the sweeping initiative after three days of heated debate. But the fine print of the omnibus bill’s more than 300 articles, including economic, administrative, … Read more
Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, on Wednesday called on business and political leaders to reject socialism … Read more
Pope Francis said Sunday that if he can, he’ll visit his native Argentina in the latter part of 2024, a trip that would see him there for the first time in his nearly 11-year-old papacy and while his fellow Argentines are suffering economically. Francis hasn’t been back to his homeland since he was elected pope … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Authorities in Argentina have arrested three men, including a Syrian national, in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas on suspicion of being part of a terror cell, the government announced Wednesday. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich did not disclose the identity of the men — who were detained over the weekend — but … Read more
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina formally announced Friday that it won’t join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic shift in foreign and economic policy by Argentina’s new far-right populist President Javier Milei. In a letter addressed to the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — all members of … Read more
December 29, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EST An homage in Buenos Aires to the late polo champion Dolfina Cuartetera includes four of her clones on one team and the offspring of her clones on the other team. (Sebastián López Brach for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BUENOS AIRES — Moments … Read more