Chile ex-president Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·22d ago
Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, withdrew her candidacy for the position of United Nations secretary-general on Saturday, weeks after a straw poll showed her in second to last...
Leo XIV, first American pope, transcends his restrained style
Buenos Aires Timesby Clément Melki, AFP·22d ago
Prudent yet conciliatory, Pope Leo XIV has gradually imprinted his style on the leadership of the Catholic Church, finding his voice as he takes on some of the world's most pressing issues, from...
Historically high suicide rates cause alarm in Argentina
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·23d ago
Bereaved relatives and mental health specialists are trying to start a conversation about suicide in Argentina as more people than ever are choosing to end their own lives.
A chainsaw pause to improve re-election hopes
Buenos Aires Timesby Marcelo J. García·23d ago
For weeks there has been an internal debate in the Casa Rosada about what to do to improve President Javier Milei’s re-election chances.
Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa: ‘China should be held accountable for its crimes’
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·23d ago
Dolkun Isa is one of the world’s most prominent Uyghur activists and a leading campaigner for the rights of minorities in China’s Xinjiang region.
Fidget, fudge it, Budget
Buenos Aires Timesby Michael Soltys·23d ago
September 15 has been the deadline for presenting the budget ever since Law 24,156 was approved in 1992 – in the first years of convertibility when then-president Carlos Menem was seeking to...
The eve of destruction, perhaps
Buenos Aires Timesby James Neilson·23d ago
They wish us well. They tell us they are good people who want to do what is right because it is right and that, if we trust them, they will shower us with benefits: lots of money and electronic...
AI’s Covid moment
Buenos Aires Timesby Agustino Fontevecchia·23d ago
Over the past several weeks there’s been a growing sense of alarm around the emergence of Artificial Intelligence powerful enough to kill us all.
A lost generation?
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·23d ago
A century after the Lost Generation of Ernest Hemingway & Co were roaming the Latin Quarter of Paris, a lost generation of Argentine youth is posing a blight for what in many ways looks like a...
Milei’s Presidency at risk from stalling economy
Buenos Aires Timesby Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg·23d ago
A year out from President Javier Milei’s re-election bid, the economic recovery that underpinned his popularity is stalling.
Maradona's death was unforeseeable, expert tells trial into star's death
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·23d ago
A cardiologist called by the defence in the trial over Diego Maradona's death said on Thursday that the football star died from a sudden and unexpected event that could not have been foreseen.
Stories that caught our eye: September 11 to 18
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·24d ago
BUDGET PREVIEWS 2027 The government last Tuesday evening sent its 2027 Budget Bill to Congress, thus complying with the statutory submission date of September 15.
Economy posts first quarterly contraction since 2024
Buenos Aires Timesby Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg·24d ago
Argentina’s economy contracted in the second quarter for the first time in two years, marking a setback for President Javier Milei’s administration.
Milei administration sends Malvinas sovereignty defence bill to Congress
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·24d ago
Argentina’s government has sent Congress its much-anticipated National Sovereignty Defence Bill, a proposal that would toughen sanctions against individuals and companies that exploit natural...
Judge orders suspension of 'Sea Lion' Malvinas oil project
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·24d ago
A judge on Wednesday ordered the suspension of a British-Israeli oil project near the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, a symbolic move as Argentina escalates its claim over the British-administered...
Boca take another step towards ending silverware drought
Buenos Aires Timesby Dan Edwards·24d ago
Way back when in the mists of time, a rookie coach by the name of Marcelo Gallardo made the headlines as he took River Plate to a Copa Sudamericana title in his first season on the bench of the...
Milei’s strong peso is holding back economic growth
Buenos Aires Timesby Ignacio Olivera Doll & Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg·24d ago
President Javier Milei’s efforts to tame inflation with a strong currency are taking a growing toll on Argentina’s economy.
Malvinas top agenda as Milei plans New York trip for UN speech
Buenos Aires Timesby Pablo Varela·25d ago
President Javier Milei will travel to New York once again to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), but both the make-up of his delegation and the details of his agenda are being kept...
Argentina rejects UK government's 'guide' for Malvinas-related businesses
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·25d ago
The British government has said Argentine law does not apply to waters around the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, offering its backing to companies operating in the disputed area as Buenos Aires steps...
Crisis prevention filings from firms hit 2025 total in seven months
Buenos Aires Timesby Eugenia Muzio·25d ago
Chapter Eleven-style bankruptcy proceedings, known as Procedimientos Preventivos de Crisis (or PCC in Spanish) in Argentina, are speeding up – in the first seven months of this year, authorities...
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