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Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election

Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa is leading right-wing populist Javier Milei in early returns from Sunday’s presidential election

Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election
Americas|Economy|Election

After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff

Argentina’s economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month have begun competing to shore up the moderate voters they need

After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff
Americas|Economy|Election|News

Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms

Long lines have formed at gas stations throughout Argentina as surging demand outstrips supply, becoming a campaign issue just weeks ahead of the second round of the country’s presidential race

Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms
MidEast|News|World

Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel as Chile and Colombia recall their ambassadors

Bolivia’s government has severed diplomatic relations with Israel, accusing it of carrying out “crimes against humanity” in the Gaza Strip

Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel as Chile and Colombia recall their ambassadors
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|World

Taylor Swift's Argentina concert takes political turn as presidential election nears

Politics was suddenly a topic of conversation as thousands of Taylor Swift fans eagerly lined up for the superstar’s first-ever concert in Argentina

Taylor Swift's Argentina concert takes political turn as presidential election nears
Arts|Entertainment

Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumes

Batman and the Joker, a man decked out in a full-body lion costume, another whose head and arms have been replaced by chainsaws

Populist Javier Milei is rallying for the Argentine presidency with chainsaws and Comic-Con costumes
Americas|Election|News

Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes

Right-wing populist Javier Milei will become the next president of Argentina after promising a dramatic shake-up to the state in a fiercely polarized election campaign held amid deep discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty

Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes
Americas|Election|World

Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'

What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s presidency

Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'
Celebrity|Entertainment

The lion, the wig and the warrior. Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's president-elect?

His legions of fans call him “the madman” and “the wig” due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair

The lion, the wig and the warrior. Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's president-elect?
Americas|Economy|Election

Argentina's president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go

Argentina’s president-elect has given the first signals of how he plans to shake up South America’s second-largest economy

Argentina's president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go
Americas|Economy|News

After the dollar-loving Milei wins the presidency, Argentines anxiously watch the exchange rate

The exchange rate is top of mind for millions of Argentines coping with triple-digit inflation

After the dollar-loving Milei wins the presidency, Argentines anxiously watch the exchange rate
Americas|News|US

Argentina's right-wing president-elect to meet with a top Biden adviser

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei is getting a meeting with a top Biden aide

Argentina's right-wing president-elect to meet with a top Biden adviser
Americas|News|US|World

Argentina's president-elect tells top Biden officials that he's committed to freedom

Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei met Tuesday with senior Biden administration officials at the White House

Argentina's president-elect tells top Biden officials that he's committed to freedom
Americas|News|Political|World

Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

Leftists in Chile were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet

Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America
Economy

Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart populist

Economy Minister Sergio Massa and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich adapted shrewdly over their combined seven decades in Argentine politics

Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart populist
Americas|Economy

Argentina's populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive

Argentina’s firebrand populist presidential candidate Javier Milei is coming under fire from his rivals who are blaming him for a sharp depreciation of the local currency in the parallel market

Argentina's populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive
Americas|News|Opinion|World

Argentina's former detention and torture site added to UNESCO World Heritage list

Argentina is celebrating a decision by a United Nations conference to include a former clandestine detention and torture center as a World Heritage site

Argentina's former detention and torture site added to UNESCO World Heritage list
Americas|News|Opinion

Argentina's labor leaders warn of resistance to President-elect Milei's radical reforms

Right-wing populist Javier Milei has been president-elect just four days and already Argentina’s unions and social organizations are vowing pushback and even protests if he makes good on his promises to slash the size of the state and privatize companies

Argentina's labor leaders warn of resistance to President-elect Milei's radical reforms
Americas|News|Political|World

Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires

Former President Donald Trump has told Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can meet

Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires
Americas|Election|News|Opinion

Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both jeers and cheers

Both jeers and cheers for Argentina’s right-wing presidential candidate resounded with acoustic perfection inside the country’s legendary Colón Theater, laying bare the country’s polarization

Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both jeers and cheers
Americas|Election|News|Opinion

Argentina's Peronist machine is in high gear to shore up shaky votes before the presidential runoff

As Argentina heads for a presidential runoff election on Sunday, the decades-old populist movement known as Peronism is on shaky ground

Argentina's Peronist machine is in high gear to shore up shaky votes before the presidential runoff
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors

Israel has criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia after the South American countries undertook a series of diplomatic moves to protest Israel's military operations against Hamas in Gaza

Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors
Americas|Crime|News|World

Uruguay's foreign minister resigns following leak of audios related to a passport scandal

Uruguay’s foreign minister has resigned shortly after audio messages were published in which he appears to ask a former official to not hand over evidence in an investigation over a passport issued to an accused drug trafficker

Uruguay's foreign minister resigns following leak of audios related to a passport scandal
Americas|News|World

Argentina's third-place presidential candidate Bullrich endorses right-wing populist Milei in runoff

Former Argentine presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich has endorsed right-wing populist Javier Milei for next month’s runoff

Argentina's third-place presidential candidate Bullrich endorses right-wing populist Milei in runoff
Americas|Election|News|Political|World

Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown

Millions of disaffected voters in Argentina are planning to cast their ballots Sunday for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei

Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown

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