WEATHER ALERT
A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century
Read full article: A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this centurySlovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election.
On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising history
Read full article: On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising historyArgentina’s annual March 24 commemoration of the 1976 military coup that ushered in the country’s violent right-wing dictatorship is acquiring new urgency under the government of President Javier Milei.
Meet the influential women behind Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei
Read full article: Meet the influential women behind Argentina’s President-elect Javier MileiArgentina's populist President-elect Javier Milei lacks a group of well-known political advisers but has surrounded himself with a group of women who are set to be influential players in his administration.
Argentina's president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go
Read full article: Argentina's president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to goArgentina’s president-elect has given the first signals of how he plans to shake up South America’s second-largest economy.
Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart populist
Read full article: Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart populistEconomy Minister Sergio Massa and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich adapted shrewdly over their combined seven decades in Argentine politics.
Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president
Read full article: Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice presidentA judge in Argentina has dismissed a long-running money laundering case against Vice President Cristina Fernández, after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime.
Argentina: VP Cristina Fernández says she won't seek the presidency again
Read full article: Argentina: VP Cristina Fernández says she won't seek the presidency againArgentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernández has made it official that she will not be running for president again, putting the brakes on an effort by members of her party to push her to become a candidate in the October election.
Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate's plane
Read full article: Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate's planeThe invaders were caught almost immediately and the embattled leader paraded on state TV the American combatants as evidence of a U.S.-backed coup attempt. Its unclear why the men traveled on the plane to Colombia or if Durn even knew about it. lvarez was named in 2017 director of Industrias Venoco de Centroamerica, two years after the company was registered in Panama. Upon Durn's release in 2011 and return to Venezuela, a legal battle with the Venezuelan state to reclaim Venoco ensued. But Durn appears to have never wavered in his support of the anti-imperialist revolution to which he owed his fortune.
Argentina's peso falls 15% after surprise election
Read full article: Argentina's peso falls 15% after surprise electionBUENOS AIRES - A surprise result in Argentina's primary election sent the country's currency and stocks plunging Monday, with investors fearing that populists could replace the country's current, business-friendly government. Two exchange-traded funds that track Argentina's stocks fell more than 20%. Fernandez's running mate is his left-wing Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who was Argentina's president before Macri. The primary vote essentially functions as a national poll ahead of the election. Benjamin Gedan, director of the Argentina Project at the Wilson Center called the short term reaction from the markets "absolutely brutal."