BUENOS AIRES —The Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission inaugurated the Riyadh Pavilion as the Guest of Honor at the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair, which will hold from April 22 to May 12, 2025, in the Argentine (...)
The head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has died at 88 after a short illness.
The pontiff was admitted to hospital in February with a respiratory tract infection, having suffered various ailments in his final years. Despite his declining (...)
BUENOS AIRES — The Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission is preparing to lead Riyadh's participation as the "Guest of Honor" at the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair 2025, taking place from April 22 to May 12 in the Argentine (...)
A general strike against public spending cuts in Argentina has severely disrupted transport.
All domestic flights have been canceled, while trains and metro services have been suspended in Buenos Aires and other parts of the country.
Many shops (...)
A court in Argentina on Tuesday started its trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the 2020 death of football superstar Diego Maradona.
Maradona, aged 60, was under the care of the seven when he had a cardiac arrest in a (...)
Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency which collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday.
The cryptocoin $Libra quickly rose in value before nosediving, causing severe (...)
Argentine President Javier Milei is facing calls for impeachment after promoting a little-known cryptocurrency, whose price soared then collapsed after his endorsement, leading to losses for thousands of investors.
The news has caused a major (...)
Argentina has announced it will pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), mirroring a similar move by US President Donald Trump last month.
"President (Javier) Milei instructed (foreign minister) Gerardo Werthein to withdraw Argentina's (...)
"If you need one word to describe Venezuela these days, it would be fearful." That's what one Latin American diplomat told CNN this week, reflecting on the strange atmosphere in the country.
Venezuelans are bracing for yet another wave of repression (...)
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne in Argentina, local media report.
The 31-year-old star died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
Hotel (...)
Family, friends and former bandmates have remembered Liam Payne at the One Direction star's funeral, just over a month after he died at the age of 31.
The private service took place on Wednesday in Amersham in Buckinghamshire, north-west of (...)
Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country's foreign ministry.
The delegates took part in the first two (...)
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, Argentinian authorities have said.
The singer died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
One person who (...)
The body of pop star Liam Payne was released to his family on Wednesday to be flown back to the UK, the public prosecutor in charge of his case has confirmed to the BBC.
The singer died three weeks ago after falling from a third-floor balcony of a (...)
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, has sacked his foreign minister, Diana Mondino, after the country voted in favor of lifting the US economic embargo on Cuba at the United Nations.
Argentina was one of 187 countries that supported the non-binding (...)
Liam Payne's former One Direction bandmates say they are "completely devastated" about the passing of their fellow band member.
In a statement signed by Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Styles they said: "In time, and when everyone (...)
Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son, Bear.
Police said they (...)
The governor of the Falkland Islands has sought to calm concerns over the territory's sovereignty following the UK's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands.
The UK has agreed to give up ownership of the tropical archipelago to Mauritius, after decades (...)
Singapore's grandest arena, which has hosted Taylor Swift and Madonna, is getting ready to welcome an arguably bigger icon — Pope Francis.
The pontiff will celebrate Mass with 50,000 people at the National Stadium on Thursday evening, packing the (...)
Security forces in Venezuela have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at people protesting Sunday's disputed election result.
Thousands of people descended on central Caracas on Monday evening, some walking for miles from slums on the mountains (...)
Argentina's president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently "in the hands of the UK".
In an interview with the BBC, the right-wing politician vowed to get the islands back through diplomatic channels but said there was "no (...)
A huge diplomatic row has erupted after Spain's transport minister suggested Argentina's president had used drugs.
Oscar Puente said Javier Milei had ingested "substances" during his election campaign last year.
Milei hit back condemning the (...)
Argentina is facing an insect repellent shortage as the country prepares for its worst-ever dengue season.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that can be deadly, or cause serious illness, in some cases.
A vaccine for dengue has been developed but its (...)
Argentina and Colombia say they have taken "concrete steps" to improve frayed relations between the two countries after far-right Argentine leader Javier Milei called his left-wing Colombian counterpart a "terrorist murderer" in a CNN interview.
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The Colombian government has ordered the expulsion of all Argentine diplomats from the country's embassy in Bogotá following a CNN interview in which the Argentine president called his Colombian counterpart a "terrorist murderer."
"The Argentine (...)
