Argentina

The winning presidential candidate on November 19 will inherit a country with a stagnant economy, inflation over 142%, a 40% poverty rate, and minimal reserves

According to data from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, more than 70% of Mexico’s surface area has been affected. Countries like the Dominican Republic, however, are showing signs of recovery

The far-right politician — who is competing in a runoff election this Sunday — copied entire fragments of an academic article that came out six years before he published his book ‘Pandenomics.’ This is according to court documents to which EL PAÍS has had access

La Libertad Avanza has complained to the justice system that the police force altered ballots and falsified minutes during the count on October 22 to benefit Sergio Massa

The current military, trained under democracy, has distanced itself from the rhetoric promoted by the far-right presidential candidate and his running mate Victoria Villarruel

A new book explores the evolution of the Argentine first lady, analyzing how she understood from an early age the vast power one’s image can hold

The president of the Washington Office on Latin America notes that the strength of civil society and committed youth are encouraging signs in the region. This is despite the drop in the democratic model’s popularity, a trend that has been observed in numerous surveys

Victoria Villarruel said during an interview that the former ESMA naval academy, the country’s largest clandestine detention center, should be ‘enjoyed by all the Argentine people’

The far-right candidate’s team says it is holding on to ballot papers until the run-off vote on Sunday to ensure they are not torn or misplaced

Here is a summary of the most significant moments, including the economy minister’s attacks that unsettled the ultraconservative contender

The contest’s home stretch has been tainted by fake news, as far-right candidate Javier Milei’s party questions the electoral system, though it has not filed a formal complaint

The pop superstar’s three concerts in Buenos Aires injected much needed foreign exchange into a country burdened by high inflation, low growth and political strife

The arrest of a former police officer who illegally surveilled over 1,000 politicians, judges and civic leaders stings the ruling party less than two weeks before polls open

The community was created eight years ago on a 173-acre plot belonging to the town of Tornquist. It is supplied with renewable energy and its buildings are bioclimatic. Nowadays, more and more people are being encouraged to live there

Police databases have no record of José Ignacio Fernández Guaza, who claims that he was part of a ‘commando’ unit of 15 civilians that executed terrorists in the south of France in the mid-1970s

The general court of the European Union confirmed Tuesday that it declined to transfer the trademark to Sattvica, an Argentine company belonging to Maradona’s former lawyer

The defendants were sentenced to between four and 25 years in prison for their involvement in crimes such as the kidnapping of a newborn baby and torturing inmates

The incident marred the excitement ahead of the game between Brazil’s Fluminense and Argentina’s Boca Juniors, due on Saturday at Rio de Janeiro’s famed Maracana stadium

EL PAÍS tracks down the perpetrator of a fatal attack during a demonstration for amnesty for political prisoners that marked the Spanish Transition in 1977

The diplomatic moves by Chile, Colombia and Bolivia, all of which are led by leftist leaders, come as others in the region have ramped up their criticism of Israel’s military activity

Six years after the legalization of marijuana for medicinal use, its defenders fear that a change of government will roll back their hard-won rights

The presidential candidate had previously called the leader a ‘coward,’ ‘fascist’ and a ‘socialist,’ but after securing his support ahead of the November 19 runoff, he says they ‘agree on 90% of things’

The awards for the Spain and Argentina World Cup-winners are vindication of Barcelona’s La Masía ethos and the club’s commitment to its women’s team

Economy Minister Sergio Massa, one of the two remaining candidates, blamed oil companies for a lack of supply in the South American country and threatened to prohibit their exports

The fictional series ‘Máxima’ will focus on the Argentine economist who became a princess after she married Prince Willem of Orange. The show’s creators avoid comparisons with ‘The Crown’ and say that they are telling a true story, even if it looks like a fairytale

The moderate sectors of Together for Change, the coalition that brought Mauricio Macri to power in 2015, warn that they will not support the endorsement of the radical libertarian

Some of the other elements in her coalition, mainly members of the more left-leaning Radical Civic Union, made clear they would not support Milei