Central committee meeting to be closely watched ahead of party congress next year and leader’s expected fourth term

Movement that began as an online satirical movement but has become a thorn in the side of the prime minister

Vienna steps up crackdown on Moscow’s spies after years of leniency that frustrated Kyiv and other European capitals

Green light comes ahead of expected meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping next month

Swedish carmaker to cut another 2,500 jobs and warns that the market ‘has not reached the bottom’

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Javier Milei’s sweeping free-market reforms have proved painful and the mood in Argentina is growing gloomy. With presidential elections next year, can the political outsider secure enough time to complete his transformation of the chronically troubled economy?

The belief that books are more than just inanimate objects is explored in a new memoir by Brazilian publisher Luiz Schwarcz — but it’s an idea that has ancient roots

Economies like Mexico are being forced to choose sides on trade

Donald Trump’s tariffs have left the country relatively unscathed, although analysts fear tensions with Brazil are putting survival of trade group Mercosur at risk

Leaders of Argentina’s most enduring political force are trying to regroup for presidential elections in 2027 — but the movement has big hurdles to overcome

With polls suggesting a close race, some analysts expect the currency to come under pressure

Argentine president’s radical plan to transform the country is proving painful as the economy stagnates, weighed down by austerity and tight monetary policy

Global retailers return as President Milei’s reforms open up country’s long-insulated economy

Argentina has abundant energy and a thriving software industry — but few projects are advancing as economic instability deters investors

Investment is surging in the oil and gas and mining sectors, helped by new government policies

US ambassador to UN says conflict could remain stalled despite the consequences for fuel prices

Plus, the RBI’s costly game of whack-a-mole

Restrictions would apply to investments in areas including AI, hypersonic weapons and biotech

German authorities detain Ukrainian national suspected of passing on intelligence about military sites and arms manufacturers to the Kremlin