ISABEL DEBRE | The Seattle Times

May 13, 2025 at 2:06 pm

José Mujica, Uruguay’s humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89 VIEW

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around...

May 3, 2025 at 1:05 pm

Alligators, snakes, biting insects: Small plane crash survivors recall 36-hour ordeal

It was after their tiny plane crashed into the Bolivian jungle earlier this week that their problems really began.

April 24, 2025 at 2:25 pm

Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler VIEW

The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same place.

April 22, 2025 at 8:45 am

In Argentina, debates over Pope Francis’ legacy lead to one question: Why didn’t he return? VIEW

Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy.

April 21, 2025 at 12:08 pm

Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland VIEW

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager.

Nation & World

April 15, 2025 at 8:04 am

What does it mean that President Milei ended Argentina’s strict controls on currency and capital? VIEW

President Javier Milei has promised Argentinians that an economic revival would follow the pain of harsh austerity.

Business

April 11, 2025 at 1:53 pm

In key milestones for President Milei, Argentina secures IMF deal and ends most capital controls

President Javier Milei says that he will lift most of the country’s strict capital and currency controls next week, a high-stakes gamble made possible by...

Business

April 10, 2025 at 2:23 pm

Deal extension allows Trump ally Argentina to borrow another $5 billion from China

China has renewed a currency swap agreement with Argentina equivalent to $5 billion for another year, easing some pressures on Argentina’s dwindling foreign reserves and...

Business

April 8, 2025 at 5:29 pm

The IMF reaches a deal with troubled Argentina on a $20 billion bailout

The International Monetary Fund has reached a preliminary agreement with Argentina on a $20 billion bailout package, providing a reprieve to President Javier Milei as...

Business

April 5, 2025 at 1:12 am

Argentina’s Milei doubles down on Trump bromance as the world reels from trade shock

While the world’s leaders were wringing their hands over President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports, Argentina’s right-wing president was ebullient, feted...

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