5 d. ago Protesters throw stones at Argentina’s Milei over corruption allegations linked to sister

President’s motorcade pelted with stones on campaign trail as country’s news agenda dominated by alleged scandalThe president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has been pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires by demonstrators protesting about allegations of corruption involving his influential sister.The far-right leader, who was whisked from the scene by his security detail, sustained no injuries after his motorcade was attacked, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni wrote on X. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Protesters hurl rocks at Argentinian president Javier Milei during campaign rally amid corruption allegations

Attack comes as corruption allegations against his sister add pressure ahead of key elections

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6 d. ago Moment Argentine President Javier Milei is pelted by stones 'over corruption scandal'

While riding in the back of a pickup truck on Wednesday to greet supporters in the city of Lomas de Zamora, near Buenos Aires, Milei was greeted with hostility from demonstrators.

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6 d. ago Javier Milei embroiled in corruption scandal tying his sister to alleged bribes

Leaked audio links Karina Milei, sister of Argentina’s president, to alleged bribes involving drug contracts for medicines for disabled peopleArgentina’s president Javier Milei is facing his administration’s worst alleged corruption scandal – involving none other than his hugely influential sister, Karina – less than two months before key legislative elections.For more than a week, news in the country has been dominated by audio recordings in which a former government official is heard discussing the alleged payment of bribes linked to the purchase of medicines for people with disabilities. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Who is the referee for Club Brugge v Rangers? 'Scandal' linked official confirmed for UCL tie plus VAR details

UEFA have confirmed the match officials for Rangers’ visit to Club Brugge in the Champions League playoff tie on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Wynne Evans makes surprise BBC return after claims the broadcaster had 'cut ties' with Strictly star amid scandal

The former Strictly Come Dancing star, 53, appeared on BBC One on Saturday night, despite reports the broadcaster had 'no plans' to work with him again.

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2 w. ago ‘A whole spectrum of hatred’: women face increased violence in Milei’s Argentina as rights are eroded

In a country once lauded as a progressive bastion in Latin America, protections are being dismantled by a populist leader, and gender-based offences are on the riseIn the week before her murder, Fernanda Soledad Yramain lay awake at night listening as a motorbike circled the house where she was hiding. “She kept saying ‘it’s him’,” remembers Daniella Viscarra, Soledad’s sister-in-law with whom she had sought refuge in the Tucumán countryside. “She was scared all of the time.”A month earlier, in September 2024, 29-year-old Soledad had ended a relationship with her boyfriend, Francisco Timoteo Saldaño. They had been together since she was 14 and he was 35, and shared three children. In the final year of their relationship, Saldaño had turned violent. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Heartfelt prayers: photos of Argentines turning to the Catholic saint of work in search of jobs

Pilgrims gathered Thursday at the church of San Cayetano in Buenos Aires to pray to the patron Saint of work: Saint Cajetan. Ariel Robledo drew his image with chalk on the sidewalk outside the Catholic church while others received confession and blessings from priests and union workers protested food insecurity.

Culture

4 w. ago Prince Andrew welcomed Jeffrey Epstein to Royal Ascot box with the Queen

The revelation that the convicted sex offender mingled with the monarch casts a fresh shadow over the Royal Family, deepening the scandal surrounding Andrew’s ties to Epstein

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4 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein rubbed shoulders with The Queen after Prince Andrew Ascot invite

The revelation that the convicted sex offender mingled with the monarch casts a fresh shadow over the Royal Family, deepening the scandal surrounding Andrew’s ties to Epstein

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4 w. ago Prince Andrew welcomed Jeffrey Epstein to Royal box with the Queen

The revelation that the convicted sex offender mingled with the monarch casts a fresh shadow over the Royal Family, deepening the scandal surrounding Andrew’s ties to Epstein

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4 w. ago Argentina’s Javier Milei vetoes bills that would have raised pensions and disability benefits

Self-styled anarcho-capitalist prompts outrage after claiming bills would ‘break government’s fiscal balance’Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has vetoed three bills that would have increased pensions and disability benefits, prompting outrage from both groups and the lawmakers who had approved the measures.The self-styled anarcho-capitalist claimed the bills would “break the government’s fiscal balance” and insisted there was “no money” to fund the measures, which Congress had approved in early July. Continue reading...

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