Son of the disgraced former president leads the incumbent as the country swings to the right and the contest goes to a run-off

Rising prices and a disapproval rating hovering at about 60 per cent have left the Argentinian president in need of distraction

Argentina is still searching for answers after the 1994 bombing. Now Javier Milei has vowed to hold those responsible for the atrocity accountable

The agreement was made after American oil companies were seemingly reluctant to invest their own money

A niche craze that involves striking the most impressive pose has burst out of Brazil and gone worldwide

The hard-right Abelardo de la Espriella has pledged ‘Colombia First’ and said he will accept no immigrants wherever they come from

As of next year, July 15 will be ‘National Football Teams Day’ to commemorate the country’s 2026 semi-final victory against England

Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, known as El R1, was captured after ordering hits on Valeria Márquez and a mayor, prosecutors in Mexico say

Her victory marks the return of a polarising dynasty although she has attempted to put distance between herself and the ‘errors’ of her father, Alberto Fujimori

Argentina’s president triggered a diplomatic dispute with Brazil after accusing regional rivals of backing an online campaign against his country

Survivors hunt frantically through the rubble, hoping to retrieve the bodies of family members, as the government threatens to bulldoze the sites

Keir Starmer’s spokeswoman says the islands were ‘definitely’ British after the World Cup banner display, while Argentina’s government accuses a UK warship of an ‘illegal incursion’

Victoria Villarruel evoked the Falklands conflict, Maradona and Lionel Messi on social media as police prepare for World Cup trouble ahead of the semi-final

Argentinian foreign minister rejects 2013 islanders’ poll, in which 99.8 per cent voted to remain British, calling them an ‘artificially implanted’ population

Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, known as The Crab, says he is ready to negotiate with Trump but has drawn criticism for his love of expensive designer brands

Disappointed Brazilians see the hand of God in their World Cup exit, blaming Protestant players and the import of born-again Christianity from the US

High-rise towers once fêted as model housing were launched by the regime with great fanfare but failed badly when the earthquake hit the country on June 24

The security guard was stuck in a void with 140 tonnes of concrete above him. A three-year-old was also saved as the death toll rose to almost 2,300

International teams are continuing to find survivors, but thousands of people remain missing and rescuers are racing against time

Entire buildings were razed with generations inside, but survivors say they still carry hope