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Paul Post, a retired Dutch systems specialist, looks at the war-time diaries of his father, who described working in the Netherlands' diamond bureau during the Nazi occupation, in Driehuis, Netherlands, on Oct. 6.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2025
How a quiet Dutch retiree helped uncover Nazi-stolen art in Argentina
The unlikely role of the man, who found his father's Nazi-era diaries, in the discovery of a stolen painting in Argentina showcases the complexities of finding Nazi-looted art.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during the Federal Reserve Board Community Bank Conference in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2025
Bessent’s big gamble on Argentina has a narrow road to pay off
For the Treasury secretary's $20 billion bet to pay off, a lot of things have to go right — things that in the past, in Argentina, have tended to go wrong.
Boca Juniors coach Miguel Angel Russo, seen during the Club World Cup in Miami, died at age 69, the Argentine Football Association announced Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2025
Boca Juniors manager Miguel Angel Russo dies at 69
Boca Juniors, in a statement, expressed "profound sadness" at Russo's death.
A customer pays for a coffee at a bar in Buenos Aires on Sept. 23. Many Argentines are traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Miami and the Uruguayan beach town of Punta del Este but, when it comes to shopping trips, most go to the Chilean capital of Santiago.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025
Argentines blow billions shopping abroad, fanning currency crisis
More Argentines have traveled to Chile this year than have people from every other country combined, with their purchases with Argentine bank cards there soaring 438% this year.
Siya Kolisi holds the Rugby Championship trophy after South Africa's victory over Argentina in London on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 5, 2025
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi hopes Rugby Championship title can inspire nation
One of the closest-fought editions of the tournament ended in dramatic style with the Springboks winning successive Rugby Championship titles for the first time.
People suffering from Parkinson's disease during a tango therapy session in Buenos Aires on Aug 26
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2025
Argentinean hospital uses the tango to keep Parkinson's symptoms at bay
"We know that Parkinson's requires pharmaceutical treatments. Tango is used to rehabilitate the motor part.
Argentina's Pablo Matera carries the ball during the Pumas' historic win over the All Blacks in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 24, 2025
Argentina stuns All Blacks with historic 29-23 upset win
The Pumas were outscored three tries to two in Buenos Aires but replacement flyhalf Santiago Carreras landed three second-half penalties to push them clear.
New Zealand's Ardie Savea wins the lineout against Italy at Allianz Stadium in Turin on Nov. 23.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 22, 2025
All Blacks' 'big bodies' look to outmuscle Pumas in Buenos Aires
The bulked-up back row has been seen as a longer-term plan to muscle up to world champions South Africa in the collisions.
A fan of Universidad de Chile throws a stone during the Copa Sudamericana match against Independiente at the Libertadores de America stadium in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Aug 22, 2025
Chile and Argentina soccer fans trade blame over stadium violence
More than 100 people were arrested over some of the worst sporting violence South America has seen in years.
The All Blacks' Ardie Savea faces off with Pumas wing Rodrigo Isgro during their Rugby Championship match on Saturday in Cordoba, Argentina.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 17, 2025
All Blacks beat Argentina 41-24 to reclaim top world rank
Ahead 31-10 at the interval, New Zealand held off a second-half fightback from the Pumas in Cordoba and ultimately emerged as the victors by scoring six tries to three.
Francisco Villarreal moved to Japan in 2014 to attend a teacher training program and has forged deep ties to the kindergarten in Tokyo's Asakusa district where he has worked since 2018.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 11, 2025
Kindred spirits, kindergarten connections: From Buenos Aires to east Tokyo
An Argentinian teacher finds echoes of his hometown in the working-class neighborhoods of eastern Tokyo.
England flanker Guy Pepper runs with the ball past Argentina fly-half Santiago Carreras during an international rugby test match in San Juan, Argentina, on July 12.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jul 22, 2025
England players suffered racist abuse from fans in Argentina, World Rugby says
"While it is clear that an incident took place, we regret that the individuals responsible could not be identified," World Rugby said.
A man holds Nazi-related material after crates containing them were rediscovered at the Supreme Court in Buenos Aires in this picture released on May 11.
WORLD
Jul 16, 2025
A Nazi document trove raises questions for Argentina
A dozen boxes of Nazi documents were recently discovered in a basement archive of Argentina's Supreme Court.
Ice calves off from the Perito Moreno glacier into the Lago Argentino (Argentine Lake), in the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, near the city of El Calafate in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, on April 21
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 16, 2025
Huge ice falls at Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier stir awe and concern
Recently the size of the ice chunks breaking off — a process called "calving" — has been starting to alarm local guides and glaciologists.
Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 64 match against Argentina's Mariano Navone during the Italian Open in Rome on Saturday
TENNIS
May 11, 2025
Sinner enjoys triumphant return at Italian Open following doping ban
For the three-time Grand Slam champion, winning not about just about victory on home soil but also rebuilding momentum.
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is placed in front of the altar during a mass at the Buenos Aires Cathedral on Monday, following his death in the Vatican.
WORLD / Society
Apr 22, 2025
'One isn't born a saint': School nuns remember Pope Francis as a boy
A boisterous child, then-Jorge Bergoglio played football with his friends in the courtyard, and sprinted up and down the marble stairs.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Argentinian President Javier Milei talk pose for a photo during a Group of Seven summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, last June.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2025
Argentina lands $20 billion IMF agreement and eases FX rules
Negotiations dragged on for months as stakes remain high for a successful program after the past two went off the rails in the crisis-prone nation.
Mendoza, Argentina, offers a combination of natural beauty, a thriving wine industry, political conservatism and valuable resources, making it an attractive potential safe haven amid global instability.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2025
I just found my nuclear war hideaway
This question is less and less theoretical: The world seems to be living on the edge, with growing tensions between great powers.
A man carries merchandise at a market near the border with Argentina, in Nanawa, Paraguay, in May.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2024
Argentina inflation hits four-year low as locals hope worst is over
Argentina, emerging from a period of major economic crisis and still grappling with rock-bottom foreign currency reserves and 50% poverty, has seen inflation come down.
Argentina's President Javier Milei waves from a car in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024
Argentina’s Milei seen playing the role of spoiler at Lula’s G20
Argentina's leader appears to have little regard for multilateral institutions like the G20 and few qualms about irking world leaders with whom he disagrees.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
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As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.

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