How Musk’s bromance with right-wing world leaders benefits his empire

How Musk’s bromance with right-wing world leaders benefits his empire

Musk has helped turn a pugnacious libertarian into one of the new faces of the modern right,and brought kudos to others keen on his technology. For a price.

  • byRyan Mac,Jack Nicas andAlex Travelli

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I’m a veteran traveller,but I just fell for a scam (again)

I’m a veteran traveller,but I just fell for a scam (again)

It happened just last week. I was in a cab in Palermo in Buenos Aires,coming to the end of a 24-hour journey from Australia.

  • byBen Groundwater
World of photos,February 3,2024
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World of photos,February 3,2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

A nationwide shutdown tests Milei’s tough medicine for Argentina

A nationwide shutdown tests Milei’s tough medicine for Argentina

Turmoil should be expected after his economic reforms,the new Argentinian president warned. But many have already had enough.

  • byJack Nicas andLucía Cholakian Herrera
There are few things better in this world than this heavenly dish

There are few things better in this world than this heavenly dish

The good people of Argentina have done away with the frippery to serve you a whopping hunk of melted dairy.

  • byBen Groundwater
In U-turn,Argentina to spurn BRICS membership,says Javier Milei government

In U-turn,Argentina to spurn BRICS membership,says Javier Milei government

The move appears to be a preview of the drastic shift in foreign policy that will be implemented in Argentina once right-wing populist Milei takes office.

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The pro-Israel world leader who is converting to Judaism

The pro-Israel world leader who is converting to Judaism

In his first trip since winning the Argentinian election,Javier Milei travelled to New York to pray with rabbis at the tomb of a famous orthodox rabbi.

  • byPatrick Gillespie andManuela Tobias
Can radical shock therapy save Argentina’s economy?
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Can radical shock therapy save Argentina’s economy?

Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei has a risky plan to respond to soaring inflation and decades of economic stagnation.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Size matters:The world’s 10 best megacities you must visit

Whatever you desire in a big city,you will find it. Here’s how to embrace (and survive) some of the world’s top megacities.

  • byBen Groundwater
The chainsaw-swinging Trump admirer who is Argentina’s new president

The chainsaw-swinging Trump admirer who is Argentina’s new president

Argentina’s new president,right-wing populist Javier Milei,is set to insert the country into the global culture wars.

  • byDaniel Politi andDavid Biller
World of Photos - November 18,2023
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World of Photos - November 18,2023

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