Liam Payne didn’t “lose his balance” before falling from a hotel balcony, he was trying to escape the building while in a drugged state, according to the judge handling his death investigation. In a ruling Monday obtained by Rolling StoneJudge Laura Bruniard shared new information on what led to the One Direction singer’s death and […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Argentina’s economic crisis fuelled a tourism boom last year as cheap steak, wine and shopping lured foreigners, but the rapid appreciation of the peso under libertarian President Javier Milei is now deterring some visitors and […]
The echoing voices of a group of 30 Liam Payne fans — holding up signs and posters with the face of the late One Direction star — rung through a busy street of Buenos Aires, Argentina Saturday afternoon as they called for justice in Payne’s death investigation. “¡Justicia por Liam! ¡Justicia por Liam!” they repeated […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is chief economist at BCP Securities Social scientists like the idea of critical junctures. This is a theory of how seminal events, usually large external shocks, can alter the long-term trajectory of an […]
The South American nation says it is considering withdrawing from the landmark agreement, which aims to limit carbon emissions and slow global warming.
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Argentina said on Thursday it would “re-evaluate” its role in global climate talks after walking out of the COP29 summit, fuelling concerns that the South American country could become the first to follow […]
The leader of a notorious gang of football hooligans in Argentina has been shot dead near his club’s stadium in Rosario. Andrés Bracamonte, known as Pillín, had spent more than 20 years as head of the Rosario Central supporters’ gang and had a history of taking part in violent conflicts with rival hooligans. He and […]
That latter drug wasn’t mentioned in the official autopsy report released this week by prosecutor Andrés Madrea. Instead, the report revealed “traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant.” His death, Madrea says, was a result of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage” from the three-floor fall. According to Madrea, officials do not believe […]
Rescue workers in Argentina were scrambling to reach people trapped under debris after a hotel collapsed, with one person confirmed dead. The 10-storey Dubrovnik hotel, in the coastal city of Villa Gesell, collapsed early on Tuesday, with a local describing the scene as resembling a “horror movie”. Up to 15 people are believed to have […]
A hotel employee is facing possible indictment related to the sudden death of Liam Payne, after the One Direction alum fatally fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday. Police in Argentina believe the 31-year-old pop star ingested a substance known as “cristal” prior to his death, according to TMZ. Sources said […]
