Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called on the countries of the left and progressivism to unite for Latin American integration in the face of the operation of the extreme right in Latin America.

With expected good access to the new White House, it will be up to Milei and his team to distinguish personal ideology from national interest and act accordingly.

IMF Managing Director Georgieva meets President Javier Milei in Washington and highlights "tremendous progress" of Argentina’s economy. An IMF team will travel to Buenos Aires next week to accelerate talks over a new programme.

The country’s autocrat was sworn in again with little resistance, and many believe it could take a little longer for them to return home.

Maduro took office last week for a third consecutive term. Now, he’s consolidating his position as dictator Nicolás Maduro has now been in power in Venezuela since 2013 – gradually usurping power over the past twelve years until becoming a full dictator.