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Montevideo, February 22nd 2026 - 08:03 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, January 12th 2026 - 10:22 UTC

    Argentina's Embassy in Caracas to be placed under Italian protection

    Starting Thursday, Brazil will no longer represent Argentina's interests in Venezuela due to the “technical need” to reorganize its country's mission.

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled his country's diplomats from the building that was once Argentina's Embassy in Caracas, but which had been placed under Brasilia's care when Javier Milei severed all ties with the Nicolás Maduro totalitarian regime.

  • Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 10:47 UTC

    Bessent praises Argentina on swift repayment of swap

    Bessent noted that emergency interventions were giving way to traditional market confidence

    US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent noted Friday that the Argentine government of President Javier Milei swiftly repaid US$2.5 billion from a recent currency swap in full, framing the operation as a landmark victory for the “America First” agenda and a signal of Buenos Aires' return to financial stability.

  • Friday, January 9th 2026 - 20:33 UTC

    EU-Mercosur deal to be signed in Asunción on Jan. 17

    Mercosur Presidents do not need to attend the signing, but they will most likely be there, Lubetkin foresaw

    The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) will be signed in Paraguay on Saturday, Jan. 17, Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno confirmed on Friday, following the decisive round of voting in Brussels, where France and its allies failed to reach the minimum number to topple the initiative.

  • Friday, January 9th 2026 - 10:07 UTC

    Repair works at BA's main airport to disrupt dozens of flights

    A similar incident affected Buenos Aires' downtown Aeroparque Jorge Newbery late last year

    Repair works to be performed on Friday on the runways at Buenos Aires' main international airport, named Ministro Pistarini but also known as Ezeiza, will result in dozens of flights being disrupted one way or the other. Travelers have been advised to contact their carriers before turning up at the air terminal.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 20:55 UTC

    Venezuela releases three Argentine political prisoners

    Assembly Speaker Jorge Rodríguez made the announcements

    Venezuela's interim Government of caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez released a series of foreign and domestic political prisoners on Thursday, including three Argentine nationals, it was reported in Caracas.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:30 UTC

    Argentina and UK confirm cooperation in combating international crime and border threats

    Argentine Security minister Alejandra Monteoliva meeting with UK Ambassador David Cairns.

    Argentina and UK have coincided in strengthening cooperation in combating international crime, border threats caused by massive immigration and other related illegal activities. This was the result of a recent meeting between Argentine National Security minister Alejandra Monteoliva and British ambassador in Buenos Aires David Cairns.

  • Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 08:42 UTC

    Argentine health authorities concerned over growing number of superflu cases

    So far, no deaths have been reported, but precautions must be taken

    Argentina's Health Ministry and the ANLIS-Malbrán Institute have confirmed a rise in cases of Influenza A (H3N2) subclade K —popularly dubbed the “superflu”—, with 18 confirmed detections in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Neuquén, and Mendoza. So far, no deaths have been reported.

  • Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 10:07 UTC

    Strategic partnership concerning Vaca Muerta announced

    Hamm held a high-level meeting with President Milei in September 2025

    Pan American Energy (PAE) and the US shale giant Continental Resources announced Monday a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of four key blocks in the Vaca Muerta formation.

  • Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 10:00 UTC

    Tierra del Fuego in dire straits

    Melella condemned Maduro's capture

    The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego is grappling with a deepening economic and institutional crisis, amid mounting industrial layoffs, high-level government resignations, and a sharp local debate over the US military intervention in Venezuela.

  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:03 UTC

    Argentina's FM champions no joint Celac document condemning Maduro's arrest

    Opposite visions left the regional bloc, inspired by former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, increasingly fragmented

    Argentina's President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno reportedly played a key role Sunday in barring a joint statement from all members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) objecting to Washington's operation in Caracas to abduct Nicolás Maduro.