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Montevideo, December 28th 2025 - 20:17 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

    Milei picks Army officer as Defense Minister

    Lt. Gen. Presti is currently the Army's Chief of Staff

    Argentine President Javier Milei has named Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti as the new Defense Minister, marking the first time since the return to democracy in 1983 that a military officer will head the ministry.

  • Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Argentina and US sign strategic customs agreement

    Pazo signed the document on behalf of Argentina

    Argentina's Customs Revenue and Control Agency (ARCA) and the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed an agreement in Washington on Friday to deepen bilateral cooperation, improve border security, and streamline trade through smart controls and 100% digital processes involving automation and digitization of passenger and cargo traffic.

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Lubetkin foresees shift in trade difficulties for Uruguay

    Lubetkin also hoped that in the case of a controversy with Argentina over the installation of a green hydrogen plant

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin projected Thursday a major shift in the world's trade landscape, in which his country would need to focus on what to sell instead of to whom, given the surge of 31 tariff-free nations by 2026. Speaking to FocoUy, he framed the emerging trade environment as “practically entering a free trade area” with key global blocs.

  • Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:48 UTC

    Argentine province back to pandemic-era measures as Covid-19 resurges

    Formosa maintains systematic Covid-19 testing, unlike the rest of the country

    The Argentine province of Formosa has confirmed a significant resurgence of Covid-19, prompting health officials to re-establish preventative measures associated with the pandemic and leading to an urgent plea to the National Government over delayed vaccine deliveries.

  • Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:08 UTC

    Charles III birthday celebration in Buenos Aires embassy included some 800 guests

    Ambassador David Cairns addresses the hundreds of guests present at the celebration, attended by leaders from the three branches of Argentine government

    Britain’s Ambassador in Buenos Aires David Cairns hosted the first major event of his posting in Argentina on Tuesday, welcoming around 800 guests to the residence in Recoleta for a celebration marking the 77th birthday of King Charles III.

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 23:39 UTC

    Assets from CFK and Lázaro Báez seized

    In the court's view, these properties, such as Los Sauces (photo), were the “proceeds or profits” of the criminal scheme carried out between May 2003 and December 2015

    The Federal Oral Court # 2 (TOF 2) in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires has ordered the seizure of real estate and funds valued at an updated total of US$684,990,350,139.86 in the ongoing case concerning fraudulent administration against the State's Motorroads Bureau (Vialidad).

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 11:28 UTC

    Maradona case judge dismissed over documentary scandal

    Makintach has been banned from earning a magistrate's pension, among other measures

    Judge Julieta Makintach has been unanimously dismissed from office by the Impeachment Jury of the Province of Buenos Aires following an investigation into irregularities committed during the trial for the death of football icon Diego Maradona.

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 11:27 UTC

    Argentina: El Pedregoso area in Chubut under fire

    The incident follows a recent declaration of a fire emergency in the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro

    A large-scale operation involving nearly 200 personnel is struggling to contain an active forest fire that broke out Monday in the El Pedregoso area, within the jurisdiction of Epuyén, Chubut province. Difficult geography and adverse weather conditions are severely complicating containment efforts.

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina’s $LIBRA scandal: report says Milei promoted private scheme, violated ethics rules

    The commission confirmed direct links between President Milei and key promoters of the $LIBRA maneuver

    The Argentine House of Deputies' Investigative Commission on the $LIBRA cryptofiasco has concluded in its final report that President Javier Milei may have committed misconduct in the exercise of his duties by promoting a private venture, which would violate the Public Ethics Law.

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Argentina launches “Paraná Plan” to target Waterway crime

    The plan’s primary objectives include dismantling organized crime networks and strengthening controls on the northern river border

    The Argentine Government has launched the “Paraná Plan,” a major interagency initiative designed to curb federal crimes and reinforce border security along the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, a vital trade route increasingly exploited by transnational criminal organizations.