Stories for July 2026

Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 16:12 UTC
Milei says Argentina is 'diametrically opposite' to the country he inherited in 2023

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday that the country is “diametrically opposite” to the one he inherited when he took office in December 2023, during the vigil marking the 210th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, held at the Historic House in San Miguel de Tucumán.
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Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 14:23 UTC
Falklands lawmaker meets UK Conservative leader during Westminster visit

A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Cheryl Roberts, met on Tuesday in Westminster with the leader of the UK opposition and of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, as part of a round of political engagements in the United Kingdom.
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Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 05:03 UTC
Argentina's polar spell eases as Patagonia faces rain, snow and 90 km/h gusts

The intense polar air mass that affected much of Argentina during the first days of July has begun to ease, with a gradual rise in temperatures across the center and north of the country, while Patagonia now concentrates the most severe weather. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) has kept warnings in place for rain, snow and strong winds in the far south.
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Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 04:57 UTC
Court orders Argentina to restore Cristina Kirchner's widow's pension

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will again receive, starting in August, a widow's pension of about 15.7 million pesos gross per month (around 12,000 dollars at the official exchange rate), following a court injunction that ordered the benefit provisionally reinstated after it was suspended in late 2024 in the wake of her corruption conviction.
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Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 04:13 UTC
Cuba details business reforms opening private firms to foreign investment

The Cuban government on Wednesday set out the scope of measures on the management model for its state and private economic actors, part of a package of 176 reforms approved in June by the National Assembly with the stated aim of liberalizing and decentralizing the island's economy.
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Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 21:20 UTC
US launches fresh strikes on Iran after Trump declares ceasefire over

United States forces launched new strikes on Wednesday against Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump declared the provisional ceasefire with Tehran “over.” US Central Command confirmed the operation and said it aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation through the waterway, which carries close to a fifth of the world's oil.
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Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 21:19 UTC
UK/Netherlands navies partnership with eight next-generation amphibious transport ships

The UK and the Netherlands have agreed a £2.4bn joint procurement program to acquire eight next-generation amphibious transport ships. Under the new maritime partnership the vessels will be built in the UK to a Dutch design, with four ships entering service with each nation.
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Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 19:14 UTC
LATAM resumes direct winter flights from Sao Paulo to Ushuaia, four weekly frequencies

Aviation and Tourism publications are reporting that after several years without regular services. Latam has returned to the Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego airport to offer nonstop flights from its main hub Sao Paulo on the continent.
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Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:47 UTC
Argentine court mistakenly summons namesake in high-profile corruption trial

An unusual incident interrupted a hearing on Tuesday in the Cuadernos trial, one of the largest corruption cases in Argentine history: the court mistakenly summoned to testify a man who shared his name with one of the expected witnesses, a 73-year-old public accountant with no connection to the case.
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Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:20 UTC
Milei plans US-style government shutdown mechanism to cap Argentina's spending

Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will send Congress a bill to introduce a government “shutdown” mechanism, modeled on the US system, that would bar the executive from continuing to spend once budget allocations run out. The measure is part of a package of economic reforms with which the president aims to relaunch his administration.
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