Argentina

Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:16 UTC
FT says Trump teams evaluating dollarization of Argentina's economy

Sources close to US President Donald Trump said the Republican administration was actively discussing a strategy to encourage several countries to adopt the greenback as their official currency, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday. The move would seek to curb China’s growing influence and maintain the dollar's global dominance.
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Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:21 UTC
The Guardian highlights the hardships Argentines go through under Milei

Despite President Javier Milei's success in significantly lowering annual inflation from over 211% in 2023 to 32% by September 2025, a majority of Argentines are struggling as their purchasing power has collapsed under the administration's “chainsaw” austerity program, the London outlet The Guardian noted.
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Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:19 UTC
Milei picks Santilli as new Interior Minister

Argentine President Javier Milei announced Sunday that he would be appointing newly elected Congressman Diego Santilli as his administration's new Interior Minister following the resignation of Lisandro Catalán.
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Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:16 UTC
School attack in Buenos Aires foiled by FBI tip

A Neo-Nazi teenager has been arrested in the middle-class Caballito neighborhood in Buenos Aires, where he was planning a school massacre, as the evidence garnered at the scene would corroborate. The suspect was making arrangements to strike his former high school, which were foiled following a tip from the FBI.
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Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Milei holds private dinner with Macri as key ministers resign

President Javier Milei and former President Mauricio Macri held a private dinner at the Olivos presidential residence on Friday night. The gathering was shadowed by Guillermo Francos and Lisandro Catalán announcing their resignations as Cabinet Chief and Interior Minister, respectively.
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Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:43 UTC
Argentine Cabinet Chief Francos resigns – Adorni takes over

The 74-year-old Guillermo Francos resigned on Friday as Argentina's Cabinet Chief, effective immediately. He will be replaced by Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni, marking the start of a significant restructuring within the Javier Milei administration following the October 26 midterm elections. Adorni is slated to be sworn in on Monday.
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Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Argentines fighting for Ukraine fall in combat

Three Argentine mercenaries who had been fighting for the Ukrainian Army for over a month have died in combat, according to reports from Kyiv. They were part of a commando unit made up of two other Argentines and one Colombian, who also fell in action during their first operation against Russia, in the Sumy region, northeast of the country.
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Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Argentine-built rifle found in Rio favela gang's arsenal

An Argentine-built FAL rifle was found in the Comando Vermelho (CV) arsenal seized in two Rio de Janeiro favelas after this week's large-scale, deadly raid. In addition, the gang's brutal torture system has been exposed
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Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:12 UTC
Argentina strengthens border controls targeting Brazilian gang members

Argentine authorities have reinforced the country's borders with Brazil, in case gang fighters pushed by local law enforcement might intend to escape through any of those crossings, following the controversial raid earlier this week in two Rio favelas.
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Tuesday, October 28th 2025 - 09:16 UTC
Uruguay welcomes outcome of Argentina's midterms

Uruguay's Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone said on Monday that the landslide victory by Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) in Sunday's midterm elections would benefit his country with a more stable neighbor, resulting in a favorable environment for the economy.
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