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Montevideo, August 24th 2025 - 03:47 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Milei skips greeting VP and BA Mayor

    The last time Milei and Villarruel had been seen together was on March 1 for the opening of the 2025 Legislature

    Argentine President Javier Milei publicly justified his refusal to greet Vice President Victoria Villarruel and Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Macri during a Tedeum ceremony at the Metropolitan Cathedral marking the May 25 celebrations, citing betrayal and criticizing their associations. “Rome does not pay traitors,” Milei posted on X.

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:20 UTC

    Argentine Navy Falklands War sloop sank as practice target

    Eight crewmembers of the ARA Sobral died in combat on May 2, 1982

    The Argentine Navy's sloop ARA Alférez Sobral, of the 1982 War action, was sunk as a firing practice target off the coast near Necochea due to insufficient funds for maintenance. Departing from Mar del Plata Naval Base, the ship, originally the USS Salish from World War II and later named after Argentine explorer José María Sobral, was towed to its final resting place at coordinates 39°54'S, 59°30'W.

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Charles III congratulates Milei on May 25 holiday

    The United Kingdom was proud to be one of the first nations to recognize Argentina's independence in 1825, Charles III highlighted

    King Charles III Sunday congratulated Argentine President Javier Milei on another anniversary of the May 25, 1810 Revolution that paved the road to self-government and eventually independence from Spain in 1816. The British Embassy in Buenos Aires published the following statement by the monarch in Spanish:

  • Saturday, May 24th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Opposition politicians stand up for press freedom in Argentina

    Former Vice President Julio Cobos was among the signatories of the declaration

    Argentine political leaders signed a declaration defending press freedom, criticizing President Javier Milei's ongoing attacks on journalists and the media. The statement condemns the government's use of insults, denunciations, and intimidation to silence critical voices, urging a collective response to protect democratic values, while calling for unwavering support for freedom of expression, public denunciation of harassment, and ethical political conduct. The document also warns that silence against authoritarianism is complicity and reaffirms a commitment to an Argentina where criticism is not criminalized.

  • Saturday, May 24th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Former Argentine Embassy refugees meet with US Secretary of State

    “Their bravery inspires all those who fight for a more democratic future,” Rubio said

    “Their bravery inspires all those who fight for a more democratic future,” Rubio said while condemning the arbitrary detention of opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa and over 70 others amid Maduro's ongoing repression

  • Saturday, May 24th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Milei declared persona non grata in Bariloche for his April 2 speech

    Milei's April 2 speech was deemed as supportive of the Islanders' self-determination

    The City Council of Bariloche in the Argentine province of Río Negro declared President Javier Milei “persona non grata” due to his April 2, 2025, speech, which was deem to be endorsing of the Falkland/Malvinas Islanders' self-determination and therefore detrimental to the country's sovereignty claim.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    Punta Tombo penguin massacre: Conviction upheld on appeal

    The defense's proposal of land ownership handover was turned down

    A Court of Appeals is the city of Trelew in thee Argentine province of Chubut upheld this week the conviction of Ricardo La Regina, a cattle rancher found guilty of environmental damage and animal cruelty for using heavy machinery to open a road in a protected area, causing the death of 240 Magellanic penguins and destroying their nests in the Punta Tombo reserve.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 21:00 UTC

    Argentina downsizes Human Rights Secretariat

    “The Human Rights portfolio, now, will be in charge of guaranteeing all Human Rights and not of defending a partisan ideological sector,” Adorni pointed out

    The Argentine government has downgraded the Secretariat of Human Rights to an under-secretariat, implementing a 40% reduction in its structure and a 30% cut in staff, resulting in substantial annual savings. Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni stated that the move aims to ensure the Human Rights portfolio serves all rights impartially, not just partisan interests.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Milei highlights Argentina's prosperous future

    “Argentina is very cheap and it will go up like a diver's fart,” assured Milei

    During his speech at the AmCham Summit 2025 in Buenos Aires, organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, President Javier Milei celebrated his party's recent electoral victory in the Autonomous City and promised that inflation would be eliminated by mid-2026.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:05 UTC

    Brazil’s command of soy markets tested by record crops and Argentina  

    Conab believes a record soybean harvest and strong Chinese demand are expected to drive growth of the country’s soybean and by-product exports in the 2024/25 season

    Despite a record grains and oil seeds harvest, Brazil’s soybean trading has slowed significantly, because of the mismatch between buyers’ prices and suppliers’ expectations, points out Globo Rural, an agribusiness site.