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Montevideo, July 7th 2025 - 03:14 UTC

Argentina

  • Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue

    Gerardo Werthein Argentine minister of foreign affairs, international trade and worship

    This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of UK and of the Republic of Mauritius referred to the Chagos archipelago including the island of Diego Garcia.

  • Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Argentina's Health Minister welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr

    With RFK Jr., Lugones confirmed Argentina was pulling from the World Health Organization (WHO)

    Argentina's Health Minister Mario Lugones met Monday with US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to align Javier Milei's government with Washington's administration in this regard. Both officials confirmed Buenos Aires' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), criticizing its unscientific approach and political influence.

  • Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 09:50 UTC

    Presidents Orsi and Milei should meet in early July, Argentine ambassador says

    Orsi and Milei have never met since the latter's March 1 inauguration

    Argentina's Ambassador to Uruguay, Alan Beraud, announced that Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and Javier Milei of Argentina will meet at a Mercosur summit in Buenos Aires on July 3, 2025, during the transfer of the Southern Common Market's (Mercosur) Pro Tempore Presidency.

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 19:05 UTC

    Maradona Case likely to end up in mistrial due to Judge's misdeeds

    A mistrial is most likely to be declared Tuesday given the unlawful behavior of Judge Makintach

    Prominent Argentine criminal lawyer Fernando Burlando announced he would be requesting the impeachment of San Isidro Judge Julieta Makintach, whose involvement in an unauthorized documentary reporting on the trial against former football legend Diego Maradona's medical team has left the proceedings on the brink of annulment.

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 13:57 UTC

    Falkland Islands reaffirm self-determination at UN decolonization seminar

    Barkman emphasized that Falkland Islanders “are not an abstract idea of territory” but a “people with real lives, communities, and a distinct history.”

    At a United Nations seminar focused on decolonization in the Pacific, Falkland Islands lawmaker Teslyn Barkman appealed for international recognition of the Islands' right to self-determination, pushing back against Argentina's territorial claims.

  • 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