Argentina

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

  Who is Juan Bautista Mahiques, Argentina’s new Justice Minister

  

  President Javier Milei appointed Juan Bautista Mahiques, until now the chief prosecutor of the City of Buenos Aires, as Argentina’s new justice minister, replacing Mariano Cúneo Libarona. The change was confirmed after Cúneo Libarona resigned, citing personal reasons.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 12:01 UTC

  Trial opens in Río Gallegos for four former Argentine Navy officers over ARA San Juan sinking

  

  A federal court in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz province, has opened the long-awaited trial of four former senior Argentine Navy officers accused of alleged responsibility in the 2017 sinking and subsequent implosion of the ARA San Juan submarine, a disaster that killed all 44 crew members.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 22:04 UTC

  Released Argentine gendarme alleges “psychological torture” at Venezuela’s Rodeo I prison

  

  Nahuel Gallo, the Argentine gendarme freed after 448 days in detention in Venezuela, urged the release of “24 foreign nationals” he said remain imprisoned at the Rodeo I facility and asked for time before detailing what he endured during captivity. “Until they release those 24 foreign nationals, I’m not free,” he said in a short statement to reporters, without taking questions.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 13:04 UTC

  Argentina hits oil output record on Vaca Muerta as Brent tops $80 on Iran war

  

  Argentina posted its highest monthly crude output on official record in January, at a time when global energy markets are again under strain from the Iran–Israel–US conflict and renewed pressure on key supply routes.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2026 - 03:18 UTC

  Paraguay steps up intelligence and financial controls in the Tri-Border Area amid Middle East tensions

  

  Paraguay’s government has activated intelligence, prevention and financial-control measures in the Tri-Border Area it shares with Argentina and Brazil amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Internal Security Vice Minister Óscar Pereira.

• Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 04:58 UTC

  Milei urges US “strategic alliance” as “state policy,” outlines sweeping reform push in Congress speech

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei opened Congress’ 144th regular legislative session with an address focused on foreign policy, security and a broad reform agenda. He called for a “lasting strategic alliance” with the United States and said “it is time to turn this into a state policy,” while laying out a plan to send reforms to lawmakers in staggered packages.

• Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 01:09 UTC

  Argentina lowers age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, Senate approves new juvenile regime

  

  Argentina’s Senate passed a law on Friday lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, a flagship “tough on crime” initiative backed by President Javier Milei. The bill cleared the upper house with 44 votes in favor, 27 against and one abstention, after it had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies the previous week.

• Friday, February 27th 2026 - 10:51 UTC

  European Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced the provisional application of the trade part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement, following parliamentary ratification in Argentina and Uruguay. The move activates trade commitments ahead of full conclusion of the treaty, which still requires the European Parliament’s consent.

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 22:41 UTC

  Uruguay and Argentina ratify the EU-Mercosur deal, leaving entry into force to Brussels

  

  Uruguay and Argentina ratified on Thursday the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, becoming the first founding members of the South American bloc to complete parliamentary approval. Whether the treaty begins to apply now hinges on decisions inside the EU, as a separate legal review process continues following moves in the European Parliament.º

• Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 13:27 UTC

  Latin America’s best- and worst-rated presidents in new poll: Bukele the best, Delcy the worst

  

  El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele tops a February 2026 regional ranking of Latin American leaders’ public approval, according to a survey by Argentina-based CB Consultora Opinión Pública. Bukele posts 72.6% approval and 24.8% disapproval.