Argentina

• Sunday, July 12th 2026 - 08:43 UTC

  Argentina and England to meet in World Cup semifinal loaded with history

  

  Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 in extra time to reach the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup, where they will face England on Wednesday in a rematch of one of the most historically charged fixtures in international football.

• Friday, July 10th 2026 - 18:27 UTC

  Milei plans regional tour seeking investment, with a Bolsonaro visit that irks Lula

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei announced a busy international schedule for the coming weeks, with trips to Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, which he presented as part of an outward-looking strategy aimed at attracting trade and investment. The itinerary includes a gesture toward the Brazilian opposition that is likely to cause discomfort for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

• Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 16:52 UTC

  YPF plans to drill off Uruguay in 2027, says potential could top Vaca Muerta

  

  Argentina's state oil company YPF plans to begin exploratory drilling of an offshore block off the coast of Uruguay between late 2027 and early 2028, its chairman and chief executive, Horacio Marín, confirmed, saying the area holds potential that, if confirmed, could surpass the Vaca Muerta unconventional field.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Monday, July 6th 2026 - 20:12 UTC

  Argentine lawmaker files criminal complaint against Milei over US military exercises

  

  An opposition lawmaker has filed a criminal complaint against President Javier Milei and four current and former government officials for authorizing, by decree, the entry of US troops that took part in military exercises on Argentine soil without congressional approval.