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Montevideo, September 5th 2026 - 10:54 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, June 22nd 2026 - 18:11 UTC

    Messi becomes the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history

    The goal came in the 38th minute at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, on the outskirts of Dallas, and put Argentina ahead 1-0 with the match under way

    Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on the second matchday of their group at the 2026 World Cup. With that goal, the Argentine captain surpassed the 16 scored by Germany's Miroslav Klose, until now the tournament's leading marksman.

  • Sunday, June 21st 2026 - 21:25 UTC

    Report says Chinese firms control nearly two-thirds of the squid fleet in Argentina's waters

    The vessels operate under the Argentine flag and Argentine rules, but their controlling capital is Chinese.

    Companies of Chinese origin own 63.1% of the jigger fleet that, under the Argentine flag, fishes squid inside Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone, according to a report by illegal-fishing and marine-conservation researcher Milko Schvartzman, published by the outlet Infobae. The study states that 53 of the 84 jigger vessels that catch the species under the national flag have Chinese companies as owners or “beneficial owners,” based on satellite observations from Global Fishing Watch and the translation of official Chinese documents.

  • Thursday, June 18th 2026 - 07:43 UTC

    Milei reforms by decree the system for appointing Argentina's Supreme Court justices

    The government said the changes seek to “streamline” the procedure and avoid administrative “duplications,” and argued that citizen participation is maintained in the Senate

    Argentina's President Javier Milei reformed by decree the system for appointing Supreme Court justices: he eliminated a stage of citizen participation prior to the nomination and removed the recommendation to consider criteria of gender, specialty and regional-origin diversity. The measure, made official on Tuesday, was questioned by legal experts and judicial-sector organizations.

  • Wednesday, June 17th 2026 - 08:19 UTC

    With a historic Messi, Argentina begin their title defense by thrashing Algeria

    With his three goals, Messi reached 16 in World Cups, tying Germany's Miroslav Klose as the competition's all-time top scorer

    Argentina began their defense of the World Cup title won in Qatar 2022 on Tuesday with a 3-0 thrashing of Algeria, in the Group J opener of the 2026 World Cup, played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Captain Lionel Messi guided Lionel Scaloni's side with a hat-trick that left him atop the tournament's all-time scoring history.

  • Sunday, June 14th 2026 - 21:44 UTC

    Two helicopters collide over Rio, killing six, including singer Oliver Tree and YouTuber Gaspi

    All the victims were traveling in the aircraft. Among them were US singer Oliver Tree and Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim, known as Gaspi.

    Two helicopters flying over Rio de Janeiro collided in mid-air on Sunday morning and crashed into an urban area of the city, in an accident that left six people dead, the fire department confirmed. All the victims were traveling in the aircraft. Among them were US singer Oliver Tree and Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim, known as Gaspi.

  • Sunday, June 14th 2026 - 20:32 UTC

    Adorni's admission deepens divisions in Milei's cabinet as the opposition seeks a censure vote

    According to reports, La Libertad Avanza figure Patricia Bullrich again questioned Adorni —she spoke of an “ethical omission”

    The admission by Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni that he kept undeclared savings deepened divisions within Javier Milei's government and accelerated an opposition attempt to remove him through a censure motion. Despite the controversy, Adorni remains at the head of the cabinet.

  • Sunday, June 14th 2026 - 19:50 UTC

    Who was Gaspi, the popular Argentine YouTuber killed in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro?

    Born in Buenos Aires on December 28, 2002, Gaspi began posting content in 2015 and reached mass recognition from 2021, when his channel passed two million subscribers

    Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim Díaz, known as Gaspi, 23, was one of the six people who died on Sunday in the collision of two helicopters over Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian authorities released the names of the victims in the afternoon, following the accident in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood, in the west of the city.

  • Friday, June 12th 2026 - 21:27 UTC

    Macri's party urges Milei to remove his cabinet chief over asset-declaration inconsistencies

    Macri, however, is pressing for the removal but would not contribute his party's votes to push an eventual censure motion in Congress.

    The Propuesta Republicana (PRO) party, led by former president Mauricio Macri and an ally of the government since the start of Javier Milei's administration, on Friday called on the president to remove his Cabinet Chief, Manuel Adorni, amid growing controversy over inconsistencies in his sworn asset declarations. “President: those of us supporting change want you to defend change and not Adorni,” PRO said in a message on the social network X. Milei, for his part, has ratified his support for the official.

  • Friday, June 12th 2026 - 06:11 UTC

    Argentina's Adorni reports 944 million pesos in assets, including the homes from the probe

    The document reports assets of those 944.6 million pesos and debts of 317.3 million (about $219,000), with a net worth of close to 627 million (about $434,000)

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief, Manuel Adorni, declared assets of 944,575,052 pesos —about $653,000 at the 1,446-peso exchange rate he used— in the sworn declaration for 2025 he filed before the Anti-Corruption Office. The filing, now public, for the first time incorporates the properties that had surfaced in the judicial investigation for alleged illicit enrichment.

  • Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 08:13 UTC

    Argentina's Adorni declares $513,000 in Bitcoin to explain his wealth amid an enrichment case

    According to the reconstruction presented by the Cabinet Office, the cryptocurrency investments were made between 2013 and 2018 through eight virtual wallets

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief, Manuel Adorni, filed a series of rectified sworn declarations on Wednesday night before the Anti-Corruption Office and the Revenue and Customs Control Agency (ARCA) that substantially modify his assets and those of his wife, Bettina Angeletti. The main new element is the inclusion of about $513,000 attributed to Bitcoin investments, in a filing that comes as he faces a judicial investigation for alleged illicit enrichment.