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Montevideo, December 8th 2025 - 22:13 UTC

Argentina

  • Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Milei to resume mileage-accruing habit next month

    Milei has not traveled abroad for three months

    Argentine President Javier Milei will embark on three international trips next month, the Casa Rosada announced this week. Milei has not traveled abroad for three months, which in his case is a rare occurrence.

  • Friday, August 29th 2025 - 10:20 UTC

    Karina Milei's motorcade jeered in Corrientes

    The rejection took place just one day after the Lomas de Zamora stoning of the President's car

    Argentina's Presidential Secretary (and sister) Karina Milei and Lower House Speaker Martín Menem were jeered Thursday as they rallied in the province of Corrientes in support of La Libertad Avanza's candidate Lisandro Almirón.

  • Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 21:08 UTC

    Messi's last international game on home soil is just days away

    “I don't know what will happen” afterwards, Messi argued

    Argentine footballing star Lionel Messi confirmed that his upcoming South American World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela on Sept. 4 will be his last home game with the national team.

  • Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei's campaign motorcade stoned by protesters

    The demonstrators were angered by recent corruption allegations involving Milei's sister

    President Javier Milei's motorcade was stoned Wednesday during a campaign rally in Lomas de Zamora, on the southern outskirts of the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), ahead of Sept. 7's midterm federal elections in Argentina's largest and most populous province.

  • Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Nisman case: Prosecutor and judge charged with negligence

    Not a single fingerprint of Nisman was found in the apartment where he lived

    Former Argentine Prosecutor Viviana Fein and Judge Manuel De Campos have been charged with serious irregularities in their handling of the scene of former AMIA Prosecutor Alberto Nisman's death, it was announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    More audios linking Karina Milei to Andis scandal leaked

    Regarding Presidential advisor Eduardo Lule Menem, Spagnuolo stressed he was not involved, “but all his people are”

    New audio recordings by former National Disability Agency (Andis) Director Diego Spagnuolo, accusing Presidential Secretary (and sister) Karina Milei of being involved in a corruption scheme, were released on Wednesday in Argentina by the streaming channel Carnaval.

  • Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Milei's trip next month to Paraguay announced

    Milei attaches great importance to the relationship with Paraguay and President Peña, Nielsen explained

    Argentina's Ambassador to Asunción, Guillermo Nielsen, announced Wednesday during a meeting with Senate Speaker Basilio “Bachi” Núñez that President Javier Milei would be visiting the neighboring country on Sept. 15 and 16.

  • Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina: Interest rates soar in response to new BCRA rules

    “We believe that this rate hike will be temporary,” Caputo noted

    Argentina's financial system is experiencing significant tension as a new reserve requirement scheme from the Central Bank (BCRA) forces financial institutions to drastically raise interest rates on fixed-term deposits. The average rate for a 30-day fixed-term deposit has jumped to 51.3%, a substantial increase from just a few weeks prior.

  • Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 09:31 UTC

    Valuable painting stolen by Nazis surfaces in Mar del Plata

    The painting is believed to still be in the Mar del Plata house, but the ad photos have been removed from the realtor's website

    A centuries-old painting stolen from a Jewish art dealer by the Nazis during World War II wound up in Mar del Plata, Argentina, and it was discovered when realtors published images of a property for sale, where it was displayed by the heirs of a former German SS officer.

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 19:28 UTC

    Argentina declares Cártel de los Soles a terrorist organization

    Milei's Government sought to join forces with regional and multilateral partners against crime

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei on Tuesday designated the Cártel de los Soles (Cartel of the Suns) as a terrorist organization and added it to the Public Registry of Persons and Entities Linked to Acts of Terrorism and their Financing (RePET).