Argentina

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

  Uruguayan La Libertad Avanza fails to overcome first hurdle

  

  The Uruguayan version of Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) failed to secure the 1,350 valid signatures required by Uruguay's Electoral Court to register as a political party, particularly after many signatures were ruled unacceptable. The group, led by Nicolás Quintana, has 20 days to gather additional signatures.

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentine music legend Lalo Schifrin dies aged 93

  

  Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin, who authored the iconic Mission: Impossible theme and other film and TV scores, including Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror, The Sting II, and Mannix, died Thursday from pneumonia complications in Los Angeles, aged 93.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 19:54 UTC

  Argentina: Milei to suppress Civil Servants' Day off

  

  The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei will be suppressing the June 27 Civil Servant Day off for the people of the sector, Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentina begins evacuating nationals stranded in Israel

  

  The Argentine government launched a repatriation operation to evacuate around 450 nationals of the South American country stranded in Israel amid the conflict with Iran, which has nevertheless been reported to have ended, at least for now.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

  Contaminated fentanyl kills 48 so far in Argentina

  

  This week's issue of Argentina's National Epidemiological Bulletin reported 48 deaths from contaminated fentanyl across 11 of 19 affected healthcare facilities. The contaminated batches, linked to Pharma Group SA and Ramallo SA laboratories, caused fatal invasive infections due to Klebsiella pneumoniae and Ralstonia mannitolilytica bacteria.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 16:09 UTC

  Milei claims Argentina is the world’s 23rd military power — but global rankings say otherwise

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei has sparked controversy by claiming that Argentina is currently the 23rd strongest military power in the world. The statement, made during a recent interview in Casa Rosada, credited Defense Minister Luis Petri’s leadership. However, data from international defense rankings tell a different story.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 10:25 UTC

  Argentina's GDP grows 5.8%, Indec reports

  

  Argentina's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.8% year-over-year and 0.8% compared to the last quarter of 2024 in the first quarter of 2025, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported Monday in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

  Family of autistic child sues Milei over social media posting

  

  The family of 12-year-old Ian Moche, an autism awareness activist, sued Argentine President Javier Milei over an offensive post on X.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 10:12 UTC

  IMF mission arriving in Buenos Aires to monitor progress

  

  A technical mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Bikas Joshi, is due in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to conduct the first review of Argentina's new economic program. The proceedings were initially set for June 15 but postponed to allow more time for the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei to meet reserve targets.

• Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:51 UTC

  “We are on the right side of history”: Milei defends bombings in Iran

  

  The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei has publicly supported the recent US and Israeli strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.