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Montevideo, March 7th 2026 - 02:24 UTC

Argentina

  • Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina's F-16s said to have limited capacities due to UK concerns

    Countries can veto sales based on political agreements or security concerns

    According to an Argentine high-ranking military official quoted by Buenos Aires' La Política Online but left unnamed, the recent acquisition of US-built second-hand F-16 fighter jets from Denmark did not include certain features at the UK's request.

  • Monday, July 14th 2025 - 19:11 UTC

    Judge Preska insists Argentina must pay for YPF expropriation

    Argentina has until Thursday to appeal Monday's ruling

    Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York Monday upheld her 2023 ruling against Argentina, rejecting the Libertarian Government's request to suspend the transfer of 51% of YPF shares to vulture funds Burford Capital and Eton Park Capital Management. This decision mandates the handover of shares valued at US$16.1 billion and is believed to represent a significant blow to the South American country, potentially leading to the loss of control over its national oil company.

  • Monday, July 14th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Milei ups rift with Villarruel

    Milei reposted publications calling Villarruel a “traitor”, a “demagogue,” and a “brute”

    Argentine President Javier Milei has publicly escalated his conflict with Vice President Victoria Villarruel, reposting a series of accusatory messages on his X account, labeling her a “traitor,” “demagogue,” and “brute.” This follows growing tension between the two, particularly after Villarruel presided over a Senate session that approved opposition-backed bills to increase pensions, which Milei vowed to veto.

  • Monday, July 14th 2025 - 09:50 UTC

    Macri and Trump meet during foootball Club World Cup final

    Macri posted on social media a picture of his gathering with the Republican leader

    Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri met Sunday with US President Donald Trump at the Club World Cup final in New Jersey which the South American leader attennded as chairman of the football governing body's FIFA Foundation. Trump was to deliver the trophy to evetual winners Chelsea FC.

  • Friday, July 11th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández indicted in Insurance Scandal

    Fernández reportedly favored an insurance broker friend with most government policies, blowing up the commissions paid

    Buenos Aires City Federal Judge Sebastián Casanello Thursday indicted former Argentine President Alberto Fernández in the so-called “Insurance Case” for “negotiations incompatible with the exercise of public office.” In addition, Fernández was imposed a hefty fine. Casanello also indicted businessman Héctor Martínez Sosa and his wife, María Cantero, Fernández's longtime secretary.

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    CFK questions Argentina's Independence if subjected to IMF rules

    CFK further regretted that Argentina was currently the IMF's largest global debtor

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) warned that her country was facing a “real structural problem,” not merely an adjustment or crisis. In a recorded message from the apartment where she is serving a six-year prison sentence for corruption under house arrest played to her followers at the nearby Parque Lezama, she urged Peronists to “defend independence” and seek electoral support to regain power.

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Milei’s La Libertad Avanza and PRO announce Buenos Aires Province alliance

    “This is Kirchnerism or freedom,” Karina Milei argued

    Former President Mauricio Macri's Propuesta Republicana (PRO) announced Wednesday an electoral alliance with Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) for the Sept. 7 mid-term elections in the province of Buenos Aires, the country's largest electoral district.

  • Thursday, July 10th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Villarruel leads Independence Day celebrations amid Milei’s absence

    “I left late, I had already decided to come because I have been here many times,” Villarruel explained

    While President Javier Milei could not attend the main Independence Day celebrations in Tucumán, citing poor visibility affecting flights, Vice President Victoria Villarruel managed to travel to the city where the declaration was signed 209 years ago. “How could I not be here?” she said.

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 21:06 UTC

    Dead whale found north of Buenos Aires City

    Although unusual, it was not the first time a dead whale turned up dead in Vicente López

    A dead whale was found a few meters from the shore in Vicente López, on the northern outskirts of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A fisherman spotted the animal, believed to be a young calf, near kilometer 18 of the coastal channel in La Lucila and reported it to the Coast Guard (PNA), which, together with Civil Defense and local Police, established a security perimeter around it. The whale had its fins facing upward.

  • Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Milei cancels trip to Tucumán for Independence Day celebrations

    The Libertarian Government blamed the weather affecting flights for the last-minute decision

    President Javier Milei canceled his planned trip to Tucumán due to adverse weather conditions disrupting flights nationwide. This decision also came amidst reports of low confirmed attendance from provincial governors, with only a handful planning to join the Argentine Independence Day ceremony where the declaration was signed on July 9, 1816.