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Montevideo, December 20th 2025 - 04:43 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 21:01 UTC

    Uruguay leads Latin America in electric car sales

    During the first semester of 2025, electric vehicle sales in Uruguay reached over 5,000 units, representing a 124% yoy increase

    Uruguay has cemented its position as the undisputed leader in Latin American electric vehicle (EV) adoption, achieving a remarkable market penetration of 27.97% in the third quarter of 2025, the Latin American Zero Emissions Observatory (ZEMO) reported. The South American country is way ahead of its nearest competitor (Costa Rica, with 16.26%).

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Just a formality: Bullrich resigns as Argentina's Security Minister

    Bullrich thanked Milei for the trust placed in her, the Senator-elect wrote in her resignation letter

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich turned in her resignation effective Monday to President Javier Milei to prepare for her accession to the Senate on December 10, to which she was elected on Oct. 26 on behalf of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). Alejandra Monteoliva is set to succeed her as the new head of the security portfolio.

  • Saturday, November 29th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

    Argentine SME's decry effects of Milei's policies

    Diab's CAME had previously endorsed the Libertarian administration's initiatives

    The Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME) is sounding the alarm over business closures, attributing the crisis to the government's dual policies of import openness and reduced consumption.

  • Saturday, November 29th 2025 - 09:14 UTC

    “Malvinas are Argentine” again for Buenos Aires buses

    La Blunda stressed that the policy should be upheld nationwide

    Buses in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) will resume featuring a sign reading that ”The Malvinas (Falklands) are Argentine” once again, it was reported Friday in the country's capital.

  • Friday, November 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Argentina nominates IAEA Chief for UN Secretary-General

    Grossi has led the IAEA for the past six years

    Argentina has officially nominated Ambassador Rafael M. Grossi, the current Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as its candidate for the United Nations Secretary-General for the 2027–2031 term.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 08:51 UTC

    Uruguay and Argentina discuss green hydrogen plant ramifications

    Both foreign ministers insisted they would “always try” to avoid a conflict similar to the 2006 dispute over the Botnia (now UPM) pulp mill

    Foreign Ministers Mario Lubetkin of Uruguay and Pablo Quirno of Argentina met in Montevideo on Wednesday to discuss the proposed HIF Global green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant in Paysandú and its possible environmental ramifications.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Israeli FM meets Milei at Casa Rosada

    Milei plans to travel next year to Israel to conclude the Argentine Embassy's shift from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

    Argentine President Javier Milei hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Casa Rosada on Tuesday, marking a high-level diplomatic engagement that underscored Argentina's deepening political alignment with the Middle Eastern country.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    Argentina: New Migration Agency transferred to Security Ministry

    The idea is to create a Migration Police to bundle up what is currently split among three different forces, Bullrich explained

    Argentina's outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced on Tuesday the creation of the new National Migration Agency, marking a major restructuring aimed at comprehensive management with a primary focus on border patrols to combat transnational crime.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    CFK sends recorded message to feminist annual gathering

    Issues such as censorship, as well as indigenous and land ownership, were also addressed.

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent a recorded message from her house arrest as the 38th Plurinational Gathering of Women, Travestis, Lesbians, Intersex, and Non-Binaries reached its end in the city of Corrientes on Monday.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 09:04 UTC

    Argentina: Mar del Plata to fine beach smokers this summer

    Mar del Plata's move reflects a rapidly accelerating international trend to expand smoke-free policies

    The Argentine city of Mar del Plata will fine people smoking on its beaches as of Dec. 1, ending a three-year implementation period based solely on voluntary compliance. The new rules will impose significant economic penalties on trespassers outside designated areas.