Argentina

Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 20:58 UTC
Maradona Case: Mistrial declared - all back to square one

The proceedings against most members of the medical team treating former Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the days leading up to his death ended up in a mistrial Thursday, Justices Maximiliano Savarino and Verónica Di Tommaso of the San Isidro Oral Court #3 decided as they removed fellow magistrate Julieta Makintach from the panel for participating in an unauthorized documentary about the case.
Wednesday, May 28th 2025 - 11:14 UTC
Argentina: Milei’s intelligence plan raises concerns over domestic surveillance

Argentina's government under President Javier Milei is under fire after the leak of a controversial National Intelligence Plan (PIN) that could lead to internal espionage targeting critics of his administration.
Wednesday, May 28th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
RFK, Jr., and Milei agree on creating an alternative to the WHO

Argentina, under President Javier Milei, announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the first country in the region to do so, following the United States' exit under President Donald Trump.
Wednesday, May 28th 2025 - 10:40 UTC
Future of Maradona Case trial to be decided this week

Deputies in the Buenos Aires Provincial Legislature unanimously agreed to request impeachment proceedings against Judge Julieta Makintach for her involvement in a documentary about the malpractice trial of Diego Maradona's medical team. The magistrate played a leading role in the film despite denying any wrongdoing.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 20:38 UTC
Argentine press guilds raise their eyes at new attacks on media freedom by Libertarian gov't

Argentine journalist guilds expressed their concern after the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) targeted reporter Hugo Alconada Mon, and the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei upped the ante towards the exercise of journalism in Casa Rosada.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 15:36 UTC
Messi and Suárez launch new football club in Uruguay: Deportivo LSM

Football legends Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez have announced the creation of their own football club in Uruguay, “Deportivo LSM,” which will compete in the country’s official league system under the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) starting in 2026.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue

This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of UK and of the Republic of Mauritius referred to the Chagos archipelago including the island of Diego Garcia.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina's Health Minister welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Argentina's Health Minister Mario Lugones met Monday with US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to align Javier Milei's government with Washington's administration in this regard. Both officials confirmed Buenos Aires' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), criticizing its unscientific approach and political influence.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Presidents Orsi and Milei should meet in early July, Argentine ambassador says

Argentina's Ambassador to Uruguay, Alan Beraud, announced that Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and Javier Milei of Argentina will meet at a Mercosur summit in Buenos Aires on July 3, 2025, during the transfer of the Southern Common Market's (Mercosur) Pro Tempore Presidency.
Monday, May 26th 2025 - 19:05 UTC
Maradona Case likely to end up in mistrial due to Judge's misdeeds

Prominent Argentine criminal lawyer Fernando Burlando announced he would be requesting the impeachment of San Isidro Judge Julieta Makintach, whose involvement in an unauthorized documentary reporting on the trial against former football legend Diego Maradona's medical team has left the proceedings on the brink of annulment.