Politics

Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:22 UTC
Two vetoes repealed: New Congressional defeat for Milei

The Argentine Senate rejected President Javier Milei's vetoes on two key bills—the University Funding Law and the Pediatric Emergency Law (which allocates resources to the Garrahan Hospital)—effectively ensuring both laws remain in force.
Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Chief prosecutor of Chile's new special unit appointed

Chile's Chief Prosecutor Ángel Valencia has appointed Miguel Ángel Orellana as the first head of the new Supraterritorial Prosecutor's Office (FST) created specifically to combat organized crime and highly complex transnational cases. Until now, Orellana served as chief prosecutor for High-Complexity Cases at the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor's Office.
Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 09:06 UTC
Kicillof visits CFK as midterms loom over

Axel Kicillof, Governor of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, and arguably the main opposition leader following Sept. 7 elections in his district, where he dealt a heavy blow to President Javier Milei's political force, paid a visit Wednesday to Justicialist (Peronist) Party Chairwoman Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).
Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 08:57 UTC
US gov't shuts down again after seven years

The United States' federal government ended up in the first shutdown in seven years after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a spending bill.
Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 08:57 UTC
Colombian gov't hands over parts of Pablo Escobar's estate to victims of violence

The Colombian Government of President Gustavo Petro has begun the process of transferring parts of the infamous Hacienda Nápoles —once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar— to women who were victims of the country's armed conflict.
Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 08:32 UTC
Falklands, British Forces announce a nine days training exercise

The British Forces South Atlantic Island, with HQ in Falkland Islands, is reporting that between 06 – 14 October 2025, BFSAIs current RIC (Roulement Infantry Company), I Company, 2nd Battalion the Rifles (2 RIFLES), will be conducting their final training exercise whilst deployed to the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 08:01 UTC
“Argentina’s finances just got even more surreal”, by The Economist

On September 22nd, 15 minutes before Argentina’s foreign-exchange markets opened, America’s government made an intervention. “Argentina is a systemically important US ally,” Scott Bessent, America’s treasury secretary, wrote on X, a social network. He added that the United States would “do what is needed” and that “all options for stabilization are on the table.”
Wednesday, October 1st 2025 - 22:35 UTC
Vieira: Bolsonaro's conviction not open for discussion with Trump

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said Wednesday during a hearing before the Lower House's Foreign Affairs Committee that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's openness to trade negotiations with his US counterpart Donald Trump was not to be taken for a prelude to a pardon for the convicted Jair Bolsonaro.
Wednesday, October 1st 2025 - 22:08 UTC
CFK fears peso devaluation after Oct. 26 midterm elections

As the Argentine Government of Javier Milei grapples to keep the local peso from plunging against the US dollar, former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner posted from her house arrest that everybody knew about the impending devaluation after the Oct. 26 midterm elections. “Oh, Milei! ... It seems to me that they realized that after Sunday the 26th, you would devalue,” CFK wrote.
Wednesday, October 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Milei announces new meeting with Trump at White House

Argentine President Javier Milei will meet on Oct. 14 with his US counterpart, Donald J. Trump, at the White House, just a few days ahead of the midterm elections in the South American country, Casa Rosada confirmed Tuesday. “MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE. End,” Milei posted on X.