Tag: Javier Milei

• Monday, April 6th 2026 - 01:07 UTC

  Chile and Argentina seek to “confront common enemies” in Kast's first state visit

  

  Chilean President José Antonio Kast departed Sunday on his first official trip abroad to meet his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei in a state visit centered on security, organized crime and the extradition of former guerrilla member Galvarino Apablaza.

• Saturday, April 4th 2026 - 11:36 UTC

  Leak reveals Russian campaign to discredit Milei through Argentine media outlets

  

  A spy group linked to Russian foreign intelligence funded the publication of more than 250 articles across at least 23 Argentine digital media outlets between June and October 2024, aiming to discredit Javier Milei's government, according to an investigation based on leaked documents conducted by an international media consortium.

• Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 21:38 UTC

  Argentina offers reward for fugitive Chilean ex-guerrilla Apablaza ahead of Kast visit

  

  Argentina's government on Friday offered a reward of 20 million pesos — roughly $14,000 — for information leading to the capture of Galvarino Apablaza, former leader of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR), wanted by Chilean courts as the alleged mastermind of the 1991 assassination of Senator Jaime Guzmán and the kidnapping of businessman Cristián Edwards.

• Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 04:46 UTC

  What did Milei say about Falklands oil and why does it matter for Sea Lion?

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei warned Thursday that his government “will respond with all necessary diplomatic measures” to protect the country's interests in the face of the advancing Sea Lion oil project, operated by Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum in the North Falklands Basin. The remarks, delivered during the ceremony marking the 44th anniversary of the war, represent the Milei government's firmest stance yet on a project that has just cleared a decisive financial milestone.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 21:01 UTC

  Milei reaffirms Falklands sovereignty, warns oil firms and vows to rebuild the armed forces

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday reaffirmed his country's sovereignty claim over the Falklands Islands, warned of a diplomatic response to British oil exploration in the area, and announced that 10% of fiscal revenue from privatizations will be allocated to purchasing weapons and equipment for the armed forces.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 10:50 UTC

  Milei presides over Falklands fallen tribute amid thaw in relations with London

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei is leading Thursday's central ceremony marking Veterans Day and the Day of the Fallen in the Falklands War, at Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires's Retiro neighborhood, where the cenotaph honoring soldiers killed in the 1982 conflict stands. The ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., includes a presidential address, a wreath-laying, and a minute of silence before the unknown soldier plaque.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 01:49 UTC

  Argentina: court demands university salary restoration amid faculty strikes

  

  Argentina's Federal Administrative Litigation Chamber on Tuesday upheld an injunction ordering President Javier Milei's government to immediately enforce Law 27,795 on University Funding, which mandates salary adjustments for teaching and non-teaching staff at public universities and the restoration of student scholarship programs.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2026 - 18:05 UTC

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Adorni bought $230,000 apartment that his declared income cannot explain

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni purchased a nearly 200-square-meter apartment in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito in November 2025 for $230,000, according to records from the National Property Registry. The financing behind the transaction does not align with the assets Adorni declared before the Anti-Corruption Office, deepening a credibility crisis that has trailed the official for weeks.

• Sunday, March 29th 2026 - 11:29 UTC

  A week to forget for Milei: Adorni scandal, skeptical markets, cultural battle collapse

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's administration closed one of its worst weeks in office, cornered by an expanding judicial front against Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, adverse market signals, and the collapse of its discursive offensive on historical memory.

• Saturday, March 28th 2026 - 03:57 UTC

  New York court overturns $16 billion ruling against Argentina in YPF expropriation case

  

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York overturned on Thursday the ruling that required Argentina to pay over $16 billion in compensation to minority shareholders of YPF for the 2012 expropriation of the oil company. The decision, issued with one dissenting vote, represents Argentina's largest judicial victory abroad in over a decade of litigation.