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The Pope takes over Buenos Aires: All you need to know

The Pope takes over Buenos Aires: All you need to know

Pope Leo XIV will land in Buenos Aires on November 8 for a historic visit to Argentina. His arrival will coincide with the aftermath of the 35th Pride...

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What we know about the femicide of Corrientes teacher Nancy Godoy

What we know about the femicide of Corrientes teacher Nancy Godoy

The brutal murder of rural teacher Nancy Godoy, 52, has sent shockwaves through Argentina. On Thursday, the judiciary revealed in the autopsy report...

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Bolsonaro’s party head says nobody knew he would leave Brazil

Bolsonaro’s party head says nobody knew he would leave Brazil

Brazilian far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party was unaware that he would leave the country for the United States following his defeat...

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Despite travel ban, Bolsonaro got to the US via Argentina. Did he break any laws?

Despite travel ban, Bolsonaro got to the US via Argentina. Did he break any laws?

Brazil’s far-right leader and former presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is in Miami, United States, following a dramatic saga in which he left...

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Flávio Bolsonaro thanks Milei, Trump in letter saying he is Brazil’s ‘leader’

Flávio Bolsonaro thanks Milei, Trump in letter saying he is Brazil’s ‘leader’

Brazilian far-right leader Flávio Bolsonaro released a letter thanking Presidents Javier Milei (Argentina) and Donald Trump (United States) after...

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Brazil 2026 election: Flávio Bolsonaro rejects Lula’s win, seeks annulment

Brazil 2026 election: Flávio Bolsonaro rejects Lula’s win, seeks annulment

Far-right senator and now former presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro said he would not accept Brazil’s election results following incumbent...

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President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva wins surprise reelection in Brazil

President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva wins surprise reelection in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva won reelection with 51.8% of the vote and will govern the country for a fourth time from 2027 to...

26.10.2026 150

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Eight dictatorship victims identified in Córdoba death camp

Eight dictatorship victims identified in Córdoba death camp

Judicial authorities in Córdoba province announced the identification of eight victims of the military dictatorship whose remains were found at the...

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Milei attacks left-wing leaders Sánchez and Lula during Spain trip

Milei attacks left-wing leaders Sánchez and Lula during Spain trip

President Javier Milei’s trip to Madrid has fueled international political tensions after he called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a...

21.10.2026 150

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Vatican delegation to arrive in Argentina as Pope’s visit remains uncertain

Vatican delegation to arrive in Argentina as Pope’s visit remains uncertain

A Vatican delegation will arrive in Argentina about a week before Pope Leo XIV’s scheduled visit to the country from November 8 to 11, a...

21.10.2026 150

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EAAF identifies dictatorship victim buried in Tucumán mass grave

The remains of Carlos Rafael Medina, a victim of Argentina’s last dictatorship who was kidnapped in 1976, were identified last week after being...

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Brazil elections: Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro face off in debate

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), faced off for...

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Government files criminal complaint against university march protesters

The Argentine government filed a criminal complaint on Friday against protesters who took part in Thursday’s march in support of public...

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Universities take to the streets for the fifth time: Why are they still marching?

Public universities’ students, professors and employees are carrying out their fifth march to demand a rise in funding and salaries for the sector,...

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Heavy rain and floods: How is El Niño affecting Argentina

El Niño is here. The climatic phenomenon officially began in June, but in the Southern Cone, particularly in Argentina, it began being felt with more...

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Argentina asks UN court to halt Malvinas oil drilling

The Argentine government has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to order provisional measures to halt oil drilling in the...

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Brazil 2026 elections: Polls have Bolsonaro up in the runoff. Can Lula still win?

Brazil is headed for a runoff between center-left President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, after the latter...

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US ambassador to Chile revives Strait of Magellan sovereignty controversy

Chilean authorities questioned United States Ambassador Brandon Judd after he said that U.S. support for Chile’s sovereignty over the Strait of...

08.10.2026 150

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Judge rules Milei’s refusal to comply with university funding law ‘unconstitutional’

A federal judge ruled that it was unconstitutional for the Argentine government to refuse to comply with a 2025 law requiring it to increase funding...

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Forensic anthropologists identify disappeared dictatorship victim in Mendoza

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF, by its Spanish initials) identified the remains of Carlos Simón Poblete, a man who was forcibly...

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Government approves key energy, mining and automotive RIGI projects

The Argentine government approved a series of international investments in energy, mining and automotive manufacturing that will bring more than US$27...

02.10.2026 150

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Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro: What to know about Brazil’s election

Brazil will hold presidential elections on October 4 in a polarized race that — according to polls — will come down to a choice between the...

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Twenty years without Jorge Julio López, the man who disappeared twice

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Milei denies electoral motives behind Malvinas lawsuits

President Javier Milei denied accusations that he sought to gain political advantage through the lawsuits, sanctions and other measures his government...

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Diplomacy ‘only way’ to recover Malvinas, says Argentine defense minister

Argentine Defense Minister Carlos Presti said that “the only way” for the country to recover sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands is “in a...

14.09.2026 150

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Why does Uruguay allow ships from Malvinas to resupply in its ports?

A deal between the Malvinas Islands government and the city of Punta Arenas, in Chile, to establish a permanent maritime supply route may change the...

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Former Molinos manager goes on trial over dictatorship kidnappings

A court in La Plata will try a former manager of Molinos Río de la Plata, one of the companies accused of collaborating with state terrorism during...

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UK prime minister warns he will be ‘relentless’ in defense of Malvinas islanders

The United Kingdom prime minister, Andy Burnham, said his government will be “relentless” in defending the “right” of the Malvinas Islands’...

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Malvinas: Argentina sues oil companies over Sea Lion drilling project

The Argentine government has filed a criminal lawsuit against five oil and gas exploration firms related to Navitas Petroleum, the Israeli company...

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Milei’s history with Malvinas, from admiring Thatcher to defending sovereignty

President Javier Milei’s recent speech defending Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands in the South Atlantic surprised many...

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Mixed reactions in Argentina and abroad to Milei’s Malvinas announcement

Argentine President Javier Milei’s announcement that he would broaden sanctions on oil companies planning to drill near the Malvinas Islands and...

04.09.2026 200

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Milei meets Kast in Chile amid Strait of Magellan tensions

Argentine President Javier Milei will meet with his Chilean counterpart, José Antonio Kast, on Thursday as tensions over the Strait of Magellan...

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Airport strike in Argentina postponed, flights to maintain normal schedule

Airport workers in Argentina postponed the strike they had planned for Thursday and Friday to demand higher salaries amid a dispute with the...

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Malvinas veterans go to court to stop oil drilling project ‘Sea Lion’ near islands

A group of Malvinas War veterans and an environmental lawyers association have gone to court in Argentina to force Israeli oil company Navitas...

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China protests after Argentine official blames communist party for Nepal tragedy

The Chinese Embassy in Argentina issued a statement urging a public official from President Javier Milei’s administration to stop spreading...

01.09.2026 100

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US may ‘review position’ on Malvinas Islands sovereignty, Trump says

United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may “review” his country’s position on the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas...

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Disappeared victim of dictatorship death camp identified in Córdoba

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF, for its Spanish initials) has identified a victim of the La Perla dictatorship death camp in Córdoba:...

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Chile and Argentina settle Strait of Magellan tensions after general’s ‘confusion’

The Chilean Defense Ministry said that tensions with Argentina over the Strait of Magellan had been “settled” following comments from the head of...

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Milei scores new wins in Congress with approval of key economic bills

Ruling party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) proved its negotiating power remains intact after the Lower House passed two economic bills that are key to...

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Six dictatorship-era perpetrators convicted in Buenos Aires and Patagonia

Six former military and armed forces members, most of whom were part of intelligence branches, were convicted this week of crimes against humanity...

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LLA seeks to approve two key economic bills in Congress

The Lower House is set to debate on Wednesday two bills filed by President Javier Milei aimed at reforming the Central Bank’s charter and offering...

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Project to install a gift shop at a Recoleta Cemetery vault gets cancelled

The Cemetery of Recoleta, one of the historic landmarks of Buenos Aires City, will not have a gift shop nor sell coffee and food at one of its vaults,...

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Tierra del Fuego condemns Milei government over UK ship’s presence in port

Tierra del Fuego province denounced on Monday the docking of a British oil tanker at the port of Ushuaia, the provincial capital, after the national...

25.08.2026 150

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Couple charged with complicity in Nadia Beller’s femicide attempt in Bolivia

A man and a woman, who are a couple, were charged in Bolivia with being accomplices in the murder attempt of political activist Nadia Beller, who the...

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The dollar is stable and exports are booming. Why is Milei’s popularity in the toilet?

President Javier Milei has fulfilled some of the main promises he made during the 2023 election campaign: he has significantly lowered inflation,...

23.08.2026 150

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Ex-military intel captain convicted for role in child appropriation case in Tucumán

Former military intelligence captain Carlos Alberto Vega was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the abduction and appropriation of Marcos...

19.08.2026 150

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Tender to install a gift shop at a Recoleta Cemetery vault sparks rejection

Buenos Aires City lawmakers and organizations are protesting the local government’s proposal to install a gift shop inside a currently abandoned...

14.08.2026 100

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Argentina ends free healthcare for foreigners. What changes?

Argentina is no longer providing free healthcare for all its foreign visitors and residents. This means that only foreign nationals who have been...

13.08.2026 100

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Court overturns acquittal of dictatorship-era judges over child appropriation

The Argentine Supreme Court overturned the acquittal of two former judges and two judicial workers of the country’s last dictatorship who had been...

12.08.2026 150

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Colombia searches for over 2,500 missing people as it mourns 240 earthquake victims

Newly appointed President of Colombia Abelardo de la Espriella declared three days of mourning on Wednesday for the 240 victims of the 7.4-magnitude...

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