Argentina
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:11:00 GMTArgentina’s CGT calls 24-hour general strike on the day lower house debates Milei’s labor reform
Argentina’s main labor umbrella, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), confirmed on Monday it will stage a 24-hour nationwide strike on the day the Chamber of Deputies debates President Javier Milei’s labor reform, hard...
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:35:00 GMTOpus Dei briefs the Pope on Argentina “controversies” amid labor exploitation allegations
Pope Leo XIV on Monday met with Opus Dei Prelate Fernando Ocáriz, as the organization’s leadership presented its “institutional perspective” on “certain controversies” in Argentina, against the backdrop of ongoing al...
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:51:00 GMTMilei to travel to the first Board of Peace summit and to meet with Trump
Argentine President Javier Milei will travel to the United States this week to attend the inaugural summit of President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” and hold another meeting with Trump in Washington.
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:13:00 GMTArgentina–Uruguay river commission faces tensions over funding and infrastructure disputes
A string of disagreements between Uruguay’s and Argentina’s delegations at the Administrative Commission of the Uruguay River (CARU) has heightened internal friction at the binational body in recent weeks, amid clashes invo...
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:38:00 GMTLibra token scandal: what is known one year after Milei’s post
One year after Argentine President Javier Milei posted on X promoting the $Libra crypto token —and later deleted the message— the episode remains under legal and political scrutiny, with proceedings in Argentina and civil c...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:57:00 GMTWhat does Argentina’s new lower age of criminal responsibility law entail?
Argentina’s debate over a “lower age of criminal responsibility” centres on the minimum age at which the State can formally prosecute a minor. The lower house of Congress (Chamber of Deputies) has given initial approval t...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:09:00 GMTArgentina moves first in Mercosur as lower house backs EU trade deal
Argentina became the first Mercosur country to secure an initial legislative green light for the trade agreement with the European Union, after the Chamber of Deputies approved the text late on Thursday. The bloc also includes ...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:34:00 GMT6.1-magnitude quake hits Chile’s Coquimbo region; authorities rule out tsunami risk
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday morning, with the epicentre in the Coquimbo region. Chile’s National Seismological Center (CSN) said the event occurred at 10:34:30 local time, locating it 13 km we...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:50:00 GMTArgentina’s Senate approves Milei’s labour reform amid protests and clashes
Argentina’s Senate gave initial approval to President Javier Milei’s labor reform bill after a marathon session that ran for more than 14 hours and unfolded amid street protests outside Congress. The draft cleared the upper...
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:16:00 GMTArgentina Senate set to vote labor reform after last-minute deal on key changes
Argentina’s ruling coalition and centrist opposition blocs in the Senate reached a deal to vote on a labor reform bill on Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m., during an extraordinary session, according to the final draft circulate...