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CGT challenges part of Milei labour reform in court

Today 09:38 CGT files lawsuit asking for implementation of Milei's labour reform to be suspended.

Milei government slams 'scam' gender policies in Women’s Day message

Yesterday 17:53 Milei’s government hails December 2023 decision to abolish the Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry on the grounds that it promoted “absurd ideological agendas.”

Trump convenes Latin American leaders to curb crime, immigration

07-03-2026 08:21 Summit at Trump's golf club in Doral, Florida, marks the latest instance of the president moving ahead with his so-called "Donroe Doctrine" of asserting expanded US authority in the Western Hemisphere.

A future which works

07-03-2026 06:53 Milei’s determination to open up one of the world’s most closed economies is moving at vastly superior speed to the painstaking parliamentary passage of the structural reforms local companies need to compete.

by Michael Soltys

Argentina: the safest country in the world

07-03-2026 06:36 With the world in chaos, Milei returned to the basics and relied on the same kind of things that got him elected in the first place.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Survey: 69% of young adults have little or no interest in politics

06-03-2026 19:12 Research among voting-age students finds most teenagers disengaged from politics; Democracy still widely valued despite scepticism about the country’s direction.

by Giselle Leclercq

Trump’s war

06-03-2026 10:00 This is Trump’s war, Trump’s choice, Trump’s adventure.

by David Smith

Tapia places ace card as Argentina’s clubs cancel matches and strike

06-03-2026 09:57 Footballers are hanging up their boots in solidarity with the paymasters and rulemakers. The industrial action prepared in the coming days is almost unprecedented and a clear statement in these sensitive political times.

by Dan Edwards

Milei departs for Trump-hosted security summit in Miami

06-03-2026 07:20 Several Latin American leaders aligned with Washington’s agenda invited; Milei to travel to Miami, before travelling on to New York for Argentina Week.

Trump honours Messi's Inter Miami at White House

05-03-2026 21:21 Lionel Messi put aside his aversion to politics Thursday and walked alongside Donald Trump at the White House to commemorate his club championship with Inter Miami, handing the US president a rare photo-op.

Glacier Law reform debate likely delayed until April

05-03-2026 09:09 Public hearings in Lower House will push a key vote on President Milei’s proposed changes to Argentina’s Glacier Protection Law into next month; Senate approved controversial overhaul of legislation last week.

Brazil ratifies EU-Mercosur trade deal

05-03-2026 08:46 Brazil's Senate ratifies deal between the Mercosur bloc and the European Union; European Commission announced last week that it would provisionally implement the mammoth deal.

Vaca Muerta gas to flow to Europe under major eight-year LNG pact

04-03-2026 16:31 Eight-year contract for two million tonnes per year marks the country’s largest long-term gas sale to date; Southern Energy and Securing Energy for Europe ink deal.

ARA San Juan tragedy: Trial exposes limits in explaining sinking

04-03-2026 16:15 There is no certainty answers will be found as prosecutors seek to clarify why one of the Navy’s worst tragedies occurred.

ARA San Juan trial to determine criminal liability begins

03-03-2026 18:51 Court proceedings get underway in a Federal Criminal Oral Court in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province.

Vice-President Villarruel says government wants her to resign

03-03-2026 15:42 “They’re not going to get it,” says under-fire vice-president; Tensions with head of state were laid bare before nation at last weekend’s state-of-the-nation speech.

Eight years on, trial into ARA San Juan submarine tragedy begins

03-03-2026 11:24 Trial into shocking submarine implosion that killed 44 sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster in decades, gets underway.

Unions challenge Milei's flagship labour reform in court

02-03-2026 23:36 CGT launches constitutional challenge to President Javier Milei's flagship labour reform, three days after it was adopted.

Milei wants Argentina’s US 'strategic alliance' to be ‘state policy’

02-03-2026 11:47 President Milei says "South Atlantic is the strategic battleground of the coming decades" and that Argentina will be in tune with the United States.

President hurls insults in divisive speech to Congress

02-03-2026 11:24 Milei sought to energise his voter base with an insult-laden speech Sunday that quickly devolved over nearly two hours into a shouting match with opposition lawmakers.

Milei to reveal second-half agenda in key Congress speech

01-03-2026 13:49 La Libertad Avanza leader will map the next phase of reforms for his libertarian project at around 9pm local time in a speech opening this year's normal sessions of Congress.

Ramadan: fasting as a (new) opportunity for reconciliation

01-03-2026 12:05 Since time immemorial, fasting has been practised in all religions as a means of strengthening spirituality and achieving inner peace.

by Marwan Gill

US, Israel launch strikes on Iran; Tehran hits back across region

28-02-2026 11:05 US and Israeli strikes on Iran follow the Islamic republic's violent repression of mass protests and stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

Congress approves labour reform in win for Milei

28-02-2026 09:36 Despite last-minute changes, Javier Milei's labour reform stands to be one of the biggest overhauls to Argentina’s economy in decades.

AFA legal case: The claims investigated by judges that put Tapia under pressure

28-02-2026 06:44 The courts are investigating football authorities for holding back money, its Qatar 2022 World Cup prizes and fraudulent financial movements; AFA chief Tapia has been summoned and slapped with restrictions on leaving the country.

Ironies of FATE

28-02-2026 06:05 Tensions between the liberal right and the nationalistic right could start to make themselves felt here.

by Michael Soltys

Major victory for Milei as labour modernisation bill clears Congress

27-02-2026 23:06 Argentina’s Congress approves ruling party’s Labour Modernisation Bill after weeks of protests and negotiations; Flagship bill will loosen existing rules, reduce severance pay and lower employer taxes, among other measures.

US$40-billion copper boom hinges on revamped glacier law

27-02-2026 20:25 Argentina’s Senate voted on Thursday on Javier Milei's bill that would allow governors – many pro-mining – to overrule federal protections on glaciers and their surrounds, known as periglacial areas.

Senate approves Milei’s weakening of glacier protection law

27-02-2026 14:06 Argentina’s upper house approves Milei-backed overhaul of landmark 2010 law, bill now heads to lower house; Greenpeace activists detained during protest outside Congress.

From glory to grind - ‘El Muñeco’ bows out as costly comeback unravels

27-02-2026 09:42 Never go back, they say; Marcelo Gallardo is just the latest top coach to find out the hard way.

by Dan Edwards

Milei to outline reform push in Congress speech

26-02-2026 21:37 Riding high off approval of EU-Mercosur deal and progress on amendments to Glacier Protection Law, President will address Legislative Assembly – and the nation – in a primetime speech Sunday night.

Clintons testify as Epstein scandal reverberates

26-02-2026 19:45 Hillary Clinton quizzed on Epstein, calls for Trump to testify; UK govt says will release files on 'rude' ex-prince Andrew.

Senate approves EU-Mercosur trade deal by huge majority

26-02-2026 16:42 Lawmakers in Argentina ratify sweeping trade deal between Mercosur and European Union, hours after Uruguay did the same; Senate follows lower house approval with huge majority vote, 69 in favor, three against.

Activists arrested at protest over Milei's attempt to water down glacier protection law

26-02-2026 15:46 Twelve activists from environmental NGO Greenpeace arrested during a protest at Congress against potential reform of Glacier Protection Law.

76 years in prison for alleged masterminds behind Marielle Franco’s murder

25-02-2026 18:14 Brazil Supreme Federal Court sentences Brazão brothers for ordering murder of councillor slain in 2018, a milestone of political violence and militia power in Rio de Janeiro.

Human rights office could be moved from ex-ESMA on eve of 50th coup anniversary

25-02-2026 16:11 President Javier Milei’s government analysing moving Argentina’s Human Rights Department from ex-ESMA clandestine detention centre to offices of now defunct Women, Gender and Diversity Ministry; Move would take place in the same month as the 50th anniversary of the 1976 coup, according to reports.

Iran denies missile, nuclear claims after Trump alleges 'sinister ambitions'

25-02-2026 10:25 Iran dismisses missile, nuclear claims after Trump alleges "sinister ambitions" in key Congress speech; US president says Tehran must make a "meaningful deal" in negotiations with Washington in the next 10 days or else "bad things happen."

‘You feel a bit ignorant’ – Messi’s regret over not studying English

24-02-2026 19:30 Argentina captain and Inter Miami forward says he “had the time to study” and regrets “a lot” not having done so earlier.

Argentina detects bird flu outbreak, suspends exports

24-02-2026 17:13 Animal health authorities confirm outbreak of bird flu at facility in Buenos Aires Province, leading to the temporary suspension of exports.

Motorcyclists account for almost half of Argentina’s road deaths

24-02-2026 15:43 Data shows around 46% of those killed in road traffic accidents are motorcyclists. High accident rates among youth and a lack of oversight from shuttered key road safety bodies set alarm bells ringing.