News of argentina

A future which works

Today 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

EDITORIAL

Wheels within wheels

Today 06:46 Milei’s insults only served to lend importance to the fading force of Kirchnerism, perhaps a deliberate strategy to preserve an electoral opponent virtually guaranteeing him victory.

Analysing Argentina

Milei’s regime change drive

Today 06:43 Regime change is easier said than done.

by Marcelo J. García

(GEO)POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Argentina: the safest country in the world

Today 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

GEOPOLITICS

Trump’s Latin American allies face a dilemma over China, Iran war

Yesterday 13:11 Donald Trump is gathering his top allies from Latin America at a moment when a new US military conflict is putting even his best friends in the region under newfound pressure.

POLITICS & LABOUR

Milei signs labour reform: New rules for contracts, strikes and severance

Yesterday 11:08 New legislation reshapes employment contracts, severance rules, strike regulations and collective bargaining while creating a new employer-funded labour assistance system.

AMIA BOMBING CASE

Prosecutor pushes AMIA bombing case toward trial in absentia

Yesterday 10:53 Thirty years on, prosecutor seeks trial in AMIA bombing; Ten suspects and newly identified Iranian official targeted in renewed push for justice.

Football in Argentina

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

Yesterday 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

AFA LEADERSHIP ROW

River Plate withdraws from AFA executive committee meetings

Yesterday 09:09 Club cites lack of clear decision-making procedures and renews call for a 20-team top flight; Decision comes amid disputes over governance, league format and recent rulings.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: February 28 to March 6

Yesterday 07:33 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei departs for Trump-hosted security summit in Miami

Yesterday 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.

SUBMARINE TRAGEDY

‘We’re still waiting’: Families of ARA San Juan disaster victims seek justice

05-03-2026 18:09 Relatives of the 44 sailors who died in the 2017 ARA San Juan submarine disaster hope the long-awaited proceedings in Río Gallegos will finally deliver justice.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Top Argentina official resigned after return to markets shelved

05-03-2026 16:40 Alejandro Lew was only appointed to the position last November to spearhead Argentina’s return to international markets.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

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.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

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.

FREED GENDARME

Freed Border Guard Nahuel Gallo alleges 'psychological torture' in Venezuelan prison

05-03-2026 08:21 Freed Border Guard Nahuel Gallo says he suffered ‘psychological torture’ while jailed in Venezuela.

FREED GENDARME

Nahuel Gallo: ‘I’m trying to rejoin society’

04-03-2026 19:10 Security officer returns to Argentina after negotiations facilitated by AFA; Calls on Caracas to release foreign political prisoners at press conference with Quirno and Monteoliva.

POLITICS & THE JUDICIARY

Mahiques to replace Cúneo Libarona as justice minister

04-03-2026 19:02 President Javier Milei confirms departure of justice minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona and installs Buenos Aires City attorney-general; Incoming official Juan Bautista Mahiques vows “independent” and “modern” justice system.

ENERGY & GAS

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.

ANALYSIS

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.

SUBMARINE TRAGEDY

2017 implosion of ARA San Juan submarine was 'foreseeable,' trial hears

04-03-2026 15:37 Trial into shocking submarine tragedy that killed 44 sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster in decades, gets underway.

Football in Argentina

River chooses Eduardo ‘Chacho’ Coudet to replace departing Gallardo

04-03-2026 15:00 New Millo boss Eduardo ‘Chacho’ Coudet says River must ‘reset and start from scratch’ at unveiling; Marcelo Gallardo's successor signs contract tying him to the club until December 2027.

BUSINESS & BANKING

Ualá reaches US$3.2-billion valuation in new funding round

04-03-2026 12:35 Funding comes as companies grow more optimistic about Argentina’s outlook following last October's midterm elections.

CRIME & INSECURITY

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.

POLITICS

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.

INTERVIEW

Carolina Moisés: ‘We either return to being Peronist or Peronism will cease to exist’

03-03-2026 15:22 After breaking up the Unión por la Patria interbloc and laying claim to the Senate vice-presidency, Jujuy Senator Carolina Moisés criticises Kirchnerism and the La Cámpora militants, arguing for the need to rebuild a competitive inland Peronism.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ENERGY & GAS

Milei’s expanded incentive plan set to draw shale oil investors

03-03-2026 13:46 YPF, Vista Energy and Pampa Energía eyeing RIGI programme after Milei administration broadened it to include shale oil wells.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Ambassador to Israel says 200 tourists stranded in Israel as Iran conflict sparks

03-03-2026 12:30 Argentina’s Ambassador to Israel Axel Wahnish said that the “priority is to support and provide security”; Envoy says 200 tourists are stuck due to Iran missile threat, with 100,000 residents in danger.

ARA SAN JUAN SUBMARINE

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.

POLITICS & LABOUR

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.

Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña

Trial into missing five-year-old’s disappearance in doubt

02-03-2026 18:42 First preliminary hearing exposes the scale of the proceedings over the disappearance of five-year-old Loan Danilo Peña in Corrientes in June 2024; Prosecutor Carlos calls for acceleration, questions limits put on his work; There are two parallel cases and 17 people indicted in all.

by Leonardo Nieva

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Long-delayed ‘Sueños Compartidos’ corruption case reaches court

02-03-2026 16:01 Kirchner-era housing scandal heads to trial; Former government officials and Schoklender brothers face court as case probing misappropriation of more than 200 million pesos, which is nearing statute of limitations, gets underway.

by Federico Perez Vecchio

WANTED FUGUTIVE

Iran taps AMIA suspect Vahidi as Revolutionary Guards commander

02-03-2026 13:29 State media in Tehran says Iran has named alleged AMIA attack mastermind Ahmad Vahidi as the new commander-in-chief of its feared Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

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.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

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.

STATE OF THE NATION...

Milei promises monthly reform package in insult-laden speech

01-03-2026 23:24 Insults, applause and promises of reform as Milei opens sessions; President touts reforms, economic gains and promises "monthly package of reforms."

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Pure polarisation in Congress – Milei delivers partisan speech full of insults

01-03-2026 22:43 Shocking scenes as President’s primetime speech descends into a slanging match; Opposition lawmakers heckle head of state, who responds with litany of insults.

BORDER GUARD FREED

Venezuela releases Argentine border guard Nahuel Gallo

01-03-2026 21:32 Nahuel Gallo released and is travelling back to Argentina; Board Guard, who was imprisoned in Venezuela for some 450 days, was released on Sunday following a "humanitarian" intervention by AFA football association.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

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.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

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.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Key points of Milei’s newly passed labour reform package

28-02-2026 09:24 Key aspects of the reform promoted by Milei and his La Libertad Avanza party.

POVERTY

Social drama: Argentina's homeless crisis

28-02-2026 08:44 Number of people living on streets increased by 30% in Buenos Aires City over last year; Economic and mental health problems in the capital.

by Mariano Casas Di Nardo

AFA FOOTBALL PROBE

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.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

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

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Milei: Dominant in decay

28-02-2026 06:01 The improved macroeconomic situation must eventually translate into better opportunities for a majority of the people.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Editorial

The lion roars tomorrow

28-02-2026 06:01 Let us hope that President Milei takes a newly favourable Congress seriously and presents a solid agenda for the parliamentary year ahead.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

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.

MINING & GLACIERS

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.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Congress votes to lower age of criminal responsibility to 14

27-02-2026 19:29 Milei and La Libertad Avanza notch up another legislative win in special Congress sessions; New juvenile penal regime will lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14, down from the present age of 16.