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Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed this week that he would campaign to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations in 2026.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Argentina’s Javier Milei is willing to “personally collaborate” so that Ukraine finds a “just peace and reliable security guarantees.”

Jewish association says it has demanded an explanation after passengers on a flight to Madrid were allegedly served defaced kosher meals.

A court has awarded an Argentine policeman $12,500 from Google after one of its Street View cameras photographed him off duty naked in his yard.

Federal prosecutors in Argentina launched a probe to uncover the logistic and financial networks that allowed Russian spies to enter the country and carry out disinformation campaign efforts, the newspaper La Nación reported Sunday.

Lux Pascal, Chilean-American Hollywood actor Pedro Pascal’s youngest sibling, will play the lead role in the drama Miss Carbón (“Queen of Coal”), a Spanish-Argentine production based on the story of Carla Antonella Rodríguez, Argentina’s first transgender coal miner worker.

Argentine law enforcement officials on Wednesday arrested Alexia Abaigar, an official with Buenos Aires’s far-left autonomous government, for throwing feces and vandalizing the home of libertarian Congressman José Luis Espert this week.

Argentina’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth stood at 5.8 percent during the first quarter of 2025, outpacing China, the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC) shockingly revealed this week.

Ali Larijani, an advisor to Iranian “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened the head of the International Atomic Nuclear Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, this weekend, vowing to “settle accounts” with him following the end of the current conflict.

President Javier Milei declared on Thursday that Iran is an enemy of Argentina and reiterated his support of Israel and his “dearest friend,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The pesident of Argentina, Javier Milei, signed a decree broadening gun rights by allowing civilians to possess semiautomatic weapons.

President of Argentina Javier Milei was not present in Israel by the time the country shut down its airspace prior to launching strikes against Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure on Thursday evening, several sources confirmed.

President of Argentina Javier Milei concluded his second visit to Israel Thursday and reaffirmed his support for its legitimate right to defense.

Argentinian President Javier Milei announced Wednesday in an address to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, that his country would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2026, following America’s lead.

Argentina’s Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled to uphold a six-year prison sentence and lifetime public office ban against socialist former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

American Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced on Tuesday that he and Argentine President Javier Milei discussed the “creation of an alternative international health system” to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.).

A poll conducted by the Argentina-based research agency CB Consultora Opinión Pública found that Presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Javier Milei of Argentina stand as the two top-ranked heads of state in South America, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported on Wednesday.

Argentina’s Health Ministry confirmed that the nation will withdraw from the World Health Organization (W.H.O.).

The U.S. State Department on Monday announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the “disruption of financial mechanisms” in South America for the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.

President of Argentina Javier Milei will meet with Pope Leo XIV in June before traveling to Israel, Argentine outlets reported.

President of Argentina Javier Milei on Wednesday signed a Necessity and Urgency Decree (DNU) to tighten the nation’s migratory policies and crack down on illegal migration.

Argentina has announced a “discovery of global significance” after unearthing a store of documents from Nazi Germany sitting in decades-old champagne boxes in the basement of the country’s Supreme Court.

Argentine President Javier Milei celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday by sharing an image on social media, apparently generated by artificial intelligence, of a lion in papal regalia.

A Venezuelan regime henchman denied that the five dissidents trapped in the shut-down Argentine embassy in Caracas were rescued.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the five Venezuelan dissidents trapped in the shutdown Argentine embassy in Caracas for 14 months were rescued in a “precise operation” and are now on U.S. soil.

The government of Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday declassified over 1,850 official documents detailing the arrival of Nazi German officials to Argentina and their actions in the South American nation following World War II.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, never visited his birthplace Argentina in the 12 years of his papacy.

Argentine President Javier Milei honored his compatriot Pope Francis following his passing on Monday, celebrating his “indefatigable struggle… to protect life from conception, promote interreligious dialogue,” and youth outreach.

Argentine President Javier Milei said on Monday that his country “intends to be a firm ally of the United States” and hopes to cement that friendship by signing a trade agreement that “will undoubtedly benefit both the United States and Argentina.”

The top prosecutor leading the investigation into the deadliest bombing in Argentina’s history requested an arrest warrant for Iranian “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei this week, identifying him as a key mastermind of the attack.

President Javier Milei announced that Argentina will readjust its regulations to meet the requirements of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

President of Argentina Javier Milei will travel to the United States on Wednesday evening to receive the “Make America Great Again” award at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Argentine media reported on Tuesday.

Argentina’s poverty rate fell from 52.9 to 38.1 percent during the second half of 2024, per the National Institute of Statistics and Census.

Argentine leftist political organizations together with several soccer fan-run gangs led a violent protest on Wednesday in front of Argentina’s Congress in Buenos Aires, leaving over 120 detained and dozens injured, including at least 26 injured police officers.

President of Argentina Javier Milei reportedly plans to have the South American nation sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Israel.