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Argentine President Javier Milei arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday afternoon (local time) as part of a three-day visit to the country.

Newly-inaugurated Argentinian president Javier Milei will travel to Israel in the first full week of February — and Breitbart News will be there to cover his visit.

The United Nations requested to be allowed to participate in the ongoing Argentine Congress debates regarding the massive small-government omnibus bill presented by President Javier Milei in December, local media reported over the weekend.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro lashed out against Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday evening over Milei’s condemnation of socialism during his participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei used commercial flights to reach the elite World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, spending half an hour shaking hands and taking selfies with passengers in economy class.

Pope Francis issued a formal invitation on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei to visit The Vatican in February. The Pope’s invitation was issued hours after Milei similarly extended a formal invitation to Pope Francis to visit his homeland.

Donald Trump told Breitbart News that the recent wave of populist and conservative victories, from Italy to Argentina and more, show that international populist conservatives’ movement is “stronger” than it was in 2016.

Argentina announced the arrest of three citizens of Syria and Lebanon suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in Buenos Aires.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry declared itself “fully confident in the BRICS’ future” on Tuesday following Argentina’s rejection of membership in the trade and security alliance.

The Chinese regime-run Global Times newspaper lamented the expected wave of democratic elections around the world in 2024 as a source of “uncertainty” on Monday, warning that “the rise of far-right politics” could damage the advancement of “globalism.”

The anti-American BRICS economic and security coalition will welcome five new members on January 1: a country in a severe economic crisis, another openly defaulting on its sovereign debt, and two countries embroiled in a proxy war against each other.

2023 was a year of majorly influential political news in Latin America.

The world is approaching the conclusion of President Joe Biden’s third year in office in a state of elevated geopolitical chaos.

Argentine President Javier Milei presented a massive omnibus bill to the nation’s Congress on Wednesday.

Argentine President Javier Milei announced during a national broadcast on Wednesday night the signing of a Necessity and Urgency Decree (DNU), a form of executive order, that would modify or overturn an estimated 350 federal economic policies.

Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri announced the administration of President Javier Milei will ban woke “inclusive” language in the military.

The administration of Argentine President Javier Milei announced security measures Thursday meant to confront potential roadblocks and riots.

Vladimir Putin said Javier Milei’s plan to use the U.S. dollar as currency in Argentina would bring a “significant loss of sovereignty.”

The administration of Argentine President Javier Milei announced a series of intensive economic measures on Tuesday to help prevent hyperinflation and balance the national debt, including a dramatic devaluation of the Argentina peso and a pause on all federal public works projects.

The Brazilian national newspaper O Globo reported on Monday that socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rejected a request from Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to meet with him during a stopover in Brasilia this week.

Thousands of sympathizers of Argentine President Javier Milei flocked the streets of Buenos Aires on Sunday to celebrate Milei’s inauguration — some of them donning costumes, shirts, and flags that made them stand out among the rest.

Argentine President Javier Milei used his first executive action in the top office on Sunday to dramatically rearrange the federal executive branch, reducing the number of cabinet-level ministries from 18 to nine.

Supporters of President Javier Milei cleaned the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday evening following his inauguration.

Socialist former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner waved her middle finger at a crowd of supporters of the nation’s new president, Javier Milei, on Sunday, a gesture reportedly in response to jeers.

Libertarian economist Javier Milei was inaugurated president of Argentina on Sunday, flanked by a host of heads of state – including Spanish King Felipe VI and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – and surrounded by thousands of supporters in Buenos Aires.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky flew to Buenos Aires on Sunday so he can personally be on hand and applaud when Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, is sworn in.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday with Argentinian president-elect Javier Milei, thanking him for his support for Israel, and for moving his country’s embassy to Jerusalem. He also invited Milei to visit Israel once he takes office this month.

A court in Argentina overturned the dismissal of a corruption probe into outgoing Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

The father of two men among the over 250 people abducted by the genocidal jihadist group Hamas on October 7 told the Argentine newspaper Clarín in an interview published on Tuesday that he fears for his children’s lives as Hamas currently appears to only be negotiating for women and children.

Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei and American National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed the outsized role that his country may play in the global lithium industry if properly developed, multiple Argentine news outlets reported on Tuesday.

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei held a surprise lunch meeting with former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday during his brief visit to New York.

The Chinese Communist Party’s top English-language propaganda instrument, the Global Times, took great pains on Tuesday to emphasize that Beijing is not concerned about Argentine President-elect Javier Milei potentially rupturing ties with the South American nation.

Javier Milei, the president-elect of Argentina, is scheduled to visit the White House on Tuesday for the final leg of his whirlwind visit to America this week, but President Joe Biden will not be there.

The Argentine news outlet Infobae reported on Sunday, citing “sources familiar with the details of the [hostage] agreement,” that the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas does not know the location of some of the estimated 240 people abducted from Israel on October 7, complicating the group’s ability to negotiate for their release.

Argentina’s outgoing leftist President Alberto Fernández announced in an interview given to the Spanish newspaper El País over the weekend that he will move to Spain after his presidential term ends on December 10.

Breitbart World Editor Frances Martel explains Javier Milei’s landslide victory in Argentina and what it bodes for Latin America and the world.