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Carlos ‘Indio’ Solari, a legend of Argentina’s rock scene, dies at 77

Carlos Alberto Solari, the Argentine singer-songwriter known as “the Indio” who led Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, one of the most popular and influential Argentine rock groups of the 1970s-1990s, has died outside the capital of Buenos Aires.

 

Unwanted lab rats find new homes and are adopted thanks to an Argentine organization

A group of people watches three albino rats leap from small baskets into a big cage at an indoor hall in the Argentine capital.

 

Mass protests in Argentina decry Milei’s funding cuts to prized public universities

Tens of thousands of Argentines were flooding the streets of major cities nationwide to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public university system — a near-universal point of pride in this crisis-prone country.

 

Argentina approves Milei’s bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash

Argentina’s Congress has approved a bill that eases glacier protections to boost mining investments.

 

4 former Argentine navy officers face trial for 2017 submarine sinking that killed 44 crew members

Four former Argentine navy officers are on trial for the 2017 sinking of the ARA San Juan, which killed 44 crew members.

 

Argentine lawmakers approve historic labor reform promoted by President Javier Milei

Argentine President Javier Milei has scored a crucial victory in congress with the approval of a sweeping labor reform aimed at radically altering labor relations in the South American country.

 

Viral phenomenon in Argentina has young people identifying themselves as animals

Argentine teens are gathering in Buenos Aires parks to dress and act like non-human animals. The so-called “therian” trend is exploding online with Argentina leading all other Latin American countries in engagement.

 

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A dance hall in Buenos Aires guarantees tango sessions with professional partners

In Buenos Aires, a unique tango event offers dance enthusiasts guaranteed partners. Held on Wednesdays and Fridays, Che Che Tango Premium allows women to book two-hour sessions with professional “Taxi Dancers.”

 

Argentina’s President Milei to issue a dollar bond, eyeing a return to global markets

The libertarian government of Argentina’s President Javier Milei has announced that it will issue a dollar bond for the first time in nearly eight years as the cash-strapped country seeks a return to international markets.

 

Trump says he doesn’t think Argentina needs a bailout, but US will help

President Donald Trump has stopped short of promising a financial bailout for Argentina. He met Tuesday with Argentine President Javier Milei and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

 

Argentine Supreme Court upholds 6-year prison sentence for ex-President Fernández

Argentina’s highest court has upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

 

Argentine court declares a mistrial in the death of soccer star Maradona

An Argentine court has declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona.

 

Judge steps down in Diego Maradona trial after documentary controversy

One of the three judges in the trial of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona has stepped down from the proceedings.

 

In Argentina, debates over Pope Francis’ legacy lead to one question: Why didn’t he return?

Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy. That left many of the faithful in his homeland feeling puzzled and snubbed by the world’s first Latin American pope.

 

Pupy the elephant heads to a vast Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in an Argentine zoo

An unusual convoy is nearing Argentina’s lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours.

 

Argentina puts 7 of Maradona’s healthcare professionals on trial

An Argentine court has started its trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona at age 60.

 

An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne

A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October.

 

Argentines flock to Chile, Brazil and Uruguay for budget-friendly summer vacations

On a recent hot summer day in Chile, the beaches of Viña del Mar, Concón and Reñaca are packed with holidaymakers sharing yerba mate teas and playing ball.

 

Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump

A spokesman says President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency.

 

Argentine judge charges five people over the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne

An Argentine judge has confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction.

 

In Milei’s latest drastic move, Argentina is sole UN holdout voting ‘no’ to ending gender violence

The usual suspects abstained from voting on a seemingly uncontroversial United Nations resolution that denounced violence against women and girls on Thursday — Iran, Russia, North Korea.

 

Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people linked to the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne

Argentine prosecutors say that three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction, who died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires last month.

 

Why Argentina’s public universities are paralyzed by protests

After 11 months in office, Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei has fulfilled his flagship pledge to eliminate the country’s monumental deficits by shrinking the public payroll, slashing subsidies and holding already low wages of state workers below inflation.

 

Argentine police raid the hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died

The police have raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony.

 

Argentina’s poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei’s shock therapy

The Argentinian government statistics agency says the official poverty rate in Argentina jumped to about 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’s presidency.

 

The worst economic crisis in decades puts Argentine ingenuity to the test under President Milei

The political establishment’s failure to fix decades of crisis in Argentina explains the tide of popular rage that vaulted the irascible Javier Milei, a self-declared “anarcho-capitalist,” to the presidency.

 

President Milei’s radical state overhaul officially becomes law after months of debate and protests

Argentina’s lower house has approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic overhaul bills, sealing a much-needed legislative victory for the libertarian leader after six months of bruising negotiations and raucous protests that had raised questions about his ability to govern.

 

Trial starts over the 2022 assassination attempt of Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

An Argentine federal court has opened proceedings in the trial of three people suspected in the assassination attempt two years ago of then-Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, one of the country’s most powerful and divisive political figures in recent decades.

 

President Milei’s surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond

President Javier Milei of Argentina, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office.

 

An unprecedented wave of narco-violence is stunning an Argentina city

A river port city in Argentina was once well-known as the birthplace of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara.

 

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