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  1. Follow-up: Pope Leo XIV confirms Nov 6-17 trip to Argentina and two other Latin American countries after lung surgery

    Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Oct 13 to remove a malignant lung tumour. The Vatican press office issued a statement from the pope on Monday, Oct 26, confirming he will visit Argentina and two other Latin American countries as planned from Nov 6 to 17; the Holy See had not formally confirmed whether he could travel. In the statement he said he looked forward to 'returning to this continent where I have lived many moments of my life'. Preparations in the three countries had continued as normal.

    Oct 27, 2026 Morning
  2. Follow-up: After US concern, Milei government softens Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty bill; UK PM Burnham discusses islands with Chile's president

    When the US deputy secretary of state visited Buenos Aires, Washington confirmed concern about clauses in Milei's 'Malvinas law' draft that would sanction oil companies operating in the Falklands/Malvinas, and did not hide its worry. La Nación reported that the Milei government then diluted the bill and made further changes. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with Chile's president on Saturday, Oct 24, about deeper defence, security, science and trade cooperation; a Downing Street statement said Burnham asked Chile to support ensuring Falkland Islanders keep the ability to exercise self-determination.

    Oct 25, 2026 Afternoon
  3. Follow-up: Argentina's former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner goes on trial with son Máximo in Hotesur/Los Sauces laundering case

    Former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, serving a six-year sentence under house arrest, went on trial on Friday, Oct 23, alongside her son, congressman Máximo Kirchner, accused of laundering money through family hotel and real estate businesses. The trial combines the Hotesur and Los Sauces cases, with 19 defendants, before Federal Oral Court No. 5. Kirchner, 73, appeared by video from her home in Buenos Aires; it is her third corruption trial and Máximo's first, and the hearing resumes on Monday, Oct 26.

    Oct 25, 2026 Morning
  4. El Niño floods force over 2,000 evacuations in north-east Argentina, worst in Chaco and Corrientes; Neuquén town cut off

    The Buenos Aires Times reported that heavy El Niño rains have swollen rivers in north-east Argentina, forcing more than 2,000 people from their homes, after two deaths last weekend. Chaco province evacuated about 1,200 to 1,300 people, mainly in Puerto Vilelas and Barranqueras, and Corrientes province more than 1,000. La Nación reported that in western Neuquén province heavy rain reactivated dry ravines and briefly cut off road access to Rincón de los Sauces.

    Oct 24, 2026 Afternoon
  5. Grupo Mexico drops out of Argentine freight rail privatisation in setback for Milei

    Buenos Aires Times reported that Grupo Mexico withdrew on Oct 21 from bidding for Argentina's state-owned Belgrano freight railway, after more than a year lobbying officials to change the operating model and securing US support and partners. Belgrano Cargas has about 14,000 km of freight track, of which only 7,600 km is usable due to neglect, and almost all Argentine freight moves by truck; the company's head said the privatisation is an open process and firms are free to decide whether to take part.

    Oct 22, 2026 Afternoon
  6. Argentina's economic activity shrinks 1.7% year on year in August, the sharpest fall of 2026

    Data from Argentina's national statistics agency INDEC showed economic activity fell 1.7% year on year in August, the biggest monthly annual decline this year and the largest in two years; the previous larger drop was 2.4% in September 2024. Activity for January to August was still 1.2% higher than a year earlier, and on a seasonally adjusted basis August edged up 0.1% from July. Manufacturing shrank 3.2% and commerce 3.5%, while mining grew 11.1%. Economy Minister Luis Caputo stressed the monthly rebound and said the trend-cycle indicator was 6.6% above December 2023.

    Oct 22, 2026 Morning
  7. Argentina's September exports hit record $10 billion as country risk index rises to one-year high

    Official trade data released on Oct 19 showed Argentina's September exports reached a record $10.036 billion, up 23.5% year on year (prices up 16.4%, volumes up 6.1%), with a monthly trade surplus of $2.976 billion, $2.039 billion more than a year earlier, while import volumes fell. The same day JPMorgan's Argentina country risk index rose 27 points, or 4.17%, to 675 basis points, its highest since late October last year; it had fallen to 402 in early July, the lowest of the current government's term. The government attributed the rise to global uncertainty.

    Oct 20, 2026 Morning
  8. Follow-up: UK weighs blocking Argentina's OECD and CPTPP bids over Falklands oil dispute

    Argentina has announced sanctions and legal action against oil companies developing the Sea Lion oil field in waters off the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) in the South Atlantic. Argentina's La Nación reports that the UK government and lawmakers have called Argentina an 'unreliable partner' and that the UK Parliament is studying countermeasures aimed at blocking Argentina from joining the OECD and the CPTPP trade pact. The report adds that Chile is moving ahead with a shipping route to the islands.

    Oct 19, 2026 Morning
  9. Argentina's Milei makes third Spain visit of 2026 as Spanish election campaign heats up

    Argentine President Javier Milei leaves for Spain on Oct 19, his third visit this year, La Nación reports. Spain holds a general election on Nov 29 that will decide whether Pedro Sánchez stays in power. Milei's only official engagement is a speech at the Nueva Economía forum on Oct 21, but he may meet Vox leader Santiago Abascal, Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and economist Jesús Huerta de Soto.

    Oct 19, 2026 Morning