Argentine President Javier Milei has hailed his party’s resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press forward with radical free-market reforms.

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw assistance from Argentina if its internal politics don't align with his interests in upcoming elections.

Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy.

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager.

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.

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries.

Libertarian President Javier Milei of Argentina has presented the 2025 budget to Congress, outlining policy priorities that reflected his key pledge to kill the country’s chronic fiscal deficit and signaled a new phase of confrontation with lawmakers.

Argentines taking to the streets to revel in their Copa América triumph inhabit a very different place now than they did 19 months ago, when their World Cup victory sent millions surging into the same Buenos Aires square in a howl of collective celebration.

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.

Argentina’s self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei met with German officials on Sunday in Berlin.

Wall Street has rallied as Argentina’s president traveled to Italy for the Group of Seven summit buoyed by his first legislative victory.

Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved key state overhaul and tax packages proposed by President Javier Miliei, delivering an initial legislative victory to the libertarian leader in his efforts to enact his promises of radical change.

Spain says it is pulling its ambassador from Argentina in response to comments made by Argentine President Javier Milei, who accused the Spanish prime minister’s wife of corruption and described socialism as “cursed and carcinogenic.”.

Prices in Argentina have surged so dramatically in recent months that the government has multiplied the size of its biggest bank note by five — to 10,000 pesos, worth about $10.

A worsening budget crisis at Argentina's public universities is sending thousands of protestors into the streets as libertarian President Javier Milei pushes ahead with radical austerity measures.

A confrontation between Argentine authorities and anti-government protesters outraged over President Javier Milei’s deep cuts to state spending has escalated, as protesters blocking the capital’s key thoroughfare were forcibly dispersed and eight of the movement’s participants arrested.

After the military kidnapped their children during Argentina's dictatorship in the 1970s, each Mother of Plaza de Mayo made a commitment: I will search for you until my last breath.

Despite their rocky start, Argentine President Javier Milei and Pope Francis appear to have hit it off.

Argentine President Javier Milei has announced sweeping initiatives to transform the country’s struggling economy, including easing government regulation and allowing privatization of state-run industries as a way to boost exports and investment.

Argentina has announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock adjustments new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.

Right-wing populist Javier Milei has been president-elect just four days and already Argentina’s unions and social organizations are vowing pushback and even protests if he makes good on his promises to slash the size of the state and privatize companies.

The exchange rate is top of mind for millions of Argentines coping with triple-digit inflation.

Argentina’s president-elect has given the first signals of how he plans to shake up South America’s second-largest economy.

Right-wing populist Javier Milei will become the next president of Argentina after promising a dramatic shake-up to the state in a fiercely polarized election campaign held amid deep discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty.

Tensions are high in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the Copa Libertadores soccer final following a brawl between fan clubs and a fierce police response on the Copacabana beach.

Long lines have formed at gas stations throughout Argentina as surging demand outstrips supply, becoming a campaign issue just weeks ahead of the second round of the country’s presidential race.

Millions of disaffected voters in Argentina are planning to cast their ballots Sunday for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei.

Argentina’s firebrand populist presidential candidate Javier Milei is coming under fire from his rivals who are blaming him for a sharp depreciation of the local currency in the parallel market.

Homeless shelters in Argentina's capital are seeing demand soar as more people are struggling to make ends meet amid an annual inflation rate above 100% that is pushing more people into poverty.

The rapid depreciation of the Argentine currency and one of the world’s highest inflation rates has made it difficult for Argentines to make ends meet.

Flying from Florida to Buenos Aires usually takes about 10 hours.

The Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night.

When Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, much of his home country celebrated as if it had just won a soccer World Cup championship.

Lionel Messi has led Argentina to its third World Cup title by beating defending champion France in a penalty shootout.

Argentina is riding an emotional rollercoaster at the World Cup and coach Lionel Scaloni believes it's not doing his team any good.

Argentines have breathed a collective sigh of relief as the country obtained a 2-0 victory over Mexico dissipating doubts that had emerged about Lionel Messi’s team after the shock loss against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

In recent years, a moment often came when a visitor to Argentina suddenly grasped they could have gotten a lot more bang for their bucks if only they had brought cash to buy pesos on the unofficial market.

This year's World Cup will be the first without Diego Maradona.

As a Brazilian living in Argentina, Luciana Taddeo says she spends ever-more effort rebutting ever-crazier rumors.

Argentines have gathered to mourn iconic Argentine leader María Eva Duarte de Perón, 70 years after her death.

President Alberto Fernández has reiterated Argentina’s claim to the Falklands Islands while commemorating the troops who fell in the failed attempt to reclaim them.

A batch of cocaine that has killed at least 23 people in Argentina appears to have been laced with a synthetic opioid, and police are scrambling to get as much of it off the streets as they can.

A woman sits next to a statue of a sea lion on the waterfront during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)MAR DEL PLATA – Hundreds of Argentine flags dotted the sand of a beach at the Mar del Plata resort, a poignant memorial to the victims of the novel coronavirus in one of this South American country’s new virus hotspots. “Today, from a health standpoint, Mar del Plata is in a very serious problem,” said Argentine Cabinet chief Santiago Cafiero. Martin said the pandemic initially felt far away when it attacked Buenos Aires, but this feeling disappeared in August. “Nobody does this to be dishonest or clever or to hurt other people,” said Nicolás Parato, secretary of the Mar del Plata resort chamber.

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)BUENOS AIRES In Argentina's capital, authorities closed a bar after customers were seen drinking beer on the sidewalk in violation of pandemic lockdown measures. Some Buenos Aires stores flouted a ban to stay shut, saying online sales are inadequate. Argentina was struggling economically long before the pandemic; isolation measures deepened the pain. With more than 260,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, Argentina is among the top 10 countries contributing the most new cases to the global tally since July 22, according to Johns Hopkins data through Monday. Lopardo acknowledged, though, that it was hard to get the entire population to go along with the strict lockdown.

Men play soccer at a local club, Play Futbol 5, in Pergamino, Argentina, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Dubbed metegol humano, or human foosball, the system designed for the coronavirus pandemic involves dividing the field with white chalk into 12 rectangles and restricting each player to a defined space. The ball can be passed across rectangles, and players can dribble inside their areas. Now I feel free and happy, getting together again with friends and playing soccer, said Martn Rodrguez, a defender from Vende Humo FC. Before each game, players must clean their shoes and hands and sign an affidavit on the state of their health.