POLITICSCourt Upholds Trial in Absentia for AMIA Bombing; 8 Suspects ChargedA federal appeals court upheld the law allowing fugitives to be tried without being present, as a judge formally charged eight suspects, seven of them Iranian, over the attack that killed…By The Ushuaia Times · City of Buenos Aires · Sept. 21, 2026
WORLDArgentina Denies Trump Mediation on Malvinas, Confirms Rubio Meeting at UNForeign Minister Pablo Quirno said Argentina isn't counting on a US-brokered resolution to the Malvinas dispute, even as he confirmed a Milei-Rubio meeting at this week's UN General…By The Editors · Malvinas · Sept. 20, 2026
ECONOMYSenate Passes Second 'Fiscal Innocence' Law Aimed at US$170 Billion Outside BanksA revised tax-amnesty measure eases scrutiny of undeclared assets after the original version fell short of the government's expectations.By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 19, 2026
ECONOMYUnemployment Rises to 7.9% as Informal Work Hits an 18-Year HighINDEC data shows registered jobs falling even as overall employment rose, with one economist saying the labor market is 'restructuring itself downward.'By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 19, 2026
BUSINESSAbout 14 Governors Join Milei in Paris Pitch to European InvestorsThe government's second major investor roadshow of the year lands in Paris in late September, with executives from Total, Eni, Glencore and Rio Tinto among the confirmed attendees.By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 19, 2026
ECONOMYIMF Mission Arrives Monday to Open Third Review of Argentina's ProgramA technical team lands September 21 to assess fiscal and reserve targets, with early signs pointing to a reversal of the program's earlier trouble spot.By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 19, 2026
POLITICSKirchner's Lawyers Add New Audit to UN Challenge to Corruption BanAn analysis commissioned by her defense team argues the roadworks contracts at the center of her conviction were a minor slice of a much larger spending pool.By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 19, 2026
BUSINESSLithium Argentina Closes US$180 Million Investment From China's GanfengThe deal funds a Jujuy brine-project expansion and a joint venture, deepening a Chinese producer's stake even as global lithium prices stay weak.By The Ushuaia Times · Jujuy, Salta · Sept. 19, 2026
BUSINESSBanco Patagonia Agrees to Take 28 Branches, 200,000 Customers From BindBanco Patagonia, majority-owned by Brazil's Banco do Brasil, is buying Banco Industrial's retail branch network in one of the year's largest Argentine bank consolidations.By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 18, 2026
POLITICSGovernment Fires 12 Olivos Staff, Gives Armed Forces Control of ResidenceThe government dissolved the civilian administration of Milei's official residence and gave the armed forces' Casa Militar full control, amid unconfirmed reports of an internal leak…By The Ushuaia Times · Buenos Aires Province · Sept. 18, 2026
WORLDArgentine Judge Orders Halt to Sea Lion Oil Project Near MalvinasA federal court in Tierra del Fuego suspended all physical work on Rockhopper and Navitas's $1.By The Ushuaia Times · Malvinas · Sept. 17, 2026
SPORTSBoca Juniors Beats Sao Paulo on Aggregate, Advances to Copa Sudamericana SemifinalsA 1-1 draw in Sao Paulo was enough for Boca Juniors to win its quarterfinal 2-1 on aggregate and set up a Copa Sudamericana semifinal against Vasco da Gama.By The Editors · Sept. 17, 2026
