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Judge Orders Government to Apply University Funding Law; It Plans to Appeal

A federal judge struck down the clause of a Milei decree that kept the University Financing Law on hold, and government officials say they will appeal.

By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 7, 2026

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Operator of Malvinas Oil Project Moves to Replace Two Contractors as Partner Rockhopper's Shares Fall 15%

Navitas says it expects no material effect on the Sea Lion project, while Foreign Minister Quirno cited the supplier exits in a speech with the UK ambassador in the room.

By The Ushuaia Times · Malvinas · Oct. 7, 2026

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Opposition Calls Oct. 15 Session to Overturn Milei's Deregulation Decree After Supreme Court Land Ruling

After a Supreme Court ruling revived the end of limits on foreign land ownership, the Court issued a rare statement saying it decided only a procedural question, and the opposition moved to…

By The Editors · Oct. 2, 2026

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Confidence in Milei's Government Falls 5.9%, Matching Its Term Low

Torcuato Di Tella University's monthly index dropped to 1.94 out of 5, with every component down and the steepest fall in whether voters think the government serves the general interest.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 29, 2026

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More F-16 Fighter Jets Arrive in Córdoba After Week-Long Journey Across the World

The six additional fighters sold by Denmark to Argentina landed at Río Cuarto a week after leaving Scandinavia, with US Air Force tankers refueling them throughout the journey, with 12 of…

By The Ushuaia Times · Córdoba · Sept. 29, 2026

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Supreme Court Ruling Lifts Limits on Foreign Ownership of Rural Land

The court threw out a veterans' group's challenge on standing grounds, reviving Milei's 2023 repeal of the Land Law, which capped foreign-held farmland at 15%.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 29, 2026

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Ex-Cabinet Chief Adorni Cites US$591,000 in Bitcoin Gains to Explain His Wealth

Manuel Adorni, who resigned as Milei's chief of cabinet in June, told a federal judge his assets come from crypto profits made before he entered government; the prosecutor now wants experts…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 27, 2026

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Kicillof Takes His 2027 Challenge to Milei to New York, Meeting Mamdani, Sánchez and Bondholders

The Buenos Aires Province governor, who now says openly he is working to beat Milei, spent UN week courting foreign leaders and his province's creditors in the same city as the president.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 27, 2026

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Senate Cuts 'Cold Zone' Gas Subsidy, Approves Central Bank Overhaul

The gas-subsidy rollback is now law and strips the discount from households across 10 provinces, while the Central Bank overhaul returns to the lower house after senators changed how the…

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 24, 2026

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Court Upholds Bribery Charges Against Ex-Disability Agency Chief

The ruling keeps the ANDIS kickback case on course for trial and backs the leaked audios at its center, a day before a witness told prosecutors she had been told of a link to Karina Milei.

By The Ushuaia Times · Sept. 22, 2026

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Court Upholds Trial in Absentia for AMIA Bombing; 8 Suspects Charged

A 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

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Kirchner's Lawyers Add New Audit to UN Challenge to Corruption Ban

An 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