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Clashes erupt in Argentina during pensioners' protest

Protesters in Buenos Aires clashed with police while demanding higher pensions and opposing President Milei’s austerity measures, which include subsidy cuts, layoffs, and pension freezes.

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Argentina's Milei appoints Supreme Court judges directly, sparking row

Critics see the move as an overreach of executive power and an attempt to fill the judiciary with loyalists.

Argentina

Javier Milei accused of fraud over promotion of cryptocurrency

The president of Argentina tweeted about a digital token called $LIBRA shortly before it collapsed.

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Milei to withdraw Argentina from World Health Organization

The decision follows a similar move by the United States last month.

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Protests in Argentina over President Milei's anti-'wokeism' speech

Protesters in Argentina denounced President Javier Milei's controversial remarks against feminism and LGBTQ+ rights.

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President Milei's homophobic comments spark protests across Argentina

Thousands of Argentinians protested after Milei compared homosexuality to paedophilia and announced that feminicide would be removed from the penal code.

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Milei takes aim at femicide law, sparking backlash in Argentina

Argentinian President Javier Milei last week told the World Economic Forum in Davos that 'radical feminism is a distortion of the concept of equality'.

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Santa Claus for the poor in Argentina

Against a backdrop of growing poverty, a soup kitchen "Los Chicos de la Via" on the outskirts of Buenos Aires in Argentina is organising a special pre-Christmas party with Santa Claus and presents.

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WATCH: Milei's pension Increase veto sparks nationwide protests

Pensioners in Argentina protested in Buenos Aires after President Javier Milei vetoed a bill to raise the minimum pension by €16.

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Far-right Argentine president in controversial second visit to Madrid

Last month Milei attended a far-right rally in Madrid, which worsened relations between him and Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

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Rally in Argentina demands release of detained protesters

The protest was against a series of economic proposals by Argentina's right-wing President Javier Milei.

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Milei's radical agenda advances in Argentina's Senate amid protests

The populist president has made plans to dramatically slash spending and boost his own powers, and has met with public outcry.

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WATCH: Protests erupt as Milei holds soup kitchen supplies

Social movements in Argentina protested outside a government food depot after a judge ruled that five million kilos of stored food must be distributed to soup kitchens.

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WATCH: Spain's conservative Popular Party launches EU election agenda

Spain's Popular Party unveiled its policy platform for upcoming June EU elections, which many see as a chance to challenge the ruling socialists.

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What’s behind Milei’s latest spat with Spanish government?

Relations between Spain and Argentina are said to be at their historical lowest after Argentina's populist president Javier Milei hurled accusations at Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez and his wife Begoña Gómez at a far-right rally in Madrid on Sunday.

Europe News

Europe's far right gathers in Madrid for unofficial EU campaign launch

Spain’s far-right Vox party held an event in the outskirts of Spain's capital Sunday, bringing together hard-wing figures from across Europe (and Argentina's Milei) in a bid to rally the party's base ahead of June’s European elections.

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Protesters rally against right-wing Vox party's conference in Madrid

About 1,000 demonstrators voiced concern about the rise of ultra conservative ideology in Europe, as right-wing leaders and politicians from countries including Argentina, France, Italy, and Hungary, took part in the Europa Viva 24 conference in Madrid, organised by Spain's conservative Vox party.

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Argentinian President speaks at Spain's far-right conference in Madrid

Protests form in Madrid after Argentinian President Javier Milei speaks at a far-right conference hosted by Spain's Vox party.

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Argentinian unions launch strike against Milei's austerity reforms

Workers in the South American country are protesting against austerity measures and planned reforms by new libertarian President Javier Milei.

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Hundreds of Argentinians protest against Milei's social policies

Social organisations from Argentina staged blockades in Buenos Aires and other regions, protesting President Javier Milei's austerity measures and reform agenda.