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In first, an Argentine court convicts ex-officers of crimes against trans women during dictatorship

Mar. 26, 2024 21:27 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Judges overseeing a high-profile human rights trial in Argentina convicted 11 former officials of crimes against humanity on Tuesday, in the first case to focus on the former military dictatorship's overlooked practice of committing sexual violence against...

On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising history

Mar. 24, 2024 16:57 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As Argentina on Sunday marked the most traumatic date in its modern history — the 1976 military coup that ushered in a brutal dictatorship — President Javier Milei posted a startling video that demanded justice. Not for those who suffered repression under the...

Their children disappeared in Argentina's dictatorship. These mothers have looked for them since

Mar. 21, 2024 08:05 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Forty-seven years ago, before her hair turned white and she had no need of a wheelchair to march around Argentina’s most iconic square, Nora Cortiñas made a promise to her son who disappeared: She would search for him until her last breath. Her...

Argentina inflation slows for a 2nd month as President Milei keeps pushing austerity measures

Mar. 12, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s inflation slowed in February for a second consecutive month, as right-wing President Javier Milei continues to push austerity and deregulation measures in an effort to revive the country’s struggling economy. According to figures...

Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women's Day

Mar. 08, 2024 21:47 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cities across Latin America were cloaked in purple Friday as hundreds of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Women’s Day, coming at a moment of change in a region marred by soaring levels of violence against women. While some are celebrating...

Argentina's president condemns threat by provincial governor to cut energy supplies in dispute

Feb. 26, 2024 19:54 PM EST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The government of Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei on Monday condemned a threat by the governor of the oil-rich province of Chubut to cut off energy supplies to the rest of the country amid a dispute over funding reductions. "(The...

Trump exchanges a close hug with Argentine President Javier Milei at conservative summit

Feb. 24, 2024 19:26 PM EST

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Javier Milei, the fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina, gave Donald Trump on Saturday an ecstatic hug a day after meeting with Biden administration officials in Buenos Aires. Trump and Milei were the biggest speakers to wrap up the annual...

Argentina's poverty levels hit 57% of population, a 20-year high in January, study finds

Feb. 19, 2024 21:54 PM EST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Poverty levels skyrocketed to 57.4% of Argentina's 46 million people in January, the highest rate in 20 years, according to a study by the Catholic University of Argentina. The findings quickly unleashed accusations between Argentina’s former Vice...

Britain's top diplomat says he hopes the Falkland Islands will wish to stay in the UK family forever

Feb. 19, 2024 17:58 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Monday toured battle sites of the Falklands War during a visit meant to underline that the Falkland Islands are a “valued part of the British family." The visit by Cameron — the first British foreign secretary to make the...

Britain's David Cameron visits the Falkland Islands as Argentina renews its sovereignty claim

Feb. 17, 2024 19:07 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Foreign Secretary David Cameron will visit the Falkland Islands this week to show they are a “valued part of the British family,” the U.K. government said Sunday. Britain's top diplomat is making the trip amid renewed calls by Argentina for negotiations over the contested South...