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Argentine President Javier Milei urged US President Donald Trump to emerge stronger from the US midterm elections, calling the vote important for the West. Milei made the comments at a Hispanic Heritage gala in Washington on October 14, 2026.
The United States and Argentina agreed to a currency swap worth USD 20000000000.
Argentina has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt the Sea Lion project while an arbitration case launched on 28 September proceeds. It also wants the UK to avoid new permits; London says the islanders must consent to sovereignty talks.
A 2013 referendum in the Falkland Islands recorded 99.8% support for remaining a British territory.
A federal judge began fining Argentina’s government 100,000 pesos per day for failing to implement parts of a university financing law.
Argentina’s statistics agency INDEC reported that poverty reached 32.3 percent in the first half of 2026, up from 28.2 percent in late 2025. Extreme poverty and unemployment also increased, with children particularly affected; the UCA estimated poverty could reach 35 percent by year-end.
People living in poverty in Argentina in the first half of 2026
Argentines protested austerity associated with President Javier Milei and demanded higher wages and increased public spending.