Argentina

Argentina is a country in South America and the eighth largest country in the world. Its capital city is Buenos Aires. 

A major non-NATO ally, Argentina remains a regional power in geopolitical affairs. It also has a historic territorial dispute with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, which it refers to as Islas Malvinas. 

Its current president is Javier Milei. 

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Oldest-known tadpole fossil discovered in Argentina reveals early frog evolution

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, dating back approximately 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic period.

Argentina identifies Hezbollah terrorist who bombed Israeli embassy, Jewish center in Buenos Aires

This comes six months after Argentinian courts confirmed that Iran and Hezbollah were both behind the 1992 and the 1994 bombings.

Argentina's Javier Milei visits Nova Exhibition in Buenos Aires as part of October 7 remembrance

Milei is just one of 300,000 people who have visited the installation, which was

One Direction bandmates 'completely devastated' by Liam Payne's death

A joint statement was signed by singers Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.

By REUTERS
18/10/2024

One Direction singer Liam Payne found dead in Buenos Aires, local media reports

Payne posted on Snapchat about his trip in Argentina only hours before his death.

By REUTERS
17/10/2024
Hundreds of people, most of them members of the Argentine Jewish community, attend the commemoration

‘Serve the nation, kill a Jew’ graffiti written on prominent Buenos Aires monument

Antisemetic graffiti was inked onto a monument's column in the Argentine capital.

By JUAN MELAMED/JTA
11/10/2024

Experts: Hezbollah Unit 910 ready to target Israeli, Jewish communities worldwide

The unit is responsible for global terror activities outside of Lebanon and is closely aligned with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

By SHAKED SADEH
28/09/2024

Argentina's President Milei calls out UN's hypocrisy in condemning Israel

During his remarks, Milei criticized the UN for its hypocrisies in criticizing Israel. 

Ohana and Milei discuss Hezbollah, hostages in Buenos Aires meeting

The meeting between the Speaker and the Argentinian president reportedly covered a variety of Middle East security topics.

Argentina posts 44% increase in reported antisemitic incidents in 2023

Argentina saw an alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in 2023, particularly following October 7, with a significant increase in incidents linked to Israel.

By JUAN MELAMED/JTA
17/09/2024
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