News of defence

Fernández swears in new Cabinet ministers Taiana and Zabaleta

13-08-2021 22:53 Ex-foreign minister Jorge Taiana returns to frontline politics, replacing Agustín Rossi as defence minister; Hurlingham Mayor Juan Zabaleta takes over Social Development Ministry.

COURTS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner demands dismissal of Iran MoU case

16-07-2021 23:51 Vice-President calls for trial against her on charges of covering up the involvement of Iranian leaders in the 1994 bomb destruction of the AMIA Jewish community centre to be quashed, branding it "a judicial and political scandal."

ALLEGATION

Bolivia: Argentina sent tear gas, ammunition to Áñez administration in 2019

09-07-2021 22:15 President Alberto Fernández apologises to the Bolivian government amid claims that tear gas and live ammunition were shipped then used to repress protests.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet as Covid surges in Brazil

29-03-2021 21:28 While speculation had been swirling that Bolsonaro was about to fire foreign minister Ernesto Araujo, who faced criticism for the government's problems securing more Covid-19 vaccines, many of the other changes came as a surprise.

ARA SAN JUAN tragedy

Ex-military chiefs sanctioned over 2017 sinking of ARA San Juan

22-03-2021 22:38 Retired admiral Marcelo Srur was handed "45 days of arrest" for giving "incomplete" picture to Defence Ministry; ex-sub commander Claudio Villamide dismissed for "lack of care and neglect."

ARA SAN JUAN tragedy

Macri, Aguard, Srur face probe over ARA San Juan submarine tragedy

23-11-2020 17:47 Appeals court orders probe into potential "criminal responsibility" of ex-president, former defence minister and retired Navy chief-of-staff in the sinking of the ARA San Juan submarine three years ago.

Military liason board

Rossi accuses ex-Army officers of trying to destabilise government

12-11-2020 16:29 Defence Minister Agustín Rossi on Thursday accused a group of retired Army officers of conspiring to destabilise President Alberto Fernández's government.

MINISTRY POSITIONS

Veteran moved back to Defence

23-02-2020 15:38 Agustín Rossi has returned to the Defence Ministry he previously headed between 2013 and 2015. This familiarity with the post might seem reason enough for the appointment within a Cabinet where such experience is in relatively short supply – but the real aim of this move might well have been to ease him out of a position where he has far more years under his belt...

by Michael Soltys

ABUSE SCANDAL

Harvey Weinstein trial reaches closing stages with jury set to decide fate

14-02-2020 14:01 The weeks-long trial against US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein nears the end with the prosecution making closing arguments in today's trial.

San Juan

First charges in ARA San Juan case confound relatives of missing crew

17-10-2019 15:43 Three Navy officials will testify in court next week before Federal Judge Marta Yáñez, though their alleged crimes have not been made public, nor were relatives of the victims notified beforehand.

SUPREME COURT

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.

News of defence

Fernández swears in new Cabinet ministers Taiana and Zabaleta

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner demands dismissal of Iran MoU case

Bolivia: Argentina sent tear gas, ammunition to Áñez administration in 2019

Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet as Covid surges in Brazil

Ex-military chiefs sanctioned over 2017 sinking of ARA San Juan

Macri, Aguard, Srur face probe over ARA San Juan submarine tragedy

Rossi accuses ex-Army officers of trying to destabilise government

Veteran moved back to Defence

Harvey Weinstein trial reaches closing stages with jury set to decide fate

First charges in ARA San Juan case confound relatives of missing crew

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

Argentina’s bonds fall as president prepares to swear in Cabinet

Argentina retains quarantine for citizens who travel overseas for work

Cabinet moves were decided by president, says Máximo Kirchner

Cristina gets what she wanted: a lot of Cabinet changes

The global housing market is broken, and it’s dividing entire countries

Ultiman detalles del “Plan Recuperación” con subas para jubilados y subsidios al consumo

Pepe Mujica: "Alberto Fernández es mi amigo, por eso lo acompaño en el sentimiento"

Qué dijo Nicolás Trotta en su carta de renuncia al Ministerio de Educación

Causa Oil Combustibles | Denuncian a Cristina Fernández y a Marcó del Pont por "encubrimiento agravado"

Alberto Fernández, tras el sismo político: "No es casual que yo haya preferido a Juan Manzur"