News of emergency

Argentina leads bloc to stop CELAC rebuke of US action in Venezuela

05-01-2026 13:19 Buenos Aires leads group of regional governments in preventing unanimous CELAC statement condemning Washington’s actions in Venezuela, highlighting political divisions across Latin America.

TRAINS AND RAILWAYS

Milei cutbacks sends Buenos Aires’ railways back to 1990s

30-11-2025 17:26 President Javier Milei's government declared a public railway emergency in 2024, but only 20% of the allocated budget was used that year – the remainder stayed paralysed due to lack of real funds and administrative delays.

by Juan Cruz Soqueira

explosions in ezeiza

Huge fire sparked by explosions at Ezeiza industrial park 'contained'

15-11-2025 16:28 A large blaze ignited by powerful explosions at an industrial park in Ezeiza has been contained, local authorities state.

EXPLOSION IN BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE

More than 20 injured as huge explosions rock Ezeiza industrial park

15-11-2025 09:48 Authorities evacuate families and warn of toxic smoke as firefighters battle a complex blaze near Argentina’s main international airport.

AGRICULTURE

Government extends agricultural emergency in key farming regions

12-11-2025 10:33 Milei government declares agricultural emergency in key farming areas; State of emergency issued by Economy Ministry for parts of provinces of Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires and Río Negro due to climatic impact on production.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Garrahan hospital workers secure 61% pay rise after months of protests

05-11-2025 19:01 Staff say long-awaited increase marks victory following emergency law veto and congressional showdown; Sixty-one percent increase comes after months of conflict and declaration of paediatric emergency.

POLTICS & CONGRESS

Study: Milei issuing decrees at faster rate than last four governments

14-10-2025 18:07 “From the exception to the rule” – report assesses administrations of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Mauricio Macri, Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Double setback for Milei as Congress overturns two vetoes

02-10-2025 19:56 Another blow for Milei as Senate overturns two presidential vetoes, upholding laws that increase funding for state universities and paediatric hospitals.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Major defeat for Milei: Senate overturns veto of disability law

04-09-2025 17:55 Opposition triumphant in the upper house by large majority; First rejection of presidential veto since 2003 and humbling defeat, just days before Buenos Aires Province election.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Lower house rejects Milei's veto of disability emergency law

20-08-2025 16:59 Lawmakers reject presidential veto of disability law by 172 votes to 73, securing two-thirds majority needed to uphold the law previously approved by Congress.

Ecuador election 2025

Ecuador imposes state of emergency before razor-close election

12-04-2025 14:42 On the eve of a too-close-to-call presidential run-off and reacting a dramatic rise in drug-linked violence, Ecuador declares a state of emergency in seven of its 24 provinces, including the capital.

POWER OUTAGE

Curfew lifted after Chile's massive blackout

26-02-2025 17:16 Chile emerges Wednesday from a massive blackout due to an alleged failure of the power system, which forced the evacuation of the Santiago subway and plunged the population into confusion.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Mass evacuation as fire breaks out at 51-floor building in Puerto Madero

11-02-2025 17:32 More than 100 people were evacuated as fire breaks out at apartment building in Puerto Madero.

HUMAN RIGHTS

IACHR condemns El Salvador for denying abortion to sick woman

23-12-2024 21:01 Amnesty International praised a ruling by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemning El Salvador for denying a woman a life-saving abortion in 2013.

PRESIDENT HOSPITALISED

Brazil President Lula 'stable' after emergency surgery

10-12-2024 17:15 Brazil's 79-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering from emergency surgery after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage.

UNITED STATES

Hurricane Milton approaches Florida with 249 km/hr winds

08-10-2024 07:46 Hurricane Milton is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 4 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene’s devastation.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Double blow for Milei: Senate passes university bill, blocks SIDE cash

13-09-2024 11:04 Milei’s cash for spy services blocked as both chambers of Congress block presidential decree for first time since 1994; Senate approves law providing salary increases and boosting budget for universities facing funding “emergency.”

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Chubut governor: Fire in Los Alerces National Park caused by arson

29-01-2024 10:17 Firefighters continue to battle flames that are ravaging Los Alerces National Park; Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres alleges blaze was started by RAM Mapuche indigenous group.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Firefighters battle 'out of control' blaze in Los Alerces National Park

27-01-2024 20:01 Firefighters battling an "out of control" blaze in Los Alerces National Park, struggling to keep it from reaching Esquel and Trevelin.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

President gets pragmatic as hostile Congress forces him to negotiate

23-01-2024 12:08 For a leader who rose to Argentina’s top job by touting radical proposals and showing little willingness to negotiate with the country’s “political elite,” Javier Milei is turning into quite the pragmatist.

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental NGOs warn of Milei's 'Omnibus Law' threat

22-01-2024 16:28 Large number of environmental NGOs meet with lawmakers from different parties in Argentina to lobby for changes in environmental matters and fishing, preservation of native forests and periglacial areas.

by Enrique Garabetyan

President on reform bid

'Useful idiots' – Javier Milei lashes out reform critics

08-01-2024 13:09 President Javier Milei has branded his opponents "useful idiots" for their criticism of his sweeping decree that amends more than 300 laws and regulations.