Argentina

Argentina is asking an international tribunal to stop an oil project off the disputed Falkland Islands. President Javier Milei's government announced the request Tuesday, escalating tensions with Britain over the islands' first commercial oil development. Argentina claims the British-controlled territory, which it calls the Malvinas.

Argentina is preparing an emotional goodbye to Lionel Messi. The soccer great is set to play his final game for the national team on Tuesday. His departure has unleashed gratitude and grief in a country that once questioned his commitment but now celebrates him as a national hero. Messi will keep playing for MLS team Inter Miami.

President Javier Milei has brought down inflation in Argentina, but economic pain is giving his Peronist opponents a new opening ahead of the 2027 election.

An Argentine judge has ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the British-controlled Falkland Islands.

Martín Taborda's dream of graduating from Argentina's University of Buenos Aires has slipped away. Unemployed and in debt, he can't afford the bus fare or books he needs. Many young Argentines face similar struggles, with mounting household debt testing support for President Javier Milei as he prepares to seek a second term next year.

Lionel Messi has ended his career as a player for the Argentine national team at 39 years old. Messi, who played in six World Cups, won the tournament in Qatar 2022 and led Argentina to the final in 2026 losing to Spain.

Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. The Vatican announced the trip on Wednesday. This visit is significant due to Leo's deep ties to Peru, where he spent decades as a missionary and church leader. He served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.

Argentina's World Cup players have sparked a cultural moment for the disputed Falkland Islands. After defeating Britain in the World Cup semifinals, Argentina's players displayed a banner that said, "the Malvinas are Argentine."

Argentine President Javier Milei has signed an emergency decree allowing the government to deny entry to or expel foreigners who incite discrimination or violence against Argentines. This measure Thursday adds new grounds to Argentina's immigration law, allowing authorities to revoke visas and deport those promoting hatred against Argentines. The move follows weeks of international backlash during and after the World Cup.

COMMENTARY Argentina used Messi marketing to make its soccer association perhaps the world's richest today — but in the process it's become an FBI-targeted poster child for what's wrong with the sport.

It's a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages. Four previous champions and the four top-ranking teams in the world. Five of the six top scorers, one GOAT and one of the bitterest rivalries in soccer.

The sending off of Switzerland's Breel Embolo in Saturday's quarterfinal game against Argentina was the latest call that may have left fans scratching their heads, not least because of the confusing name of the newly implemented "mistaken identity" law that swung the match.