The widespread protests represent not just opposition to specific policies but a desperate defense of democracy itself.

The stoppage – led by the country’s main union confederation, CGT – tried to bring Argentina to a standstill a day after union activists joined a weekly protest of retirees rallying for ...

The protests emerged as part of widespread outrage over the Argentinian ... a decision the UN warned could undermine the independence of Argentina’s judiciary.

The daylong strike comes as President Javier Milei has sought to eliminate Argentina’s fiscal deficit through severe austerity measures.

Argentina is bracing for a 24-hour general strike on Thursday against strong austerity measures imposed by President Javier Milei. The strike officially kicked in at midnight. Banking, education ...

President Javier Milei faced the third general strike of his 16-month-old presidency on Wednesday, as opposition grows to his fiscal austerity measures and he awaits confirmation of a new ...

Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the audience during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 23, 2025 Via Getty Images Thousands of Argentines turned out for an ...

Many in Argentina blame the IMF for exacerbating a historic crisis in 2001 and 2002 by pushing tough austerity on a country ...

The strike took place two days after the International Monetary Fund announced a “technical agreement” for a 20-billion-dollar (US) loan to the Milei administration.

The stoppage – led by the country’s main union confederation, CGT – tried to bring Argentina to a standstill a day after union activists joined a weekly protest of retirees rallying for increases to ...

Many in Argentina blame the IMF for exacerbating a historic crisis in 2001 and 2002 by pushing tough austerity on a country already suffering, and protests in Buenos Aires often feature placards ...