Pope Leo XIV departed for a 12-day trip through Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru on Friday, his first major foreign visit as pope and a return to the continent where he spent two decades as a missionary, coming just three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery.
US President Donald Trump and Argentina's Javier Milei are under mounting scrutiny after helping defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro flee to the US via Argentina following his election loss. Brazil summoned Argentina's top diplomat and demanded explanations for the role both countries played in the escape.
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after losing the presidential election to Lula da Silva, defying a court order to surrender his passport. The Supreme Court had ordered travel restrictions amid ongoing investigations.
Argentine President Javier Milei announced plans to impose sanctions on companies involved in oil projects near the Falkland Islands and boost defense resources in the contested region. The move comes as Trump suggested the US may not support the UK in a future Falklands conflict.
Mass demonstrations erupted in major Argentine cities as protesters rallied against libertarian President Javier Milei's deep cuts to the country's tuition-free public university system, which has seen staff wages plunge and funding legislation stalled.
