The United States has suspended all immigration visa processing for 75 countries, including Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala and Nicaragua, among many others. Processing will resume after the U.S. government “can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people,” they wrote in their post. The Latin American countries included in the suspension are mostly nations with left-leaning and progressive governments, many of which Trump has had public spats or tension with, like Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, Brazil’s Lula da Silva and Cuba’s Miguel Díaz-Canel. Who’s affectedThe list of affected countries includes several from Latin America and the Caribbean, the Balkans, South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The full list of countries in the Americas is as follows:– Antigua and Barbuda– Bahamas– Barbados– Belize– Brazil– Colombia– Cuba– Dominica– Grenada– Guatemala– Haiti– Jamaica– Nicaragua– St. Kitts and Nevis– St. Lucia– St. Vincent and the Grenadines– Uruguay

The 2026 tennis season is kicking into action, with the first major tournament of the year, the Australian Open, set to begin on Sunday. Cerúndolo leads the men’s singles effortIn the men’s singles draw, world No.20 Francisco Cerúndolo will lead the way. She’ll be competing at the Australian Open main draw for the first time, having fallen in the first qualifying round the previous year. She’ll match up against Moyuka Uchijima from Japan in the first round of the Australian Open. How to watch the 2026 Australian Open in Argentina?

They also valued the work, “Portrait of a Lady,” at up to 250,000 euros (USD291,000). The painting was owned by Jacques Goudstikker, a Jewish art dealer based in Amsterdam, and looted by Nazis. For decades, its last known whereabouts had been in Switzerland in 1946, in the hands of high-ranking Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien. She is now a plaintiff in the Mar del Plata case. It is now under investigation by the Mar del Plata Prosecution Unit, led by Carlos Martínez.

Researchers have discovered a huge new dinosaur in Argentina’s southern province of Neuquén. A team of researchers with CONICET, Argentina’s publicly-funded research institute, announced the discovery in the journal Historical Biology on Monday. This is the third new dinosaur found in Bajo de la Carpa, a geological formation in the Neuquén Basin. Excavation took until 2014, when the fossils were transported to the Museo Municipal “Argentino Urquiza,” in Neuquén. It took another decade for the team to describe and name the new dinosaur.

13,600 hectares have been lost to the blaze there, according to information from the Provincial Fire Management Service. Over 20 houses, a ranch and two hotels have been burned down since the wildfires began on January 5. The cause of the firesTorres addressed theories regarding how the fires in Puerto Patriada and Epuyén began. The RAM has been accused in the past by the national and provincial governments in Patagonia of being behind attacks and illegal land occupation. Speaking with the Herald’s sister TV network C5N, the woman, who identified herself as Rocío Brizuela, outright rejected the accusations.

Part of her “Ma Vie World Tour”, in which she presents her fifth studio album, “View,” her show will take place on February 8th at the Movistar Arena. Lollapalooza will take place at the San Isidro Horsetrack in the northern area of the Buenos Aires province, so if you’re staying in Buenos Aires City, plan your transportation ahead. Later that month, hard-rock titans AC/DC will return to Buenos Aires for three shows on March 23, 27 and 31 at River Plate Stadium. Looking ahead to November, Primavera Sound Buenos Aires is expected to unveil a lineup with top-tier artists. Lately, only a few of the headliners from the original Barcelona-based festival make it down to the Buenos Aires version.

Venezuela is moving forward with the process of releasing hundreds of political prisoners held in jails by the Chavista government. On Monday, the release of Argentine-Israeli Yaacob Harary, imprisoned since 2024, was confirmed. The 72-year-old man had been arrested on September 4, 2024, when he crossed the border from Colombia. After more than a year in El Rodeo I prison, the human rights organization Foro Penal confirmed that Harary was among those recently released. On Monday the Venezuelan government released a list of 116 people freed from prison.

Prices in Argentina increased 31.5% in 2025, the lowest inflation rate since 2017, according to a report by the INDEC statistics bureau. Monthly inflation in December was 2.8%. That month alone, prices increased by 8.3%. With December’s data, monthly inflation has now remained flat or risen for the past eight months. She said that the new, inflation-indexed scheme was an “admission” that inflation will increase in the coming months.

The 2001 economic and social meltdown in Argentina has been extensively depicted in local cinema. Like an atmospheric, dark version of John Carpenter’s Carrie set in the Buenos Aires suburbs, Casabé’s film, which premiered in the Sundance film festival last year, refracts adolescent desire through the lens of Argentina’s broken-down society. The script by Benjamin Naishtat (Rojo, Puán) quickly interweaves Natalia’s dark teenage drama with a violent episode that happens right in front of her home. And in Enriquez’s world that includes, of course, summoning dark, otherworldly powers. In the crossroads of Casabé’s and Enriquez’s universes, it is ultimately that unseen malevolent power — and not love — that can tear you apart.

Low-cost airline Flybondi has canceled 125 flights between last Thursday and Monday at the start of the summer high season in Argentina. The cancellations affected 22,000 passengers on domestic and regional flights, and represented 25% of the airline’s scheduled flights for that period. According to the company, the high number of cancellations were due to “operational reasons” and low availability of planes to comply with the scheduled flights. In a statement sent to the Herald, Flybondi confirmed they had to cancel 125 flights in the past five days, but said they correctly operated over 520 domestic and international flights. Flybondi said that four A320 planes arrived in Argentina on Saturday to strengthen the company’s fleet until March, when the summer tourism season ends.

Argentines are abandoning traditional local holiday resorts in favor of the beaches of Brazil, recent data indicates. Recent figures from the Brazilian tourist authorities showed that 72% more Argentines (3.4 million) visited Brazil in 2025 than the previous year. In both years, Argentines were the largest group of tourists in Brazil. Tourist numbers in disputeIn November, Argentina received 3% fewer visitors while 15% more Argentines went abroad compared with the previous year, according to the latest figures from the INDEC statistical bureau. With the old method, the country would have a US$10 billion negative tourism balance, and with the new one, the negative balance is US$7 billion, the Tourism Secretary posted on X.

President Javier Milei launched his social media accounts in English with a bizarre video of a character called “General Ancap,” an invented superhero he has dressed up as in the past. “I invite you to follow my official social media accounts in English. “I’m here to guide you on the official English account of our real life hero, Javier Milei.”See more WELCOME TO JAVIER MILEI’S OFFICIAL ENGLISH ACCOUNTVIVA LA LIBERTAD, CARAJO…!!! CC: @JMilei pic.twitter.com/7t3Sphia4a — Milei in English – Official Account (@jmilei_english) January 12, 2026The character clearly resembles Milei and a costume he wore for an anime and manga convention in 2019, before getting formally involved in politics. X prohibits accounts from deceptively impersonating individuals, brands, or organizations, which could’ve been the issue if the account creators didn’t alert the social network beforehand.

After several days marked by wildfires, strong winds, and the relentless advance of the flames, rain arrived this Sunday in the mountainous region of Chubut, bringing much-needed relief to residents, volunteers, and firefighters. While the rain does not signify the end of the emergency, it did improve the operational situation and reduce accumulated tensions. Rain fell near Epuyén, El Hoyo and other nearby rural areas. For this reason, the ground and air operation remains active and under constant monitoring. The Epuyén community remains hopeful that the rainfall will continue and help bring greater peace of mind in the coming hours.

Actor Wagner Moura became the first Brazilian to win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama on Sunday for his role in the Brazilian thriller O Agente Secreto (The Secret Agent). “The secret agent is a film about memory, or the lack of memory, and generational trauma,” Moura said in his acceptance speech. It also won “Best Motion Picture –Non-English Language,” and was nominated for “Best Motion Picture – Drama” at the international film and television awards. The role had already earned Moura the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, making him also the first Brazilian actor to win that award. “The dictatorship remains an open wound in our lives,” Moura told the press after the win.

In return, Cuba provided ‘Security Services’ for the last two Venezuelan dictators,” he said, in reference to Maduro and late president Hugo Chávez. The U.S. leader did not give details of what will happen to Cuba if they don’t reach a deal with his country. Cuba repliesHowever, Cuba seems to be preparing for a military operation similar to the one carried out in Caracas on January 3. On Saturday, the Cuban military carried out training exercises especially focused on territorial defense as part of activities for the National Defense Day. Trump reposted on his Truth Social profile several replies from his followers regarding his Cuba post.