{
  "id": 9849859,
  "title": "Stories that caught our eye: September 19 to 26",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/stories-that-caught-our-eye-september-19-to-26",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T22:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Times",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-times",
    "url": "https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/stories-that-caught-our-eye-september-19-to-26-2026.phtml"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Javier Milei delivered a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, criticizing the UN organization and its inability to protect territorial integrity. He invited businesses to invest in Vaca Muerta shale but warned against exploiting resources under illegal external occupation. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended British possession of the islands, which was contested by Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno. The Falkland Islands Government accepted a five-year extension to its offshore oil licences.\n\nMilei reaffirmed Argentina's alignment with the United States and Israel, emphasizing the importance of multilateralism while being careful not to confuse cooperation with subordination. He further defended Artificial Intelligence and met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss a common agenda on energy, critical minerals, farm produce, and security under the \"Shield of the Americas\" program. Buenos Aires Province Peronist Governor Axel Kicillof criticized Milei's \"economic miracle\" during his visit to New York, meeting two high-profile leftist leaders.\n\nIn a separate development, poverty rose 4.1 percentage points to 32.3 percent in the first half of the year compared to the second half of 2025, with 1.2 million more people below the poverty line, totaling over 15 million. Children were the most impoverished age group, with 44.5 percent under the poverty line. The Northeast region had the highest poverty rate at 41.5 percent. The economy experienced a 2.9 percent contraction in July, despite growth in seven sectors, worse than market analysts had expected. Exports decreased by 4.9 percent while imports fell by 4.5 percent. The Senate approved changes to the Central Bank statutes by a large margin, with the amendments now returning to the Chamber of Deputies for the final vote.",
  "summary": "A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina. Leer más",
  "key_points": [
    "President Milei criticized UN organization at General Assembly",
    "Argentina extended offshore oil licences for Falkland Islands",
    "Poverty rate in Argentina rose to 32.3% in first half"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}