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A court in Rosario sentenced 45-year-old Sergio Di Vanni to seven and a half years in prison for organizing the intimidation of Ángel Di María in 2024 in order to prevent his return to Rosario Central. Earlier in the case, 25-year-old Belen Gutiérrez was convicted, and a third suspect is awaiting trial.
Otabek YusupovInter Miami forward Lionel Messi has said that winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was the culmination of his professional career. According to him, the goals against France in the final are the most important of his career. It is also reported that after the 2026 World Cup final, in which Argentina lost to Spain, Messi announced his retirement from the national team.
Bekzod NazarovJavier Milei's government has officially added five transnational organizations to Argentina's RePET registry: the Sinaloa Cartel and La Nueva Familia Michoacana from Mexico, the ELN and FARC-EP dissidents from Colombia, and Ecuador's Los Tiguerones. The decision was made jointly by several ministries and the SIDE intelligence agency and expands powers for asset freezes and intelligence sharing.
Sevara AzamovaSpain's Foreign Ministry 'resolutely' condemned Javier Milei's words, who at a business forum in Madrid called Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez an 'incorrigible dictator', a 'criminal and a thief', as well as, according to the ministry, a call to violence. Madrid stated that it does not accept external interference. Sánchez replied that he is proud to be 'left-wing'.
Javlon TursunovArgentine President Javier Milei arrived in Madrid on his seventh visit without an official meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and once again harshly criticized him at a business forum. Sánchez responded with a video on X and a banner at the PSOE headquarters, playing on the insult 'leftist'. Meetings with the leaders of PP and Vox are not publicly scheduled; a protest took place in A Coruña against Abascal's rally.
Javlon TursunovThousands of students, faculty and union activists gathered outside Congress in Buenos Aires demanding that Javier Milei's government comply with the university funding law. The rally was mostly peaceful, but clashes with police broke out: water cannons and tear gas were used, with injuries and detentions reported. The government refuses to release funds despite Congress overriding the veto and court rulings.
Otabek YusupovAccording to IMF data as of early October 2026, cited in a Visual Capitalist infographic, Argentina remains the Fund's largest debtor. It is followed by Ukraine, Pakistan ($10.8 billion), Egypt ($10.6 billion) and Ecuador ($9.4 billion).
Dilnoza Rahimova
