The Middle East conflict has entered another dangerous phase as the United States launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure. President Donald Trump declared that Iran is "not ready to make a deal," while insisting Tehran will eventually agree under mounting military pressure.

Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, intensifying fears over global shipping routes and energy security. Kuwait reported intercepting hostile drones, while the US House approved a $95 billion budget package supporting operations linked to the Iran conflict. The United States and Saudi Arabia also signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement. In South America, mass protests erupted in Argentina against President Javier Milei's austerity measures, while Tesla missed Wall Street expectations despite billion-dollar profits.

US hits Iran for 12th night | Trump says Iran not ready for deal | Houthis strike Saudi tankers

Thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires. It was an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities.

Argentina Senate passes Melei's reform bill, individual measures up next

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Argentina: Thousands on streets after anger over budget cuts in public education

Thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday (February 27) in rejection of a "VIP" vaccine scandal that has shaken up the government of President Alberto Fernandez.

Argentina: Protesters take to streets in Buenos Aires to protest ‘VIP vaccine’ scandal

It was just two years ago that the organizers of a stirring women’s movement in Argentina were handed what felt like a bitter loss, their efforts to legalize abortion rejected in the Senate after intense lobbying by the Catholic Church.

How support for legal abortion went mainstream in Argentina

Thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Argentina on Monday

Anti-govt protesters defy virus measures in Argentina

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on Thursday (July 9) to protest against the national government and the quarantine measures imposed in the city, during Argentina's independence day amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Argentines protest against strict lockdown measures

Argentine police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and waters cannon at protesters who marched on Wednesday in front of Congress against the government's 2019 budget bill, which contains steep spending cuts aimed at erasing the country's fiscal deficit.

Argentine police fire rubber bullets at anti-austerity protesters

The lower house of Argentina's Congress approved Thursday an unpopular austerity budget designed to meet the requirements of a $57 billion IMF bailout. The vote came in the early morning after 14 hours of debate and a day of unrest that saw police fire tear gas at people throwing rocks outside the legislature building to protest the 2019 blueprint's bitter cocktail of tax increases and spending cuts.

Argentine lawmakers approve austerity budget

'We suffer hunger, suffer from health, education, lack of housing, production, where we have abandoned fields...but...they forget about us'

Hundreds of small Argentine farmers march on Buenos Aires