"Argentina's Telam News Agency Shut Down Amid Government Crackdown"
Workers at Argentine state news agency Telam were told to down tools for at least a week after libertarian President Javier Milei threatened to close the agency down, citing inefficiency and bias. Telam's website was taken offline for reconstruction, and police were stationed outside the offices, preventing entry. Milei's move is part of his campaign to reform public institutions, but workers and opposition politicians see it as an attack on press freedom and democracy. There are plans for protests against the closure, with calls for reform rather than annihilation of the state news agency.