Argentina's president faces 1-day general strike as foes seek to derail his austerity agenda

Argentina's President Javier Milei faced a one-day general strike Wednesday protesting his decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes. Argentina’s largest labor union organized the strike that was joined by other unions. Demonstrators took to the streets in Buenos Aires and other cities, joined by social organizations and members of opposition political parties. It is Argentina’s first general strike in four years, and is also the quickest ever to be organized in a president’s term since the return of democracy in 1983, according to a review by local media outlet Infobae.