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Argentina Anti-Government Protest: Thousands Rally Against Milei Over University Funding Cuts

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Thousands of students, teachers and university workers protested in Argentina against President Javier Milei’s austerity measures, demanding implementation of the university funding law, higher salaries and increased budgets for public education as clashes with police erupted in Buenos Aires

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An anti-government protester throws a tear gas canister back at police during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Demonstrators hold signs as police use a water cannon to disperse them during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Police walk towards an anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Demonstrators cover as police use a water cannon to disperse them during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Demonstrators are detained during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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A demonstrator is detained during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Anti-government protesters clash with police during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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A demonstrator reads during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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An anti-government protester holds an Argentine flag as police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Anti-government protesters rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Cristian Kovadloff
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Students hold classes outdoors at a public university as part of a protest demanding increased funding for public education in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd

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