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Falkland Islands

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:45:00 GMT
Behind the lines in 1982: A story of journalistic bravery
By Graham Bound (Stanley, FI) – Days were short during the occupation of 1982, and everything in Stanley seemed hostile and frightening. Our situation was hardly any safer when the watery winter sun went down and the Argentin...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:53:00 GMT
India sides with Argentina on Malvinas Question, calls for negotiations
India on Friday reiterated support for international negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the Southern Atlantic, according to the Indian media.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:05:00 GMT
Falklands strongly supports Ukraine Independence Day, Slava Ukraini
The Falkland Islands has shown its strong solidarity with Ukraine on August 24, Independence Day of the central European country suffering the invasion of its powerful neighbor, Russia.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:01:00 GMT
1982: UK forces downed Argentine Pucara with a Stinger missile during Falklands San Carlos' landing
In 1982, Britain's Special Air Service troops were the first to fire a Stinger missile in combat, during the Falkland Islands conflict. They had been drafted in to distract Argentine forces from the San Carlos landings, carried...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:12:00 GMT
Carmona visits Santiago, thanks Chile for its support on the Malvinas Question
Argentina's Secretary in charge of Malvinas, Antarctica, and the South Atlantic, Guillermo Carmona, following on his tour of neighboring countries, the first of which was Brazil, has now continued with a visit to Chile.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:03:00 GMT
Rockhopper could net £210m compensation from Italian government because of offshore drilling ban
A corporate tribunal has ordered the Italian government to pay more than £210m to the UK/Falklands oil company Rockhopper as compensation for an offshore oil drilling ban. Rockhopper’s case was launched after the Italian gov...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:54:00 GMT
RRS Attenborough calls at Belfast to pick up a new crew before further scientific research
After a long season in Antarctica, Falkland Islands' flagged exploration ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has docked in Belfast for the first time, to pick up new crew members ahead of carrying out further scientific studies aro...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:39:00 GMT
Argentina categorically rejects students competition to visit the Falkland Islands
It's official. The Argentine government categorically rejects ”the competition organized by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires with the purpose of inviting university students to a paid trip to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Malvinas Question incursion to Brazil: Carmona returns with the book, “Brazil and the Malvinas war: between two fires”
The Malvinas Question, Antarctica and Oceans Cooperation, and the revitalization of the Peace and Cooperation Zone in the South Atlantic, ZPCAS, forum were the main points of the agenda addressed by Argentina's special secretar...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 09:56:00 GMT
Argentina rejects UK's new Maritime Security Strategy, “updated colonialism on the Malvinas Question”
The announcement last week from the UK of its new Maritime Security Strategy as can be expected did not go unnoticed by Argentina and its policy claims over the South Atlantic Islands, including mainly the Falkland Islands.



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