Falkland Islands / Malvinas

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:01:00 GMT
Falklands Assembly congratulates Burnham and looks to continuity with London
The Falklands Legislative Assembly congratulated the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Labour's Andy Burnham, and expressed confidence in the continuity of the relationship between the islands and London, in an official stat...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:18:00 GMT
Argentina joins FAO treaty against illegal fishing, tightening control in the South Atlantic
Argentina on July 17 enacted the law approving its accession to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a significant step for fisheries governance in the southwes...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:10:00 GMT
The Falklands, FIFA and the Future of the British Overseas Territories
By Peter Clegg (*) I have been researching the British Overseas Territories (BOTs) and their geopolitical relationships for over twenty years, and I cannot remember so much focus on them as there has been in recent days. The ...

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:38:00 GMT
Argentina-England match drove a surge in online Falklands talk, consultancy Ad Hoc says
Argentina's victory over England in the World Cup semifinal was not confined to the sporting arena on social media. According to an analysis by the Argentine consultancy Ad Hoc, digital conversation about the Falklands surpasse...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:08:00 GMT
“The Falklands cannot remain British for ever,” a Guardian column argues
In an opinion column published in the British newspaper The Guardian, writer Simon Jenkins argued that the Falklands “cannot remain British for ever” and called for London to eventually reopen sovereignty negotiations with ...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:13:00 GMT
Milei hits out at Falklands "tantrums," says he is "closer" to recovering the islands
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, championed diplomacy as the path for the sovereignty claim over the Falklands and dismissed as "tantrums" certain reactions that followed the national team's victory over England in the Worl...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:05:00 GMT
FIFA weighs possible sanctions against Argentina over Falklands banner against England
FIFA said it is assessing possible disciplinary measures against Argentina after several players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending c...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:48:00 GMT
Argentina-UK: HMS Medway protest, released after the match, reignites Falklands tension
Argentina's government released on Wednesday night, amid celebrations over its team's World Cup semifinal win against England, a note of protest to the United Kingdom over the movements of HMS Medway, a Royal Navy patrol vessel...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:13:00 GMT
Falklands government calls Argentine banner insensitive, urges FIFA to sanction
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has voiced its dismay at the banner with which Argentine players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England, and called on FIFA to sanction conduct of that kind in line with its ...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:29:00 GMT
Argentina could face FIFA action over Falklands banner after beating England
Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after several of its players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came fro...

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