Falkland Islands / Malvinas

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:10:00 GMT
Brexit campaigner Daniel Hannan warns a US shift on the Falklands would wreck the Atlantic alliance
Daniel Hannan, one of the leading strategists of the Brexit campaign and director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has warned in the Washington Examiner that a change in the US position on the Falklands would...

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:04:00 GMT
BAS researchers uncover chinstrap penguins massive colony decline in Antarctic volcanic island
A remote volcanic island near Antarctica has lost its title of largest penguin colony in the world, as new research reveals massive population declines, igniting fears for species’ survival. Researchers from British Antarctic...

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:58:00 GMT
A Falklands friend: HMS Westminster Type 23 frigate to be scrapped in Turley
It marks the end of an era for a former Royal Navy Type 23 frigate that has served since 1992, and was well known in the Falkland Islands given her recurrent visits a South Atlantic patrol.

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:53:00 GMT
Sorry, Britain. The Falkland Islanders are just 190-year-old squatters
By Walter E. Block, Ege Fakkusoglu (*) Argentine President Javier Milei is hardening Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands while paving the way for severe sanctions against British companies. He ha...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:29:00 GMT
Why Argentina's Falklands sanctions do not automatically reach Sea Lion's operator
The sanctions Argentina has imposed on companies involved in the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands target specific entities rather than entire corporate groups, so the subsidiary currently operating the field is not a...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:18:00 GMT
What could happen when Argentina's Sea Lion ultimatum to the UK expires
The two-week deadline Argentina gave the United Kingdom to halt the Sea Lion oil project in the North Falklands basin expires around October 12. Its expiry will not in itself suspend the project or establish a British breach of...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:07:00 GMT
Stuart Lawrence, for three decades a captain of Britain's Antarctic ships, has died
Captain Stuart Lawrence MBE, who for more than three decades commanded the British Antarctic Survey vessels RRS Bransfield and RRS Ernest Shackleton, has died suddenly, according to the National Coastwatch Institution in Gospor...

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:08:00 GMT
UK agrees £190m Airbus deal to boost RAF's strategic airlift fleet of A400M Atlas
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a £190m contract extension with Airbus to deliver a 30% improvement in the availability of the Royal Air Force's tactical and strategic airlift fleet.

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:04:00 GMT
On first Monday in October Falklands celebrates Peat Cutting Day
Monday 5th October has been a public holiday in the Falkland Islands. This is because the first Monday in October every year has been declared Peat Cutting Day, which is a way of celebrating a long standing tradition and recall...

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:20:00 GMT
Falklands weighs curbs on Argentine visitors after flag-waving incidents
Amid a sharp rise in international attention on the South Atlantic and its energy resources, Falkland Islands residents have been angered by Argentine visitors seen waving Argentine flags and banners denying British sovereignty...

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