Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:24:00 GMTArgentina's foreign minister calls for talks, says islanders cannot decide sovereignty
Argentina's foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, has reaffirmed his country's claim to the Falklands in a lengthy article published in the newspaper La Nación, in which he rejected the validity of the 2013 referendum and argued tha...
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:25:00 GMTArgentina weighs protest over British patrol ship's passage to Chile
Argentina's foreign ministry is considering a formal statement following the transit of the Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Medway, which sailed from the Falklands to the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, in an episode over which Buen...
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:51:00 GMTSAERI launches new research projects across the Falklands and South Atlantic
The South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) has secured funding for a series of new scientific projects aimed at strengthening environmental monitoring, conservation science and evidence-based management across ...
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:23:00 GMTFalklands planning business delegation to Uruguay to buy construction materials, ‘costs the crux of the issue”
Talks are continuing over a potential Falkland Islands business delegation to Uruguay later this year. Organized by Falkland Islands Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce, the visit would connect Falklands busines...
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:23:00 GMTFalklands lawmaker meets UK Conservative leader during Westminster visit
A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Cheryl Roberts, met on Tuesday in Westminster with the leader of the UK opposition and of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, as part of a round of political engagements...
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:05:00 GMTRoyal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway makes first port call at Chile's Punta Arenas
The British Royal Navy's patrol vessel HMS Medway (P223) docked on Sunday morning at Punta Arenas, in Chile's Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, on its first visit to the port. The stop, for resupply, is due to last until...
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:35:00 GMTScathing comments on Labour’s Defense Plan, Sir Keir has scrapped more warships than Britain lost in Falklands War
Former First Sea Lord Admiral Lord West has warned that the Royal Navy was in its worst state for 350 years, “the number of ships we have is pathetic, to do the things we need to do.”
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:17:00 GMTFalklands, links between Cape Verde and the Islands
Everybody (rather all football supporters) enjoyed the extraordinary match between the supposedly rookie team of Cabo Verde Islands and the current Argentine world Cup holders. It was a spectacular match, Cabo Verde challenging...
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:58:00 GMTMercosur backs Argentina days after Islanders' UN appeal for self-determination
Within the span of a week, the two opposing positions in the Falklands dispute were laid out clearly in two separate arenas: South American governments' backing for Argentina's sovereignty claim, and the defense of self-determi...
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:55:00 GMTA Spanish investigation tracks how Asia's squid fleet is upending the South Atlantic market
An international investigation published by the Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, with an extensive interactive report, describes how the expansion of Asian fishing fleets in international waters —mainly Chinese— has trans...