
Both hosts and participants underlined the success of the recent Join Ministerial Council 2925 held in London and which brings together UK ministers and officials with Overseas Territories’ representatives.

The UK and Overseas Territories reaffirm the importance of respecting and promoting the right of self-determination for the peoples of the Territories, and “recognize that threats to the Overseas Territories are deemed to be a threat to the UK”, so reads the Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, communique chapter on “Security, Sovereignty and Resilience”, made public last week following November’s meeting in London.

David William Concar has been appointed British Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, succeeding Ms Louise de Sousa, who will take up another post within the Diplomatic Service. Mr Concar is expected to assume his new role in March 2026.

For first time UK government and all our Overseas Territories unite behind a joint ambitious and actionable biodiversity strategy. This strategy is published as leaders from the UK Overseas Territories and UK Ministers gathered in London for the Joint Ministerial Council. UK’s Overseas Territories are home to 94% of the UK’s unique species and a quarter of the world’s penguins. In total over 1,800 endemic species live in the Overseas Territories.

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) welcomes the launch of the new UK Overseas Territories (UKOT) Biodiversity Strategy, developed jointly by the UK and Overseas Territories to protect some of the world’s most precious wildlife and ecosystems.

Airlines around the world are reporting widespread delays and cancellations following an urgent alert from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus concerning a critical technical issue in its popular A320neo model, to which intense solar radiation can potentially corrupt flight controls.

From Brazil to Argentina, the region is shaping the future of games everywhere. Though smaller than the markets of North America, Europe, and Asia, this region is seeing consistent growth. Internet connectivity is on the rise, smartphones sit in most pockets, and the new generation is gravitating toward video games and esports with heightened interest. As digital platforms extend their reach, South American participants find themselves eligible for overseas tournaments and varied betting services, thereby integrating the region more fully into the international gaming arena.

Argentina has officially nominated Ambassador Rafael M. Grossi, the current Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as its candidate for the United Nations Secretary-General for the 2027–2031 term.

Commercial real estate sits in a moment of quiet upheaval. For a long time, investors, brokers, and owners worked within the limits of static portals and phone-heavy relationships, tracing opportunities through listings that rarely changed and networks that moved at their own pace. Today, a mix of new technology, shifting capital flows, and more data-driven habits is reshaping how people find and interpret property.

The French National Assembly voted unanimously on Thursday to reject the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), sending a strong, non-binding message to President Emmanuel Macron to withhold his approval.