MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Falklands, how important it is for UK electorate to have the Islands remaining British]]> James Cartlidge, the shadow defense secretary, said the sovereignty of the Falklands was “not up for negotiation”. This is a special week for the Falkland Islands and its people, Sunday is 14th June, the 44th anniversary of the Liberation of the Islands from the invading Argentine troops, which on that day definitively signed their surrender to the British Task Force sent to the South Atlantic to liberate the forcibly submitted Falklands people after 74 days.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump interested in buying Chagos Islands with the strategic Diego Garcia air base]]> Previous legislation to hand the islands to Mauritius was shelved in April after the US removed its support of the deal. The US president Donald Trump is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph reported over the weekend.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:58:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina seeks a trade pact that would link it with the UK for the first time since 1982]]> “I handed over the formal letter of intent to join one of the broadest, most modern and dynamic trade agreements in the world,” Quirno said Argentina has applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a step that, if completed, would place it for the first time since the 1982 Falklands War in a trade agreement that also includes the United Kingdom. Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno announced the decision during a tour of Europe and handed the formal letter of intent to New Zealand, the treaty's depositary.

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump says he will urge Netanyahu not to retaliate after Iran's missile attack on Israel]]> “I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate. Each of them had their moment: Israel had its strike, and Iran had its strike. We don't need another one,” Trump said US President Donald Trump said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ask him not to respond to the missiles Iran fired at Israel on Sunday, in an effort to prevent a new escalation and salvage a deal with Tehran that he considers "very close." It was Iran's first direct attack since the ceasefire reached on April 8.

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV expected to visit Peru in November, including his former diocese of Chiclayo]]> Leo XIV, the American-born Robert Prevost, has a close relationship with Peru, where he is known as “the Peruvian pope.” Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Peru in November, returning to the country where he was bishop of Chiclayo, carried out much of his pastoral life and obtained citizenship. Interim President José María Balcázar said on Sunday that the trip is "programmed from November 10," in brief remarks after voting in the presidential runoff.

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Report warns foreign fleets off Argentina catch up to four times the national industry's haul]]> The foundation warned that, if the current level of exploitation continues, resources that are strategic for the economy could be compromised Foreign fleets operating along the outer edge of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) —the so-called Mile 201— extract up to four times the volume caught by the entire national fishing industry, according to a report by the Latin American Foundation for Fisheries Sustainability (FULASP) released on the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The organization called the activity one of the main threats to the fishery resources of the South-West Atlantic.

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:56:00 GMT <![CDATA[FAO food commodity prices in May showed increases in cereals, sugar and beef]]> World wheat prices rose 3.4 percent on May and 7.8 percent from their year-earlier level, supported by smaller expected harvests in major exporters, such as US The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May, as declines in vegetable oil quotations offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, according to new data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:47:00 GMT <![CDATA[Royal Navy will receive all eight Type 26 frigates as planned, Minister Pollard confirms]]> Minister Pollard statement came in response to a written question from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who asked about the Defense Readiness (Pic Navy Lookout) The Royal Navy will receive all eight of its Type 26 frigates as planned, despite speculation over build slots being offered to the Norwegian navy, Defense Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed.

]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:44:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘Soccer’ is incorrect, or is it still the fine term for the beautiful game?]]> British university students created their own slang at the time, abbreviating words and “association football” was shortened to “assoc” and slanged to “soccer.” (Pic The Conversation) By Kirk Bowman (*) - At the 2026 World Cup draw, FIFA Peace Prize recipient and U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the game should really be called “football.”

“There’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL. It really doesn’t make any sense,” said Trump, an apparently new convert to the round-ball game.He isn’t alone. The word “soccer” is, in some parts of the world, shunned by some fans.

]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Lufthansa Boeing 787's nose gear collapses at Frankfurt gate, injuring four staff]]> Lufthansa said the nose gear “unexpectedly retracted” while the aircraft was stationary at Gate A15, and that the impact with the ground caused significant damage to the plane's nose The nose landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner collapsed on Thursday while the aircraft was parked at a boarding gate at Frankfurt Airport in Germany, leaving four people slightly injured. The plane was being prepared to operate a flight to Los Angeles when, at around 12:45 p.m. local time, the nose gear gave way and the front of the fuselage came to rest on the tarmac, sustaining considerable damage.

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