Stories for May 2025

Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 08:08 UTC
Falklands, new engineering support for HMS Forth and MPC

In the windswept South Atlantic, the Naval Engineering Falkland Islands (NEFI) team has consistently been an important supporting element of the Royal Navy’s regional operations, mainly with HMS Forth stationed at MPC. Marking a major change in their organizational structure, the former NEFI team has become part of Forward Support Unit (FSU) Archimedes.
Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 07:58 UTC
Brazil eyes railroad to Chancay to facilitate trade with China

Brazilian and Chinese authorities are evaluating the construction of a railroad to the Chancay mega-port in Peru through Acre, near Bolivia, to Bahia on the Atlantic coast, which would reduce the maritime trade distance to Asia by approximately 10,000 kilometers while easing reliance on the congested port of Santos, Planning Minister Simone Tebet explained.
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 20:38 UTC
US servicepeople with gender dysphoria ordered to start voluntary discharge

The US Department of Defense, following a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week, has initiated the removal of approximately 1,000 openly transgender service members from the military, effective immediately, pursuant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's instructions.
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 14:51 UTC
Venezuela seeks support from Russia and China amid economic crisis

Venezuela is turning to its geopolitical allies, Russia and China, to counter a deepening economic crisis, as the South American nation faces dwindling oil revenues, runaway inflation, and a severe currency devaluation.
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:20 UTC
Trump congratulates Prevost on becoming the first US-born Pope

US President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost Martinez on being the first American-born pope, who chose to be known as Leo XIV. Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, was praised by Trump on Truth Social as a great honor for the country.
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:10 UTC
Lula and Russia's Victory Day celebrations

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had a special seat in Moscow's civil-military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The event, known as Victory Day, marks the unconditional surrender of the Germans in 1945.
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 09:53 UTC
Flight 571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch dies aged 77

Uruguayan Air Force Flight #571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch died in Montevideo Thursday, aged 77. He was 26 in 1972, at the time of the accident which inspired books and film productions worldwide. He became the fourth survivor to pass away, following Javier Methol (2015), José Luis Inciarte (2023), and Álvaro Mangino (2025).
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 00:12 UTC
Falklands: Film on life in the Islands during the Second World War

On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, watch our short film reflecting on life in the Falklands during The Second World War.
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 00:11 UTC
Falklands launches public consultation on Economic Development Strategy

The Falkland Islands Government is asking the public on their views ahead of the development of a new Economic Development Strategy (EDS) for the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 23:58 UTC
Sir Attenborough at 99: “The most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea”

Sir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important films of his career as he enters his hundredth year. He believes his new, cinema-length film Ocean could play a decisive role in saving biodiversity and protecting the planet from climate change, according to a report in BBC. Sir David, who will be 99 this Thursday, says: ”After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea.