Stories for 2026

Sunday, September 6th 2026 - 22:45 UTC
Five dead as a cargo jet operating for Amazon overruns the runway at Miami airport

At least five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday when a cargo aircraft operating for Amazon overran the runway on landing at Miami International Airport, broke through the perimeter fence and a service road and struck several vehicles before catching fire.
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Sunday, September 6th 2026 - 21:41 UTC
The Falklands claim, one of the few issues that cuts across Argentina's political divide

The sovereignty claim over the Falklands is one of the few points of consensus that cuts across Argentina's political fracture, known locally as “la grieta”, a polarisation that splits the country into two opposing camps on almost every public question. That cross-cutting quality explains both its constant presence in popular culture and its recurrence in political discourse.
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Sunday, September 6th 2026 - 21:31 UTC
Lacalle Pou demands elections in Venezuela and reopens Uruguay's foreign policy debate

Former Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou has called for a democratic transition in Venezuela and questioned the terms of the oil agreement reached between the United States and Delcy Rodríguez's government, in an intervention that has revived debate over Uruguay's international position.
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Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:30 UTC
Bachelet concedes difficulty of her UN bid: “I know I'm not going to be secretary-general”

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet acknowledged on Thursday the difficulties facing her candidacy for United Nations secretary-general. Asked at a public event in Santiago why she wants to lead the organization, she replied in a light tone: “That's what I ask myself. Perhaps because I know I'm not going to be secretary-general.”
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Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:30 UTC
Rockhopper and Navitas shares fall as operators defend Sea Lion timetable

Shares in the two companies developing the Sea Lion field off the Falklands fell on Friday after Argentine President Javier Milei announced he would tighten sanctions on firms operating around the archipelago without authorization from Buenos Aires. Both companies responded with a joint statement saying they do not anticipate any impact on the project's development.
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Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:27 UTC
“Our future is for the people who live here to decide,” Falklands Assembly tells Milei

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly issued a statement on Friday in response to Argentine President Javier Milei's address, maintaining that the archipelago's future is for those who live there to decide. “The Falkland Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and our future is a matter for the people who live here to decide,” the text says, adding that this is “a right grounded in international law” and that “it is not altered by the statements of any other government.”
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Friday, September 4th 2026 - 08:06 UTC
UK replies to Milei: Falklands “are British because islanders choose to be British”

Britain's Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, responded on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei's address on the Falklands by stating that the United Kingdom's commitment to the archipelago is “absolute and unshakeable.” It was the first public reaction from the British government following the televised national address in which Milei announced sanctions against oil companies operating in the area without Argentine authorization.
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Friday, September 4th 2026 - 08:01 UTC
Chile backs Falklands claim as Argentina recognizes its sovereignty over Magellan Strait

Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Thursday reiterated his government's backing for Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, following a bilateral meeting in Santiago with his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei. At the same meeting, Milei recognized Chilean sovereignty over the whole of the Strait of Magellan.
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Friday, September 4th 2026 - 07:21 UTC
Milei announces sanctions against oil firms operating off the Falklands without Argentine approval

Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Thursday, in a televised national address, sanctions against companies taking part in hydrocarbon development off the Falklands without Argentine authorization, along with the construction of a naval base in Tierra del Fuego, at the country's southern tip. The message, recorded at the Casa Rosada alongside his full cabinet, raised tensions with the United Kingdom at a moment when Washington has cast doubt on its traditional neutrality in the dispute.
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Friday, September 4th 2026 - 05:48 UTC
“We are watching”: Argentine intelligence posts message on Falklands after Milei address

Argentina's State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) published a satellite image of the Falklands in the early hours of Friday accompanied by the phrase “we are watching,” hours after President Javier Milei announced in a televised national address sanctions against companies operating around the archipelago without Argentine authorization and the construction of a naval base in Tierra del Fuego.
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