Stories for July 2026

Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:13 UTC
Milei hits out at Falklands “tantrums,” says he is “closer” to recovering the islands

Argentina's president, Javier Milei, championed diplomacy as the path for the sovereignty claim over the Falklands and dismissed as “tantrums” certain reactions that followed the national team's victory over England in the World Cup semifinal, without specifying at whom the criticism was aimed.
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Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:05 UTC
FIFA weighs possible sanctions against Argentina over Falklands banner against England

FIFA said it is assessing possible disciplinary measures against Argentina after several players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came from behind in Atlanta to win 2-1 and reach Sunday's final against Spain.
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Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:00 UTC
Trump accuses China of meddling in 2020 election, though intelligence findings say otherwise

US President Donald Trump accused China of interfering in the 2020 presidential election and of having the complicity of officials who, he said, concealed that information. He did so on Thursday night in a primetime address to the nation from the White House, announcing the declassification of documents that he claimed reveal vulnerabilities in the US electoral system.
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Friday, July 17th 2026 - 09:47 UTC
Canada wildfire smoke blankets New York, Chicago and Detroit days before World Cup final

A dense cloud of smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada covered much of the US northeast and southern Canada on Thursday, sharply worsening air quality in cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto. Health authorities advised residents to stay indoors, three days before New Jersey's MetLife Stadium hosts the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.
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Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 20:48 UTC
Argentina-UK: HMS Medway protest, released after the match, reignites Falklands tension

Argentina's government released on Wednesday night, amid celebrations over its team's World Cup semifinal win against England, a note of protest to the United Kingdom over the movements of HMS Medway, a Royal Navy patrol vessel assigned to the Falklands. The protest had been formally lodged with the British Embassy in Buenos Aires on July 13, but the Foreign Ministry chose to make it public once the match had ended, fusing the diplomatic complaint with the gesture of the Argentine players, who celebrated with a banner backing the sovereignty claim.
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Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 15:13 UTC
Falklands government calls Argentine banner insensitive, urges FIFA to sanction

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has voiced its dismay at the banner with which Argentine players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England, and called on FIFA to sanction conduct of that kind in line with its own rules. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Islands' executive said it was “disappointed – though regrettably not surprised” that the Argentine team chose to tarnish the result of a match that in any case did not involve the Falklands.
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Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 10:29 UTC
Argentina could face FIFA action over Falklands banner after beating England

Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after several of its players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came from behind in Atlanta to win 2-1 and reach Sunday's final against Spain.
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Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 02:29 UTC
Spain and UK open new chapter as Gibraltar treaty takes effect and border fence falls

Spain and the United Kingdom are seeking to elevate to strategic a bilateral relationship shaped for decades by the Gibraltar dispute, after the treaty between the European Union and the United Kingdom on the territory entered provisional application in the early hours of Wednesday. The agreement, signed on Tuesday in Brussels, brought the dismantling of the fence that had separated the British territory from the Spanish municipality of La Línea de la Concepción since the early twentieth century.
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Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 00:03 UTC
Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach World Cup final against Spain

Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday and will play the final on Sunday, July 19, against Spain. The side coached by Lionel Scaloni overturned a deficit and broke down late in the match the resistance of an opponent that sat back after taking the lead.
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Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 22:16 UTC
Petro confirms he will skip De la Espriella's inauguration, repeating fraud claim

Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, has confirmed he will not attend the August 7 inauguration of his successor, Abelardo de la Espriella, whose victory he continues to reject. The decision breaks with the tradition under which the departing head of state accompanies the president-elect during the oath before Congress.
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