Stories for September 2026

Wednesday, September 16th 2026 - 17:23 UTC
Argentina's foreign ministry rejects the UK guidance for companies in the Falklands

Argentina's foreign ministry expressed its “strongest rejection” on Tuesday of the guidance the British government published the previous day for companies conducting economic activity in the Falklands, and said it would continue applying its legislation against firms operating hydrocarbons in the area without Argentine authorization.
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Wednesday, September 16th 2026 - 17:12 UTC
Kirchner's defense seeks to lift her ban from office before the 2027 elections

Lawyers for former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said on Tuesday they have added a new element to the petition they are pursuing before the UN Human Rights Committee, seeking to overturn her final conviction in the Vialidad case and, more immediately, to set aside the lifetime ban from public office that prevents her from running in next year's presidential election.
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Wednesday, September 16th 2026 - 17:07 UTC
EU proposes Canada as its first 'associate member', a status that does not yet exist

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Wednesday that Canada become the European Union's first “associate member,” a status not provided for in the bloc's treaties and whose details have not been defined.
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Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 21:35 UTC
Argentine government says the Ushuaia naval base will monitor resources and sovereignty

Argentina's government said on Tuesday that the integrated naval base it plans in Ushuaia will allow it to monitor and control natural resources and sovereignty in the South Atlantic, and announced it will file further complaints against companies exploring for or extracting hydrocarbons without Argentine authorization in waters near the Falklands.
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Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 21:33 UTC
An archipelago of 3,600 people with 86 nationalities represented

In a population of fewer than four thousand, the English of Stanley's streets sits alongside the Spanish of a sizeable Latin American community, the Tagalog of Filipino residents, the Afrikaans of South Africans and the Shona of Zimbabweans. The 2021 census, the most recent available, recorded 86 nationalities in the Falklands, a British overseas territory whose sovereignty Argentina claims.
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Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 19:04 UTC
Businessman named by Washington as Maduro's frontman admits guilt in a Miami court

Colombian businessman Alex Saab, identified by the US Treasury Department as Nicolás Maduro's principal frontman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in Miami to conspiracy to launder money linked to Venezuela's CLAP subsidized food program.
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Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 18:46 UTC
UK publishes guidance backing companies that do business with the Falkland Islands

The British government published guidance on Tuesday for companies and individuals conducting economic activity in the Falkland Islands or supplying goods and services to the archipelago, offering assistance to those who receive correspondence or threats of legal action from the Argentine authorities.
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Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 09:53 UTC
Milei prepares bill to toughen sanctions on companies operating in the Falklands

Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing legislation this week to toughen sanctions against companies operating in the Falklands, a move analysts say could raise tensions with Britain beyond the oil sector.
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Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 07:39 UTC
Trump rejects calls to regulate AI and targets Anthropic's CEO

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls from the technology industry to slow the development of artificial intelligence, asserting that his administration holds broad criminal and regulatory powers over those companies.
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Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 05:44 UTC
Falklands’ stamps and the story of the only reindeer world population unaffected by the Chernobyl radioactive fallout

One of the latest Falkland Islands Post Philatelic office is dedicated to the South Georgia reindeer, introduced by the Norwegian whalers and how they adapated to Southern Atlantic climate, living conditions and were later transferred to the Falklands.
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