Stories for September 2026

Monday, September 14th 2026 - 22:06 UTC
Polls show Argentine distrust of Milei's shift on the Falklands

Two private Argentine pollsters released findings this week pointing to an adverse reception of President Javier Milei's shift on the Falklands, even though the sovereignty claim commands broad consensus in Argentine society.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 21:52 UTC
Falklands donate £40,000 to Red Cross appeal for Nepal flood victims

The Falklands Legislative Assembly has approved a donation of £40,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in support of its emergency response to the floods that devastated northern Nepal.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 10:55 UTC
Milei sets out the sovereignty bill he will send to Congress over the Falklands

Argentina's government was finalizing on Monday the content of the sovereignty bill on the Falklands it will send to Congress, at a meeting with its own lawmakers chaired by President Javier Milei. The executive has yet to decide whether it will submit one bill or two.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 10:40 UTC
Scotland and Wales to sign a cooperation agreement at the Cardiff independence summit

The first ministers of Scotland and Wales, John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth, were due to sign an agreement on future collaboration in areas of shared interest on Monday afternoon, after meeting in Cardiff with Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill, in the first face-to-face gathering of the three since ap Iorwerth took office in May.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 10:25 UTC
Milei reaches 166 judicial appointments in a year and announces a federal courts overhaul

Argentine President Javier Milei signed a new round of judicial appointments last week bringing his government to 166 appointments of judges, prosecutors and public defenders in a year, according to a tally released by Justice Minister Juan Bautista Mahiques, who presented it as a record figure.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 05:10 UTC
Falklands RAF’s Voyager tanker back in MPA after support of US efforts in Iran

RAF air defenses protecting the Falklands Islands have been bolstered by the re-deployment of an Airbus A330 Voyager tanker aircraft back to Mount Pleasant airbase after a five-month long gap.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 05:04 UTC
Falklands ex Chief Executive, Keeling holding temporary CEO job in Cornwal

A former chief executive of the Falkland Islands government is taking on a temporary leadership role at a council in the UK. Andy Keeling has been appointed by Cornwall Council as interim deputy chief executive and will start the job this week.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 04:53 UTC
Argentine Patagonia national park will twin with a Welsh similar of Snowdonia

A popular national park in Wales will be twinning with one in Argentine Patagonia this months in the midst of the international controversy eruption between Argentina, Falkland Islands and garrulous president Donald Trump.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 02:58 UTC
South Georgia Fisheries Protection Vessel, 20th Anniversary of Pharos SG

For the past twenty years, the Pharos SG has been a constant and vital presence in the waters surrounding South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, safeguarding one of the most remote and ecologically significant marine environments on the planet.
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Monday, September 14th 2026 - 02:55 UTC
Falklands Post Office celebrates 10th Anniversary of the Blue Belt Program

The UK Overseas Territories (OTs) are home to 90% of the UK’s biodiversity. Since its launch in 2016, the UK Blue Belt Program has worked in partnership with OTs’ Governments to enhance the protection and sustainable management of these unique marine environments, marking a decade of collaborative ocean stewardship. In total, 4,309,000 km² of the world’s oceans are protected by the Blue Belt Program. That is an area 18 times the size of the UK. Falklands Post Office celebrates such an achievement with the release of specific stamps issues.
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