Stories for 2026

Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 19:45 UTC
Burnham says he raised the Falklands with Trump at their first meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday that he raised the question of the Falklands with US President Donald Trump during their first meeting, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. “The Falklands we mentioned. And you were good enough to listen to us on those issues,” he told reporters. Trump made no public response on the archipelago.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 11:26 UTC
Over 40 items and £60,000: the Friends of the Falklands Museum launch their website

The UK charity that acquires and sends Falklands heritage items to the archipelago has launched a new website after securing more than 40 objects, documents and books for Stanley's historical institutions over the past decade.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 10:55 UTC
Replica of the flag shown by Argentina's football team unfurled at Darwin cemetery

A group of Argentine veterans of the 1982 war and relatives of fallen soldiers unfurled at the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands a flag bearing the inscription “The Malvinas are Argentine”, a design the Argentine press describes as a reproduction of the one displayed by Argentina's national football team after defeating England at the 2026 World Cup. It is the first time the emblem has been displayed in the archipelago.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 10:40 UTC
UK public debt nears £3 trillion, equivalent to 93.8% of GDP

The United Kingdom's public sector net debt reached £2,985.5 billion — close to £3 trillion, some US$4 trillion — at the end of August, equivalent to 93.8% of gross domestic product, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics. The agency noted these are levels last seen in the early 1960s.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 10:30 UTC
De la Espriella skips the UN and delegates Colombia's address to his vice president

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella will not attend the United Nations General Assembly and has delegated the country's address to his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, September 24. It is the first time in recent history that a Colombian vice president has taken on that role.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 09:24 UTC
UN general debate opens with wars, artificial intelligence and the Guterres succession

The high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York with the wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar at the centre of the agenda, alongside concern over the advance of artificial intelligence without global controls and the race to succeed Secretary-General António Guterres.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 00:51 UTC
Your LLC Name Is Available. Is Your Brand? The Three Checks Founders Often Confuse

A business name can pass one check and fail another. State approval, trademark risk, and domain availability answer different questions. Yet founders often treat them as one test. That can create an awkward launch. The LLC may exist, while the preferred web address is gone or the chosen brand is too close to a mark already used in the same market.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 00:12 UTC
How Digital Training and Online Vocational Education Are Reshaping Traditional Career Paths

More employers are emphasizing the value of skills candidates can apply on Day 1. The change is apparent in every sector, from manufacturing to agriculture.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 00:01 UTC
Brazil Is Going Federal. The U.S. Went State by State. Which Model Gives Consumers Clearer Safeguards?

Brazil has moved from a largely emerging framework toward a national system for fixed-odds wagering, giving consumers a single federal reference point. Law 14,790 of 2023 established the core framework, as the Ministry of Finance's Secretariat of Prizes and Betting became responsible for authorization, supervision and enforcement. From January 2025, only federally authorized companies can operate nationally, creating a clearer baseline for consumers nationally in practice. That provides consistency.
Monday, September 21st 2026 - 12:54 UTC
Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years

The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the extension of all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences, for an initial period of five years with a further two optional years at its discretion, and said the decision has “the full support of the UK Government”.