Stories for 2026

Friday, October 2nd 2026 - 08:00 UTC
A million square kilometres short: the ice ring around Antarctica keeps shrinking

The sea ice surrounding Antarctica reached its third-lowest winter maximum this year since satellite records began in 1979, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Center. The four lowest maxima in the record have occurred in the last four years.
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Friday, October 2nd 2026 - 07:53 UTC
Brazil heads to the polls without a single debate between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazilian broadcaster Globo on Thursday cancelled, an hour before it was due to start, the last presidential debate scheduled before Sunday's first round, following a series of court rulings and the absence of both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The two leading candidates thus head to the polls without having faced each other in a single televised debate during the entire campaign.
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Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 23:07 UTC
British foreign secretary reiterates support for the Falklands in meeting with Cheryl Roberts

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband hosted Cheryl Roberts, a member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, in London on Thursday, and reiterated to her that the United Kingdom “stands shoulder to shoulder” with the archipelago's residents and “remains steadfast” in supporting their right “to determine their own future and develop their own resources”.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 22:26 UTC
British-Iranian man arrested over the RAF Fairford incident

British counter-terrorism police on Thursday arrested a 25-year-old man with dual British and Iranian nationality in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, in connection with Sunday's incident near RAF Fairford, an airbase in western England used by the United States Air Force.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 22:20 UTC
Christa Pike survives a failed execution in Tennessee and remains in critical condition

Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in the US state of Tennessee, survived a lethal injection execution attempt on Wednesday and remains in critical condition in hospital, her lawyers said. Her defence has asked Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 21:33 UTC
Punta Arenas and Falklands businesses hold more than 800 meetings

Business people from Punta Arenas, in southern Chile, and from the Falklands held 822 business meetings over two days, at an event the organisers described as a success and which serves as a prelude to the reopening of a direct sea route between the Chilean city and Stanley, planned for the coming months.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 09:32 UTC
Uruguay's foreign minister separates the “invaded island” from the money extracted from the Falklands

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin argued that the Falklands dispute has changed in nature with oil exploration: one thing, he said, is “the invaded island” and “the fight against colonialism”, and another is “when a lot of money is taken from there”. His remarks come as Yamandú Orsi's government considers buying two patrol vessels from the Royal Navy, a deal that has already prompted a resolution from twenty deputies of Argentine President Javier Milei's party.
Wednesday, September 30th 2026 - 23:01 UTC
The Spectator likens Milei's Falklands push to Galtieri's

An opinion column published on Wednesday in the British weekly The Spectator likens Argentine President Javier Milei's campaign over the Falklands to that of dictator Leopoldo Galtieri in 1982, with the difference, its author argues, that the current government is using legal rather than military means. The piece, by law professor Andrew Tettenborn, is an argument of opinion rather than a report of new facts.
Wednesday, September 30th 2026 - 22:59 UTC
London rejects Argentina's arbitration and questions its “reliability” as a partner

The British government has rejected Argentina's decision to initiate international arbitration over the Sea Lion oil project and said Buenos Aires' campaign over the Falklands “raises questions about Argentina's reliability as a partner for the United Kingdom”. It is the first time London has extended the dispute to the bilateral relationship as a whole.
Wednesday, September 30th 2026 - 19:10 UTC
Trump and six tech companies sign a voluntary artificial intelligence safety accord

US President Donald Trump and the heads of six technology companies signed a voluntary accord at the White House on Tuesday under which the companies commit to ensuring the safety of their own artificial intelligence systems. Trump called it “morally binding” and said it was “almost like a constitution”.