Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, August 12th 2026 - 06:13 UTC

  Argentina to mark every July 15 with the World Cup win that revived the Falklands dispute

  

  The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has established July 15 as National Football Teams Day, in tribute to the 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World Cup semi-final, the same match after which several players displayed a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands that prompted a FIFA disciplinary case.

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• Saturday, August 8th 2026 - 07:48 UTC

  Falklands: 'South Atlantic Sentinel' exercise involves all three services

  

  In late July, forces from the three services stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands — headquarters of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) — took part in a series of military exercises designed to demonstrate their speed of response and operational integration, under the banner of the deployment's name, South Atlantic Sentinel.

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• Saturday, August 8th 2026 - 07:38 UTC

  Celtic roots of both the Falklands and Malvinas names?

  

  The Irish Times has published a very interesting piece from Tomaí Ó Conghaile following on the fallout from the World Cup, who argues that both the English and Spanish versions of the Falkland-Malvinas Islands names have their roots in Celtic languages.

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• Saturday, August 8th 2026 - 07:26 UTC

  Falklands: rise in the CPI, caused by the conflict in the Middle East

  

  The Consumer Price Index (CPI), according to official Falkland Islands figures, recorded a quarterly increase of 3.4% as a result of the impact of higher fuel prices.

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• Friday, August 7th 2026 - 20:58 UTC

  Why the Falkland Islands are British

  

  By Graham Pascoe (*)
  
  On 11 July 2026 the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, wrote a long article on the Falkland Islands (or the Malvinas, as they are called in Spanish) in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación, as Iona Cleave reported in the London Telegraph the next day. On 23 July he published an almost identical article in the Israeli English-language daily Jerusalem Post. In both his articles the foreign minister repeated several arguments which (he said) showed the strength of Argentina's claim to the Falklands. Unfortunately for him, everything he said is historically and legally untrue, as will be pointed out below.

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• Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 08:00 UTC

  “Self-determination lies with the Falkland Islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK”

  

  By Simon Walters (*)<br />
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  At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed.

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• Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 23:14 UTC

  Milei: the alliance with Washington is the “key” to sovereignty over the Falklands

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei said on Monday that his government's alignment with the United States will advance Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands, in remarks to Radio Mitre.

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• Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 23:08 UTC

  British journalist suggests channeling Enzo Fernández's taxes to Falklands defense

  

  British sports journalist Henry Winter has proposed that the taxes Argentine footballer Enzo Fernández pays in the United Kingdom be directed toward the defense of the Falklands, as a form of punishment after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the Argentine Football Association.

• Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 15:11 UTC

  Falklands suspend new permanent residence applications for up to 12 months

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved a temporary suspension of new applications for Permanent Residence Permits (PRP) for a period of up to 12 months, while a full review of the system is carried out, the Legislative Assembly said in a public statement on Thursday.

• Sunday, July 26th 2026 - 09:45 UTC

  Chilean shipping company weighs a monthly route between Punta Arenas and the Falklands

  

  Chilean company Easter Island Naviera (EIL) is considering establishing a monthly cargo shipping service between Punta Arenas and the Falklands, following a visit to the archipelago in which its representatives held around a dozen meetings with local businesses and presented the project to the Islands' chamber of commerce.