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Montevideo, August 20th 2026 - 03:07 UTC

Falkland Islands

  • Monday, June 29th 2026 - 08:30 UTC

    Argentina's Pacific-pact bid would make it a trade partner of the UK, raising a Falklands dilemma

    Argentine FM Quirno's bid to join the CPTPP, a bloc the UK belongs to, revived questions over the Falklands, since a clause could extend the pact to the islands in the future.

    Argentina's request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has reopened a question over its sovereignty claim to the Falklands, since the United Kingdom is a full member of that agreement. If it goes ahead, it would be the first trade pact of this magnitude, since the 1982 war, in which Argentina would share partner status with London outside traditional multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations or the World Trade Organization.

  • Monday, June 29th 2026 - 08:24 UTC

    Milei brings open disputes with Brazil to a Mercosur summit focused on trade deals

    Argentine President Javier Milei will take part on Monday and Tuesday in the Mercosur summit of heads of state in Asunción, a meeting whose trade agenda —led by the agreement with the European Union— will coexist with open political tensions with Brazil that threaten to overshadow the bloc's progress. Paraguay's Foreign Minister, Rubén Ramírez, confirmed the presence of seven leaders, among them the presidents of Chile, José Antonio Kast, and Ecuador, Daniel Noboa.

  • Saturday, June 27th 2026 - 09:28 UTC

    Falklands' annual reception in London celebrates the Islands' sporting culture

    Roberts said the event allowed her to meet with members of parliament and peers from the United Kingdom, as well as with members of the diplomatic community and the sporting sector

    The Falkland Islands Government held its annual parliamentary reception in London on Tuesday, an event that brought together some 200 guests and was dedicated to the role of sport in the archipelago's community life, ahead of the Commonwealth Games that begin next month in Glasgow. The gathering took place on the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons.

  • Friday, June 26th 2026 - 14:09 UTC

    Falkland Islanders urge Canada to back their self-determination at the OAS assembly

    The British Overseas Territory, located in the South Atlantic, is claimed by Argentina, which occupied it for ten weeks in 1982 before being driven out by a British naval task force

    The Falkland Islands Government has called on Canada to use the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held this week in Panama, to publicly support the Islanders' right to self-determination. Last week, two members of the archipelago's Legislative Assembly traveled to Ottawa to meet with Global Affairs officials, members of parliament and senators, in search of support.

  • Friday, June 26th 2026 - 13:30 UTC

    Falklands representatives take the Islanders' case for self-determination to the UN

    Dorothy “Dot” Gould and Michael Goss, addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, known as the Committee of 24 (C24), on June 25,

    Two members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Dorothy “Dot” Gould and Michael Goss, addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, known as the Committee of 24 (C24), on June 25, where they defended the right to self-determination of the archipelago's inhabitants and renewed their invitation for the body to send a visiting mission to the Islands, something that has never happened since the UN began considering the question in 1965.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:10 UTC

    The Falklands question “must be considered in the light of the wishes of the people who live there”

    The decision to pursue hydrocarbon development was a democratic choice by the people of the Falklands alone, and “this is an integral part of the Islanders’ right of self- determination”.

    The question of the Falkland Islands must be considered in light of the wishes of the people who live there. The Islanders have the right to determine their own political future, and they have expressed that choice clearly and democratically, pointed out Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Collins speaking during the 56th regular session of the OAS General Assembly in Panama City, Panama.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:05 UTC

    Falklands, dates confirmed for salmon-farming public consultation

    Public meetings will feature presentations from Hatch and MEP, the authors of the socio-economic, environmental and legislative reports

    The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed the timetable for the forthcoming public consultation on salmon-farming. A two-week program of public engagement events will begin on 27 July 2026, including public meetings in Stanley and Goose Green, alongside a series of drop-in sessions held throughout the period.

  • Wednesday, June 24th 2026 - 09:46 UTC

    Falklands, lower catch from the Illex squid season; concern with fuel costs

    Dr. Winter pointed out fo fuel costs but however said that the Islands should not expect a big decline in the fleet from what we are hearing,

    The illex squid fishing season in the Falklands Islands officially closed this Monday although many vessels had left by early June. The season was marked by rising fuel prices and catches well below the ten year average, however the Falkland Islands Fisheries department and the Fishing Companies Association, FIFCA, say the low catch is not an immediate cause for concern.

  • Saturday, June 20th 2026 - 20:56 UTC

    Tenth anniversary of Brexit, UK GDP per head cost of 8% in 2025, LSE professor estimates

    Falklands were hit hard with tariffs and quotas in its exports to EU because of Brexit

    Ten years ago, June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU and since then, an extensive body of research has studied the impact of Brexit on the UK economy.

  • Thursday, June 18th 2026 - 15:06 UTC

    Falklands’ Government requests input on modern anti-discrimination legislation

    As the Falklands become a more diverse community with over seventy different nationalities, the first phase of the inquiry will focus on protections relating to race

    The Falkland Islands Government is currently developing modernized anti-discrimination legislation, with the first phase focusing on protections relating to race.