Falkland Islands

• Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 09:32 UTC

  UK calls Argentine action against Falklands companies “unacceptable”

  

  Britain's Minister for the Overseas Territories, Uma Kumaran, on Friday described as “unacceptable” and carrying “no legal justification” the proceedings Argentina has opened against companies and individuals linked to economic activity in the Falklands, and said the United Kingdom's diplomatic network fully backs those targeted.

• Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 09:22 UTC

  Falklands: official reception to celebrate Chile's Independence Day

  

  As is traditional in the Falklands, the Governor and the elected Legislative Assembly extended their congratulations and celebrated with great enthusiasm Chile's Fiestas Patrias, and in particular September 18, Independence Day.

• Friday, September 18th 2026 - 08:03 UTC

  Milei sends Congress his Falklands sovereignty bill, with an anti-terrorism registry attached

  

  Argentina's government sent Congress a National Sovereignty Defense Bill on Thursday, presented by President Javier Milei as “a milestone in the process of recovering” the Falklands, a text that toughens penalties for exploiting natural resources in the disputed area and also creates a registry of people linked to terrorism that does not require a prior criminal case.

• Thursday, September 17th 2026 - 17:23 UTC

  Falklands, Rockhopper raises US$ 20 million in fresh funds to fund Sea Lion project

  

  Rockhopper Exploration has completed a plan to raise fresh funds from shareholders, expecting to bring in around US$200 million to fund its investment in the Sea Lion prospect in the Falklands. The AIM-listed firm announced the results of its open offer to shareholders on Wednesday, which raised total gross proceeds of around US$ 20m.

• Thursday, September 17th 2026 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands MLA says islands have “state of the art” defense technology

  

  A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly said the archipelago's current defenses are sufficient, in response to questions raised in Westminster over the maintenance of the armed forces and the equipment deployed in the islands.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2026 - 17:23 UTC

  Argentina's foreign ministry rejects the UK guidance for companies in the Falklands

  

  Argentina's foreign ministry expressed its “strongest rejection” on Tuesday of the guidance the British government published the previous day for companies conducting economic activity in the Falklands, and said it would continue applying its legislation against firms operating hydrocarbons in the area without Argentine authorization.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 21:35 UTC

  Argentine government says the Ushuaia naval base will monitor resources and sovereignty

  

  Argentina's government said on Tuesday that the integrated naval base it plans in Ushuaia will allow it to monitor and control natural resources and sovereignty in the South Atlantic, and announced it will file further complaints against companies exploring for or extracting hydrocarbons without Argentine authorization in waters near the Falklands.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

  An archipelago of 3,600 people with 86 nationalities represented

  

  In a population of fewer than four thousand, the English of Stanley's streets sits alongside the Spanish of a sizeable Latin American community, the Tagalog of Filipino residents, the Afrikaans of South Africans and the Shona of Zimbabweans. The 2021 census, the most recent available, recorded 86 nationalities in the Falklands, a British overseas territory whose sovereignty Argentina claims.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 18:46 UTC

  UK publishes guidance backing companies that do business with the Falkland Islands

  

  The British government published guidance on Tuesday for companies and individuals conducting economic activity in the Falkland Islands or supplying goods and services to the archipelago, offering assistance to those who receive correspondence or threats of legal action from the Argentine authorities.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2026 - 09:53 UTC

  Milei prepares bill to toughen sanctions on companies operating in the Falklands

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing legislation this week to toughen sanctions against companies operating in the Falklands, a move analysts say could raise tensions with Britain beyond the oil sector.