International

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 11:26 UTC

  Hundreds of migrants break into Spain's North Africa territories

  

  Almost 500 migrants forced their way into Spanish territory in North Africa by breaking through gates in the 20ft fence that separates Morocco from Spain’s Ceuta enclave.

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 10:42 UTC

  Tony Blair proposes a cross-party movement to rethink Brexit: “ideologues are driving the bus”

  

  Tony Blair has called on pro-Europeans to form a new cross-party movement to persuade the public they were wrong to vote to leave the EU. In an impassioned speech, the former prime minister said “progressives” should make it their “mission” to reverse the outcome of the referendum last June.

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 09:38 UTC

  Malcorra admits “very big difference” on the Falklands/Malvinas issue with UK

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra admitted that the difference with the UK on the Falklands/Malvinas and sovereignty is “very big”, following her meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the International Security Conference which took place in Munich, Germany.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:52 UTC

  Malcorra meets Boris Johnson; he apologizes for Darwin cemetery damages

  

  Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met Friday morning with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the framework of the G 20 ministerial summit which took place in the German city of Bonn. There was no official release on the meeting which apparently was brief.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:21 UTC

  Spanish King's brother in law sentenced to six years in prison for fraud

  

  In a wide-ranging tax fraud case that captivated Spain, Princess Cristina was found not guilty Friday of being an accessory to fraud but her husband was convicted and sentenced to more than six years in prison.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 19:31 UTC

  Falkland Islands won the Best Destination Award in the Wave Awards in London

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board are pleased to announce that the Falkland Islands won the best destination award in the Wave Awards in London; finalists in this category included Abu Dhabi, Akureyri, Dublin, Palma, Santa Cruz and Seattle.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 11:36 UTC

  UK Ambassador Kent interview in La Nacion is not accurate

  

  Political and diplomatic analyst from Argentine newspaper La Nacion has altered an online version of an interview due to his inaccurate reporting of an interview with the British Ambassador in Argentina.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:46 UTC

  Korea's Hanjin Shipping, world's seventh largest, goes down

  

  Hanjin Shipping used to be one of the world's top 10 shipping companies, but now it faces the final curtain. This Friday is the deadline for the firm to be declared bankrupt by a South Korean court after months of uncertainty. Hanjin's collapse is the largest to hit the shipping sector and it sent shockwaves through the industry.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:33 UTC

  Falklands receives four member of the UK Parliament

  

  Four members of the UK Parliament are visiting the Islands Guests of the Falkland Islands Government; they are accompanied by Falkland Islands Government Representative in London Sukey Cameron MBE. Members of Parliament are regularly invited to the Falkland Islands by FIG.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 09:48 UTC

  Malcorra meets Tillerson to discuss bilateral agenda; Boris Johnson on Friday

  

  Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met on Thursday in Bonn with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and one of the issues addressed was organizing the coming summit of presidents Mauricio Macri and Donald Trump, following the invitation extended to the Argentine leader by the US president on Wednesday's phone exchange.