International

• Saturday, October 24th 2026 - 08:32 UTC

  Burnham tells Trump of the “economic consequences” of Argentina’s Falklands measures

  

  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out to US President Donald Trump on Friday “the economic consequences that Argentina’s coercive measures have for the United Kingdom and the United States”, in a phone call focused on the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, according to a Downing Street statement quoted by the EFE news agency. Burnham reiterated the islanders’ right to develop their natural resources.

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• Friday, October 23rd 2026 - 18:19 UTC

  The Pope cancels a visit to Assisi as a medical precaution, two weeks before his South American tour

  

  Pope Leo XIV has cancelled a visit planned for Tuesday, October 27, to Assisi, in central Italy, after his doctors advised against helicopter travel so soon after the lung surgery he underwent on October 13. It is the first engagement on his schedule to be called off since the operation, two weeks before the start of his tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 14:40 UTC

  Trump won’t betray Britain over the Falklands

  

  By Nile Gardiner (*) - In his second term, Donald Trump has aggressively pursued an America First foreign policy. And rightly so. The U.S. president represents the American people, and every policy he advances should be in his nation’s interest. But backing British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands fits firmly within this vision, and his administration should stand shoulder to shoulder with the UK on an issue of huge importance to the British people.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 02:24 UTC

  A partial win in Hamburg could help Milei in 2027, an analysis suggests

  

  Argentina has slim chances of persuading the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands by invoking its sovereign rights, but it could secure a partial victory on environmental grounds that would help President Javier Milei ahead of the 2027 election, according to an analysis by an international law academic published on The Conversation.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 02:14 UTC

  Global alert over two critical PHP flaws forces government websites offline

  

  Governments and companies in several countries temporarily took websites offline this week over two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language that powers much of the internet, which allow an attacker to run code remotely on servers without authenticating. PHP’s development team released fixes on Wednesday and urged users to update immediately.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 01:34 UTC

  How to Choose Online Casino Games Based on Your Playing Style

  

  Not everyone has the same enjoyment of a casino. Some people prefer a cup of tea and a peaceful half-hour. While the cards are being dealt, some people simply want to talk to others, while others prefer to carefully consider each move. The evening may seem dull or even unpleasant if you choose a game that doesn't fit your mood.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 00:07 UTC

  Milei says Argentina will pursue the Falklands diplomatically: “We do not believe in military solutions”

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei said in Madrid on Wednesday that he is confident of recovering the Falklands through diplomacy and repeated three times that his government “does not believe in military solutions”, amid an escalating dispute with the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project.

• Wednesday, October 21st 2026 - 14:31 UTC

  Milei calls Sánchez an “unpresentable dictator” in Madrid in the middle of Spain’s election campaign

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez an “unpresentable dictator”, “corrupt” and “authoritarian”, and urged Spaniards to “kick the socialists out” of power, at his first public event in Madrid, just over a month before the snap general election on November 29.

• Wednesday, October 21st 2026 - 01:46 UTC

  Argentina and the UK to face off in Hamburg on November 10 over Falklands oil

  

  The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will hold hearings on November 10 and 11 on Argentina’s request for an order requiring the United Kingdom to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands. The dates were set by the tribunal’s president, Judge Maurice K. Kamga, in an order dated October 20.

• Wednesday, October 21st 2026 - 00:30 UTC

  Statistics Versus Instinct: How to Think Clearly About Online Sports Predictions

  

  Sport invites confident storytelling. A famous team is 'due a win', an explosive batter is 'in form', and a losing streak supposedly cannot continue.