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Montevideo, August 18th 2026 - 19:10 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, July 17th 2026 - 23:08 UTC

    “The Falklands cannot remain British for ever,” a Guardian column argues

    The columnist reviewed the negotiations that preceded the 1982 war

    In an opinion column published in the British newspaper The Guardian, writer Simon Jenkins argued that the Falklands “cannot remain British for ever” and called for London to eventually reopen sovereignty negotiations with Argentina. The piece is the columnist's personal opinion and does not represent the newspaper's editorial position.

  • Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:13 UTC

    Milei hits out at Falklands “tantrums,” says he is “closer” to recovering the islands

    The president highlighted what he described as progress by Argentina's Foreign Ministry and a rapprochement with the United States to revive negotiations

    Argentina's president, Javier Milei, championed diplomacy as the path for the sovereignty claim over the Falklands and dismissed as “tantrums” certain reactions that followed the national team's victory over England in the World Cup semifinal, without specifying at whom the criticism was aimed.

  • Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:05 UTC

    FIFA weighs possible sanctions against Argentina over Falklands banner against England

    A spokesperson for the body said that, as part of standard procedure, its independent disciplinary committee “is currently assessing the match reports and considering the relevant circumstances”

    FIFA said it is assessing possible disciplinary measures against Argentina after several players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came from behind in Atlanta to win 2-1 and reach Sunday's final against Spain.

  • Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:00 UTC

    Trump accuses China of meddling in 2020 election, though intelligence findings say otherwise

    The address came less than four months before the November midterm elections, in which polls point to an unfavorable outlook for the Republican Party

    US President Donald Trump accused China of interfering in the 2020 presidential election and of having the complicity of officials who, he said, concealed that information. He did so on Thursday night in a primetime address to the nation from the White House, announcing the declassification of documents that he claimed reveal vulnerabilities in the US electoral system.

  • Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 20:48 UTC

    Argentina-UK: HMS Medway protest, released after the match, reignites Falklands tension

    Britain's Defense Ministry said HMS Medway made “a routine logistics visit” to Punta Arenas, supporting British Antarctic Survey operations in Antarctica.

    Argentina's government released on Wednesday night, amid celebrations over its team's World Cup semifinal win against England, a note of protest to the United Kingdom over the movements of HMS Medway, a Royal Navy patrol vessel assigned to the Falklands. The protest had been formally lodged with the British Embassy in Buenos Aires on July 13, but the Foreign Ministry chose to make it public once the match had ended, fusing the diplomatic complaint with the gesture of the Argentine players, who celebrated with a banner backing the sovereignty claim.

  • Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 15:13 UTC

    Falklands government calls Argentine banner insensitive, urges FIFA to sanction

    Photo: DAN MULLAN - GETTY IMAGES

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has voiced its dismay at the banner with which Argentine players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England, and called on FIFA to sanction conduct of that kind in line with its own rules. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Islands' executive said it was “disappointed – though regrettably not surprised” that the Argentine team chose to tarnish the result of a match that in any case did not involve the Falklands.

  • Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 10:29 UTC

    Argentina could face FIFA action over Falklands banner after beating England

    The banner was reportedly thrown from the stands. FIFA's code of conduct prohibits political flags and items inside stadiums. Photo: SHAUN BOTTERILL / GETTY IMAGES

    Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after several of its players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came from behind in Atlanta to win 2-1 and reach Sunday's final against Spain.

  • Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 02:29 UTC

    Spain and UK open new chapter as Gibraltar treaty takes effect and border fence falls

    Beyond Gibraltar, the figures reflect a dense relationship: about 408,000 Britons reside in Spain and 427,000 Spaniards in the UK

    Spain and the United Kingdom are seeking to elevate to strategic a bilateral relationship shaped for decades by the Gibraltar dispute, after the treaty between the European Union and the United Kingdom on the territory entered provisional application in the early hours of Wednesday. The agreement, signed on Tuesday in Brussels, brought the dismantling of the fence that had separated the British territory from the Spanish municipality of La Línea de la Concepción since the early twentieth century.

  • Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 00:03 UTC

    Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach World Cup final against Spain

    The run of play reflected the South American side's control, with 64% possession and fourteen shots, six on target, against England's six

    Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday and will play the final on Sunday, July 19, against Spain. The side coached by Lionel Scaloni overturned a deficit and broke down late in the match the resistance of an opponent that sat back after taking the lead.

  • Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 22:16 UTC

    Petro confirms he will skip De la Espriella's inauguration, repeating fraud claim

    “I cannot accept a president, and that is why I will not be anywhere on August 7, nor shake his hand; let him say so, but he knows why, because it is a fraud,” Petro said

    Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, has confirmed he will not attend the August 7 inauguration of his successor, Abelardo de la Espriella, whose victory he continues to reject. The decision breaks with the tradition under which the departing head of state accompanies the president-elect during the oath before Congress.