Politics

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Replica of the flag shown by Argentina's football team unfurled at Darwin cemetery

  

  A group of Argentine veterans of the 1982 war and relatives of fallen soldiers unfurled at the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands a flag bearing the inscription “The Malvinas are Argentine”, a design the Argentine press describes as a reproduction of the one displayed by Argentina's national football team after defeating England at the 2026 World Cup. It is the first time the emblem has been displayed in the archipelago.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 10:30 UTC

  De la Espriella skips the UN and delegates Colombia's address to his vice president

  

  Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella will not attend the United Nations General Assembly and has delegated the country's address to his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, September 24. It is the first time in recent history that a Colombian vice president has taken on that role.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 09:24 UTC

  UN general debate opens with wars, artificial intelligence and the Guterres succession

  

  The high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York with the wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar at the centre of the agenda, alongside concern over the advance of artificial intelligence without global controls and the race to succeed Secretary-General António Guterres.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 12:54 UTC

  Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the extension of all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences, for an initial period of five years with a further two optional years at its discretion, and said the decision has “the full support of the UK Government”.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 10:42 UTC

  The pending fiscal adjustment dominates the final stretch of Brazil's presidential race

  

  Brazil heads into the October 4 general election with a growing economy and unemployment at record lows, but with one debate dominating the campaign's final stretch: the cut in public spending that analysts and business leaders agree will fall to whoever wins, whether President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 10:15 UTC

  Delcy Rodríguez arrives in New York for UN General Assembly, ahead of meeting with Trump

  

  Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York in the early hours of Monday to take part in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, days ahead of a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 09:44 UTC

  US investigates ICE shooting of Venezuelan delivery driver in Austin

  

  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, while he was making a delivery for DoorDash, in an incident the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is investigating alongside the FBI and which prompted calls for an independent investigation from local officials.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 09:31 UTC

  Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union

  

  Canada's Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, has proposed that the United Kingdom join the economic alliance Ottawa is negotiating with the European Union, in comments to the BBC. “We are independent and sovereign, but we are stronger together,” he said. The British government has not publicly responded to the proposal.

• 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.