Politics

• 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.

• Thursday, September 17th 2026 - 08:35 UTC

  US removes Venezuela and Bolivia from list of countries failing on drugs

  

  The United States government removed Venezuela and Bolivia from the category of countries that Washington says have failed to demonstrably combat international drug trafficking, while keeping Colombia, Afghanistan and Myanmar on that list. The determination, sent to Congress on Tuesday and released by the State Department on Wednesday, is part of the annual assessment of the 23 countries deemed major drug transit or producing states, five of which had been designated last year as having “failed demonstrably.”

• 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.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2026 - 17:12 UTC

  Kirchner's defense seeks to lift her ban from office before the 2027 elections

  

  Lawyers for former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said on Tuesday they have added a new element to the petition they are pursuing before the UN Human Rights Committee, seeking to overturn her final conviction in the Vialidad case and, more immediately, to set aside the lifetime ban from public office that prevents her from running in next year's presidential election.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2026 - 17:07 UTC

  EU proposes Canada as its first 'associate member', a status that does not yet exist

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Wednesday that Canada become the European Union's first “associate member,” a status not provided for in the bloc's treaties and whose details have not been defined.

• 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 - 19:04 UTC

  Businessman named by Washington as Maduro's frontman admits guilt in a Miami court

  

  Colombian businessman Alex Saab, identified by the US Treasury Department as Nicolás Maduro's principal frontman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in Miami to conspiracy to launder money linked to Venezuela's CLAP subsidized food program.

• 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.