Tag: United Kingdom

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 10:50 UTC

  Milei presides over Falklands fallen tribute amid thaw in relations with London

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei is leading Thursday's central ceremony marking Veterans Day and the Day of the Fallen in the Falklands War, at Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires's Retiro neighborhood, where the cenotaph honoring soldiers killed in the 1982 conflict stands. The ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., includes a presidential address, a wreath-laying, and a minute of silence before the unknown soldier plaque.

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• Tuesday, March 31st 2026 - 18:16 UTC

  Falklands representative honors 1982 war veterans at UK reunion

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Richard Hyslop, attended the South Atlantic Medal Association (SAMA 82) Annual General Meeting and Reunion Weekend in Gloucester, England, on March 28–29.

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• Friday, March 27th 2026 - 19:50 UTC

  Uruguay considers with “interest” British offer of three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels

  

  Uruguay's government is considering with “interest” a British offer to acquire three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), according to El Observador, citing sources at the executive offices. The proposal involves first-generation River-class vessels — HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey, and HMS Severn — operational since 2003 and scheduled for decommissioning in 2028 as part of the British fleet renewal under NATO's defense spending commitments.

• Saturday, March 21st 2026 - 10:54 UTC

  London condemns Iranian attack on Diego Garcia, confirms RAF defending the base

  

  Britain's Ministry of Defence condemned on Saturday the launch of two Iranian intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Neither projectile struck the installation.

• Friday, March 13th 2026 - 02:41 UTC

  Falklands mark anniversary of March 2013 referendum

  

  The Falkland Islands this week mark thirteen years since the referendum in which residents overwhelmingly voted to remain a British Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.

• Monday, March 9th 2026 - 17:04 UTC

  UK warns of higher inflation and backs oil reserve release amid Middle East war

  

  British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Monday that the United Kingdom was ready to support a coordinated release of international oil reserves if the Middle East crisis keeps pushing up energy prices, though no formal G7 decision has yet been taken. Reeves made the statement after joining a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers, as oil prices remained elevated because of disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported that the option under discussion is a joint emergency stock release under the International Energy Agency framework.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 11:47 UTC

  UK embassy in UAE tells British citizens to shelter indoors and stay away from windows amid escalation

  

  The British Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged UK nationals on Thursday to take shelter immediately, “remain indoors,” and “stay away from windows,” issuing the guidance on social media as reports of strikes and explosions spread across parts of the Middle East.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 13:10 UTC

  Trump hits out at Starmer over Iran strikes, says the US-UK “special relationship” has weakened

  

  Donald Trump criticized UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for refusing to take part in strikes against Iran and said the long-standing US-UK “special relationship” is “not what it was,” in remarks carried by Britain’s The Sun and reported by Reuters.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 12:45 UTC

  France and Greece dispatch warships to Cyprus after Iranian attack on UK base

  

  France will deploy anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus and send a frigate after drones struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri air base on the island, citing Cyprus’ state-run CNA news agency and a Cypriot government source. The move comes amid a fast-moving regional escalation tied to fighting involving the United States, Israel and Iran.

• Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 12:27 UTC

  Iran hits UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in EU-member Cyprus after Starmer announces support for US

  

  An Iranian-made drone struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus overnight, causing no casualties and only limited damage, in an incident that brought the Middle East conflict directly onto European Union territory. British authorities raised force-protection measures and ordered non-essential personnel to leave and disperse, while the base continued operating, according to official information reported by Reuters.