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Montevideo, July 22nd 2025 - 11:51 UTC

Tag: United Kingdom

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    King Charles in Canada will open Parliament with the “Speech from the throne”

    King Charles is expected to include in his speech to Parliament a defense of Canada's sovereignty and to reject claims it should be taken over by the US.

    King Charles will read the “Speech from the Throne” to Canada's Parliament on Tuesday, the first time a monarch has delivered this for almost fifty years. It is expected to include a defense of Canada's sovereignty and to reject claims it should be taken over by the US.

  • Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Charles III congratulates Milei on May 25 holiday

    The United Kingdom was proud to be one of the first nations to recognize Argentina's independence in 1825, Charles III highlighted

    King Charles III Sunday congratulated Argentine President Javier Milei on another anniversary of the May 25, 1810 Revolution that paved the road to self-government and eventually independence from Spain in 1816. The British Embassy in Buenos Aires published the following statement by the monarch in Spanish:

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    UK to try chemical castration for sex offenders to tackle prison overcrowding

    Mahmood feared that British prisons might collapse

    The United Kingdom will adopt on a trial basis a new program to chemically castrate sex offenders in 20 prisons across two regions to reduce recurrence rates by up to 60%, as part of broader sentencing reforms while addressing overcrowding at detention facilities, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced Thursday.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    UK suspends trade talks with Israel

    Tel Aviv's politicians “are isolating Israel from its friends and partners around the world,” Lammy argued

    British Foreign Secretary David Lammy suspended free trade talks with Israel and summoned Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely in response to Tel Aviv's escalated military operations in Gaza. The official aid they were an “affront” to British values.

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 08:26 UTC

    Falklands, Kosovo forces will be part of UK’s Roulement infantry company

    The current Roulement Infantry Company in the Falklands are the 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles recently involved in Cape Kukri exercise (Pic BFSAI)

    The Legislative Assembly from the Republic of Kosovo approved a bill ratifying an agreement between the United Kingdom and Kosovo on defense issues involving the Falkland Islands.

  • Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Former MI6 chief warns more awareness of possible war with Russia needed

    “I think we’re more comfortable thinking about the army as like the England football team,” Younger regretted

    Former MI6 Chief Sir Alex Younger (2014-2020) - commonly referred to as “C” - warned that the United Kingdom must prepare for a potential war with Russia, for which the country would be caught with a weakened military and industrial base due to progressive disarmament.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    UK advises against travel to deteriorating South Sudan

    Fears of civil war have mounted after last week's arrest of Vice President Riek Machar

    The United Kingdom has urged its citizens to leave South Sudan immediately due to escalating tensions that threaten a return to civil war, as of March 30, 2025. “If you are in South Sudan and judge it safe to do so, you should leave now. If the unstable security situation deteriorates, routes into and out of South Sudan may be blocked. Juba airport may close or be inaccessible,” the FCDO noted, adding that things “could deteriorate rapidly and unpredictably.”

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Charles III hospitalized due to side effects of cancer treatment

    His Majesty has now returned to Clarence House as a precautionary measure, Buckingham Palace said

    King Charles III was briefly hospitalized Thursday due to temporary side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace announced. The 76-year-old monarch, who has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer since February 2024, was admitted for observation following a scheduled procedure but has since returned to Clarence House. As a precaution, his planned engagements have been postponed.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:33 UTC

    UK Ambassador in Uruguay ok after falling from horse

    “Luckily I will have more opportunities in future Patrias Gauchas!,” Green wrote

    The United Kingdom's Ambassador to Uruguay Malcolm Green was reported to have sustained only minor bruises and a head injury after falling off his horse during the Patria Gaucha parade in Tacuarembó. He was initially treated at a local facility, where a CT scan ruled out any serious physical damage, and later transferred to Montevideo for further treatment at the British Hospital.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    The people of the Falkland Islands and their right to Self-determination

    Today, the Falkland Islands are home to a diverse and multicultural community.

    In March 2013, the people of the Falkland Islands went to the polls. With a turnout of 92%, 99.8% of the electorate voted to remain a British Overseas Territory. This was self-determination in action, and self-determination remains at the heart of the Falklands' relationship with the UK today. The following video covers the period from 1968 to the current situation and celebrations in 2013 of such an historic referendum Self-determination is a fundamental human right enshrined in Article One, Paragraph Two of the United Nations Charter.