Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

  Falklands, Inside the secret military dialogue between Britain and Argentina, according to The Economist

  

  United States top brass worries about the South Atlantic. It is a jumping-off point for Antarctica, where Russia and China boast 15 bases between them, scrambling to lock down resources. It is linked to the Pacific by the Strait of Magellan, the only safe maritime route between the two oceans other than the drought-hit Panama Canal. Traffic through the Strait is surging, as is illegal Chinese fishing on either side. China is pushing infrastructure projects across the region. US top generals have visited Argentina’s Deep South three times in the last two years.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 09:59 UTC

  UK's Royal Train era coming to an end

  

  King Charles III has decided to decommission the British royal train, a tradition since the Victorian era, as part of cost-cutting and modernization efforts. At the King’s request, the proportion of Crown Estate profits used to fund the monarchy has been reduced from 25% to 12%.

• Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Falklands to mark Liberation Day with community ceremonies and reflection on sovereignty

  

  The Falkland Islands will commemorate Liberation Day today, marking 43 years since the end of Argentine occupation in 1982. A series of official events will highlight the Islands’ enduring connection to the United Kingdom and honor those who served during the conflict.

• Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 18:02 UTC

  Falkland Islands highlight environmental leadership at annual UK reception

  

  The Falkland Islands Government hosted its Annual Parliamentary Reception on 10 June at the House of Commons, spotlighting the territory’s growing role as a globally significant hub for environmental research and biodiversity.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 14:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands welcome UK’s strategic defence review and ongoing security commitment

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has welcomed the UK Government’s newly released Strategic Defence Review, highlighting it as a key affirmation of Britain’s enduring defence obligations toward its Overseas Territories.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 16:12 UTC

  Falklands representative honors 1982 War dead at Cunard Memorial rededication in Liverpool

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Richard Hyslop, took part in a solemn rededication ceremony at the Cunard War Memorial on Sunday, May 25, marking the 43rd anniversary of the sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue

  

  This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of UK and of the Republic of Mauritius referred to the Chagos archipelago including the island of Diego Garcia.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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.