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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:40:00 GMTMan with Falklands ties obtains Argentine ID and seeks it for his partner's daughter
A man with ties to the Falklands obtained his Argentine national identity document in July and is now pursuing Argentine documentation for his partner's daughter, who was born in the archipelago, according to an account he made...
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:21:00 GMTNew York marks 25 years since 9/11 with a seventh moment of silence
The ceremony held Friday at Ground Zero in New York for the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks included a seventh moment of silence for the first time, dedicated to those who died later from illnesses and injuri...
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:06:00 GMTChilean deputy likens British sovereignty in the Falklands to Chile's in Magellan
A Chilean lawmaker compared British sovereignty over the Falklands with Chile's over the Strait of Magellan during a parliamentary session, a position that runs counter to the official line of Santiago's government, which backs...
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:41:00 GMTVance positions himself for 2028 as the Republican convention closes in Dallas
US Vice President J. D. Vance closed the Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday with a forty-minute speech that strengthened his standing as a contender for the 2028 presidential nomination, befo...
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:28:00 GMT68% of Chileans consider the Falklands British and 60% see Argentina as unreliable, poll shows
A majority of Chileans consider the Falklands British and regard Argentina as an unreliable partner, according to the latest Plaza Pública survey by pollster Cadem, released days after Argentine President Javier Milei visited ...
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:45:00 GMTPeru joins the Americas Shield during Rubio's visit to Lima
Peru will join the Americas Shield, the US-backed security coalition against transnational organized crime, President Keiko Fujimori announced on Thursday after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Government Palace...
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:19:00 GMTGibraltar reaffirms British sovereignty on National Day, first since UK-EU treaty
Once again, it is the 10th of September, when Gibraltar celebrates its National Day on the anniversary of the 1967 referendum on whether to remain British or join Franco’s Spain. The result was decisive, and despite the demis...
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:23:00 GMTFalklands Legislative Assembly sends greetings to Gibraltar on its National Day
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, the archipelago's elected body, sent a message of greeting on Thursday to the government and people of Gibraltar to mark their National Day, and arranged for the flags of both territor...
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTIceland Foods to open first UK high street store in the Falklands in December
British frozen food chain Iceland Foods announced Thursday that it has completed a deal to open a store in Stanley, the capital of the Falklands, in what the company describes as the first UK high street retail brand to establi...
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:26:00 GMTUK prime minister vows to be 'relentless' in defending the Falkland Islanders' choice
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the House of Commons on Wednesday that his government would be “relentless” in defending the right of Falkland Islanders to choose to be British, in a session dominated by defense sp...