South America

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:28:00 GMT
68% 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 GMT
Peru 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 GMT
Gibraltar 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 GMT
Falklands 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 GMT
Iceland 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 GMT
UK 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...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:25:00 GMT
Argentina claims Chile is committed to no logistic support for Falklands’ oil industry
The Argentine government has insisted, following the recent presidential Summit between Javie Milei and Chilean leaded Jose Antonio Kast, that their Andean neighbor will continue to strongly support Argentina’s claim over the...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:22:00 GMT
Friends of BOTs describe President Milei’s announcement as ‘political theatre’
The organization Friends of British Overseas Territories has also published a strong statement in support of the Falkland Islands, its right to self-determination, to manage their natural resources, and thus oil development.

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:58:00 GMT
Argentina to raise defense budget two years after seeking NATO global partner status
Argentina's government will increase defense allocations in its 2027 budget, two years after formally requesting global partner status with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a standing held in Latin America only by Colomb...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:55:00 GMT
UK air traffic control failure leaves close to a thousand flights canceled in two days
A technical failure in the flight data processing system of Britain's air traffic control provider forced the cancellation of close to a thousand flights on Tuesday and triggered a further wave of cancellations on Wednesday, in...

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