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Falklands/Malvinas dispute must be resolved through peaceful and negotiated means, reiterates UN C24
MercoPress
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Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:02 UTC Argentine Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Gerardo Werthein is a very close confident and advisor of President Javier Milei The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization...
Falklands elected lawmakers demand respect for self-determination from UN C24
MercoPress
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Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 23:06 UTC MLA Mark Pollard, “To those who say this is about sovereignty – I say no. This is about people”. On Wednesday 18 June, two elected members from the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, MLAs Mark Pollard and...
With Friends Like These… Israel’s Covert Support for Argentina During the Falklands War, 255 Brits Killed
Great Reporter
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June 19, 2025
During the 1982 Falklands War, Argentina’s military dictatorship fought British forces over the disputed South Atlantic islands. What remains largely hidden in mainstream accounts is that Israel, a declared ally of the West, was secretly arming...
Well-known NI newsagent puts shop up for sale: 'I'm sorry about the way it's going to end'
Belfast Telegraph
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June 24, 2025
Eugene Diamond has been running Diamonds Newsagents for four and a half decades, and said that now the business and premises would be sold. In a post on X, he announced: “Due to ongoing health problems, I’m going to put my business including...
Electoral Area D director urges Falkland to oppose proposed road rescue service
Salmon Arm Observer
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Cost concerns have Dean Trumbley urging Falkland residents to oppose a proposed road rescue service. The Electoral Area D director says he is not opposed to the needed service as "it saves lives," but argues the cost is too high for Falkland...
"Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge" by Ian Kumekawa
WAMC - New York
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June 18, 2025
What do a barracks from British troops in the Falkland War, a floating jail of the Bronx, and temporary housing for VWF workers in Germany have in common? Well according to our next guest, Ian Kumekawa, they have all inhabited one Swedish barge...
Perthshire construction firm aims for business in the Falklands
Scottish Construction Now
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JML SIPs trio Derek McIntyre (left), John Langley and Kyle Tait with one of 10 containers which made the 8000-mile trip to the Falklands A Perthshire family construction firm is hoping a long-haul sales pitch will pave the way for more orders from...
A brief history of the global economy, through the lens of a single barge
MIT
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June 17, 2025
In 1989, New York City opened a new jail. But not on dry land. The city leased a barge, then called the “Bibby Resolution,” which had been topped with five stories of containers made into housing, and anchored it in the East River. For five years,...
PICTURES: Teenage Falklands War hero remembered at Sallachy Estate cairn rededication service
Northern Times
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June 16, 2025
A cairn erected on a Sutherland estate in 1983 to commemorate a hero of the Falklands War has been rededicated following refurbishment. The rededication ceremony took place last Saturday, June 14, which was the 43rd anniversary of Guardsman James...
Falkland Islands Government Clears Way for Starlink Broadband
ISP Review
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June 12, 2025
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has, after plenty of confusion earlier this year (here), finally agreed to introduce a number of key changes that will allow both residents and businesses on the remote Falkland Islands, which is a British...
Prince Philip 'berated' Andrew after returning home from the Falklands a war hero with scathing verdict about his 'pointless' son
Daily Mail
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June 16, 2025
Smiling gleefully, with a rose between his teeth, Andrew was the royals' golden prince coming home from Britain's victory in the Falklands war. Prince Philip was particularly delighted with his son's achievement. Having fought against Nazi Germany...
Falklands veteran HMS Bristol waved off from Portsmouth as she heads to the scrapyard
Forces Network
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A Royal Navy destroyer that participated in the Falklands War has left Portsmouth Harbour and is travelling to Turkey, where she will be recycled. A small group of spectators came to see HMS Bristol, the only Type 82 ever to be built of her class,...
Falkland Islands row erupts as British Airways 'insults' Britons by referring to overseas territory by Argentinian name
GB News
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June 10, 2025
British Airways has come under fire for displaying the Argentinian name for the Falkland Islands' capital on its in-flight entertainment systems. The national carrier shows Port Stanley as Puerto Argentino, with the British name appearing only in...
Final farewell for an Iconic Falklands War destroyer HMS Bristol
MercoPress
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Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 08:13 UTC Veterans and members of the public gathered to send-off HMS Bristol (Pic MoD) A Royal Navy destroyer that participated in the Falklands War left Portsmouth Harbor on Friday, June 13th, and is travelling to...
Last Royal Navy warship that took part in Falklands war leaves port for last time
Plymouth Herald
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June 12, 2025
A poignant farewell ceremony took place at Portsmouth Harbour as the last remaining Royal Navy ship from the Falklands War, HMS Bristol, set sail for the final time. A large crowd, including veterans and members of the public, gathered to bid a...
Massive turnout as Navy's last Falklands warship departs dock for the final time
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 12, 2025
A massive crowd flocked to Portsmouth Harbour this week to bid an emotional farewell to the last Royal Navy ship from the Falklands War. Veterans and the public gathered to see off HMS Bristol as it was towed away on Wednesday, nearly five years...
Starmer is teeing up Gibraltar for another Overseas betrayal, Falklands next?, RUSI scholar
MercoPress
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Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 09:30 UTC Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has warned that “the Falklands will be next” Dr. Samuel Ramani is a distinguished scholar from UK think-tank RUSI, (Royal United Services Institute), and has...
Forgotten heroes of the Falklands War whose bonds of bravery inspired my new crime novel
Daily Express
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June 11, 2025
British forces advancing across the Falkland Islands ahead of battle (Image: Getty) The terrain is harsh, it’s pitch black and the weather is brutal. The Royal Marines are pinned down by heavy and accurate enemy fire. They are 8,000 miles from...
Last Falklands era warship given ‘respectful farewell’ as it heads to scrapyard
Basingstoke Gazette
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HMS Bristol was towed out of Portsmouth Harbour on Wednesday, almost five years after it was decommissioned. The warship, which was the last ship serving from the Falklands war, is being taken to a Turkish scrapyard. The Type 82 destroyer was...
US tells Latin America to choose a side in Iran conflict
Buenos Aires Times
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June 24, 2025
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean must choose "which side they are going to be on" in the conflict with Iran, a US State Department official said Monday. Speaking on the eve of an Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly,...