MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Argentine government says the Ushuaia naval base will monitor resources and sovereignty]]> Presidential spokesman Adrián Ravier said at the Casa Rosada that the facility will take on logistical functions and serve as a strategic point for Argentina's projection into the South Atlantic Argentina's government said on Tuesday that the integrated naval base it plans in Ushuaia will allow it to monitor and control natural resources and sovereignty in the South Atlantic, and announced it will file further complaints against companies exploring for or extracting hydrocarbons without Argentine authorization in waters near the Falklands.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:35:00 GMT <![CDATA[An archipelago of 3,600 people with 86 nationalities represented]]> Foreign labor, much of it recruited through staffing agencies, sustains an economy reshaped by the growth of fishing and tourism In a population of fewer than four thousand, the English of Stanley's streets sits alongside the Spanish of a sizeable Latin American community, the Tagalog of Filipino residents, the Afrikaans of South Africans and the Shona of Zimbabweans. The 2021 census, the most recent available, recorded 86 nationalities in the Falklands, a British overseas territory whose sovereignty Argentina claims.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:33:00 GMT <![CDATA[Businessman named by Washington as Maduro's frontman admits guilt in a Miami court]]> The change of plea hearing was set before Judge Kathleen Williams of the Southern District of Florida. Saab, 54, faced a single count carrying a maximum of twenty years in prison Colombian businessman Alex Saab, identified by the US Treasury Department as Nicolás Maduro's principal frontman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in Miami to conspiracy to launder money linked to Venezuela's CLAP subsidized food program.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:04:00 GMT <![CDATA[UK publishes guidance backing companies that do business with the Falkland Islands]]> London states it has no doubt about British sovereignty over the islands and surrounding waters, and that it will not discuss the question unless the islanders wish it The British government published guidance on Tuesday for companies and individuals conducting economic activity in the Falkland Islands or supplying goods and services to the archipelago, offering assistance to those who receive correspondence or threats of legal action from the Argentine authorities.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:46:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei prepares bill to toughen sanctions on companies operating in the Falklands]]> The package will be a legislative test for Milei, whose libertarian coalition lacks majorities in Congress Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing legislation this week to toughen sanctions against companies operating in the Falklands, a move analysts say could raise tensions with Britain beyond the oil sector.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:53:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump rejects calls to regulate AI and targets Anthropic's CEO]]> Trump said there is a conspiracy against AI and the data centers that support it, and that China is the only beneficiary U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls from the technology industry to slow the development of artificial intelligence, asserting that his administration holds broad criminal and regulatory powers over those companies.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:39:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands’ stamps and the story of the only reindeer world population unaffected by the Chernobyl radioactive fallout]]> Official first day cover One of the latest Falkland Islands Post Philatelic office is dedicated to the South Georgia reindeer, introduced by the Norwegian whalers and how they adapated to Southern Atlantic climate, living conditions and were later transferred to the Falklands.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:44:00 GMT <![CDATA[Polls show Argentine distrust of Milei's shift on the Falklands]]> Photo: Nicolás Aguilera/AFP Two private Argentine pollsters released findings this week pointing to an adverse reception of President Javier Milei's shift on the Falklands, even though the sovereignty claim commands broad consensus in Argentine society.

]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:06:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands donate £40,000 to Red Cross appeal for Nepal flood victims]]> The flash flood tore through the north of the country on August 26, destroying homes, roads and bridges and cutting off entire communities The Falklands Legislative Assembly has approved a donation of £40,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in support of its emergency response to the floods that devastated northern Nepal.

]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei sets out the sovereignty bill he will send to Congress over the Falklands]]> The government wants to toughen that framework, after filing a criminal complaint last week against five companies linked to the Sea Lion project Argentina's government was finalizing on Monday the content of the sovereignty bill on the Falklands it will send to Congress, at a meeting with its own lawmakers chaired by President Javier Milei. The executive has yet to decide whether it will submit one bill or two.

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