News of islands

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly plans visit to Malvinas

02-10-2023 13:51 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly admits to "run-in" with Argentina's government and says he will visit Islas Malvinas to underline Downing Street's support for islanders' right to self-determination.

MALVINAS

Malvinas: UK poll shows which European countries support Argentina's claim

28-09-2023 15:15 The survey also contemplated the opinion of US citizens. Spain, France, Italy and Germany, among other countries, were surveyed.

LA LIBERTAD AVANZA

‘Islander rights will be respected’ – Mondino criticised for Malvinas stance

12-09-2023 20:51 Criticism rains down on Javier Milei’s choice for foreign minister after she sparks Malvinas controversy; Mondino says in interview with British press that “decisions can no longer be imposed” on residents of disputed islands.

Obituary

Harold Briley, BBC journalist during South Atlantic war, dies at 92

29-06-2023 00:06 Harold Briley, most famous here as the BBC correspondent who covered the 1982 South Atlantic war, lost a long battle against cancer on Monday aged 92.

FIFA U20 WORLD CUP

Anger over covered map at Argentina's Malvinas Argentinas stadium

25-05-2023 00:22 National and provincial governments at odds over covering up of Malvinas Islands insignia at Under-20 World Cup match in Mendoza.

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina cancels agreement with UK, re-asserts Malvinas sovereignty claim

02-03-2023 19:58 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero informs his British counterpart James Cleverley that the so-called ‘Foradori-Duncan’ pact, agreed in 2016 under Mauricio Macri administration, has been cancelled unilaterally.

ISLAS MALVINAS

Argentina urges UK to resume talks over Malvinas sovereignty

03-11-2022 23:40 Spurred on by reports that Britain is willing to open sovereignty talks with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, Argentina's Foreign Ministry again calls on the UK to begin negotiations over the Malvinas.

ENVIRONMENT

Authorities demand action against ‘criminal’ Paraná fires

17-08-2022 22:46 Wildfires, believed to have been started intentionally rip through wetlands on islands of Paraná Delta, with heavy smoke hitting provinces of Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, as well as the capital.

REPORT FROM BAVARIA

Fernández highlights Malvinas claim in meeting with Boris Johnson

27-06-2022 15:07 Argentina’s president discusses sovereignty dispute with British prime minister on sidelines of G7 summit; Johnson responds that “issue was resolved 40 years ago.”

by Rosario Ayerdi

40th anniversary

Britain marks 40 years since Argentina's surrender in South Atlantic War

14-06-2022 09:29 Britain marks, on June 14, 2022, 40 years since Argentine forces surrendered after 74 days of conflict on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

MALVINAS: 40 YEARS ON

New charges added to Armed Forces torture case during Malvinas war

01-04-2022 21:49 Argentine Federal Prosecutor’s Office adds sexual harassment and anti-Semitism charges to the case against military officers for the torture of their own soldiers during the Malvinas War.

MALVINAS: 40 YEARS ON

Forty years on, Malvinas claim remains as fresh as ever

01-04-2022 21:42 As the country prepares to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1982 South Atlantic War, the islands remain fresh in every Argentine’s mind.

MALVINAS: 40 YEARS ON

Argentina's dictatorship dug its own grave with Malvinas ‘military adventure’

01-04-2022 20:47 The junta's gambit was initially successful, yet the misadventure ultimately failed to breathe new life into the dictatorship floundering under mass human rights violations, social unrest and economic crisis, serving instead to precipitate its demise.

MALVINAS: 40 YEARS ON

Former soldier reveals torture during Malvinas conflict

01-04-2022 20:09 Argentine combatants suffered shocking conditions and even torture during the 1982 South Atlantic War – but it was inflicted by their own officers.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

A small war you do not miss

01-04-2022 19:31 Strictly speaking, the 1982 war does not warrant inclusion in this series of columns relating current topics to newsroom memories but hopefully today’s special anniversary allows me to cheat.

by Michael Soltys

MALVINAS: 40 YEARS ON

President Fernández tells BBC: The Malvinas ‘are not English’

01-04-2022 18:58 President Alberto Fernández declared Friday that he is "clear" that the Malvinas Islands "are not English" as he called for Britain to reopen negotiations over the disputed archipelago’s sovereignty.

MALVINAS ISLANDS

Argentina asks UK for explanations over movement of nuclear weapons in 1982

04-03-2022 22:34 Argentina’s government asks the United Kingdom for explanations regarding the alleged movement and transfer of nuclear weapons to the South Atlantic during the 1982 armed conflict over the Malvinas.

DIPLOMACY

Brazil defends stopovers for British flights to Malvinas

09-02-2022 16:18 Brazil has defended its decision to allow British Royal Air Force flights to use its territory for stopovers on their way to and from the Malvinas Islands, following a complaint by Argentina's government.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina hopes EU will recognise Malvinas sovereignty dispute

07-02-2022 16:17 Argentina hopes the European Union (EU) will recognise the existence of its sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the disputed Malvinas Islands, says government official.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina pressures UK over deployment of nuclear weapons in Malvinas conflict

07-01-2022 22:25 Report reveals British warships carried at least 31 nuclear weapons to South Atlantic following invasion of disputed island in 1982.

News of islands

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly plans visit to Malvinas

Malvinas: UK poll shows which European countries support Argentina's claim

‘Islander rights will be respected’ – Mondino criticised for Malvinas stance

Harold Briley, BBC journalist during South Atlantic war, dies at 92

Anger over covered map at Argentina's Malvinas Argentinas stadium

Argentina cancels agreement with UK, re-asserts Malvinas sovereignty claim

Argentina urges UK to resume talks over Malvinas sovereignty

Authorities demand action against ‘criminal’ Paraná fires

Fernández highlights Malvinas claim in meeting with Boris Johnson

Britain marks 40 years since Argentina's surrender in South Atlantic War

New charges added to Armed Forces torture case during Malvinas war

Forty years on, Malvinas claim remains as fresh as ever

Argentina's dictatorship dug its own grave with Malvinas ‘military adventure’

Former soldier reveals torture during Malvinas conflict

A small war you do not miss

President Fernández tells BBC: The Malvinas ‘are not English’

Argentina asks UK for explanations over movement of nuclear weapons in 1982

Brazil defends stopovers for British flights to Malvinas

Argentina hopes EU will recognise Malvinas sovereignty dispute

Argentina pressures UK over deployment of nuclear weapons in Malvinas conflict

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Victoria Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting

Karina Milei: How the most important member of Argentina’s next government thinks

Attack on fans overshadows Argentina historic win over Brazil

Who will be in Javier Milei’s Cabinet? The ministers and secretaries confirmed so far

Victoria Villarruel, the first vice-president to play down dictatorship’s crimes

El destino del PAMI en la era Milei, en manos del PRO

Gabinete de Javier Milei: ya se confirmaron los nombres de seis ministros y seis secretarios

Aguinaldo: ¿Javier Milei puede decidir que no se pague?

Habló David Nalbandian tras ser acusado por acoso sexual y hostigamiento a su ex pareja

Malena Galmarini salió a responderle a Javier Milei por la privatización de AySA