Jon Snow
The Falklands – the war I never quite reached
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow blogs on the Falklands – the war he never quite reached.
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Falkland Islands should be returned, Argentina tells UK
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner calls on Britain to relinquish control of the Falklands Islands in an open letter copied to the UN secretary general. Falkland Island leaders have rejected her demand.
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40th anniversary of end of Falklands War
40 years ago, the Argentine invasion force surrendered, ending the Falklands War.
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Heroic Falklands’ leader Admiral ‘Sandy’ Woodward dies
Sir John “Sandy” Woodward, hailed by Prime Minister David Cameron for his “heroic command” of the Falklands Task Force, has died aged 81.
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Falklands referendum: voting continues for second day
Falkland islanders are voting in a referendum to decide if the disputed territory should remain part of Britain.
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Reagan’s Falklands plea to Thatcher
President Reagan issued a last-ditch appeal to Margaret Thatcher to abandon her campaign to retake the Falklands, according to official documents now made public.
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Argentina demands talks over Falklands
As Argentina’s president demands talks with the UK about the Falkland Islands, Prime Minister David Cameron insists there will be no negotiation.
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UN appearance for Argentina on Falklands anniversary
As the Falkland Islands marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the war, the president of Argentina goes to the United Nations to press her country’s claim to the islands.
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Argentinian athlete’s Falklands ad causes outrage
An advert shot on the Falkland Islands showing Argentinian hockey player Fernando Zylberberg training on a British war memorial prompts calls for him to be banned from the London Olympics.
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FactCheck Q&A: Why are the Falklands British?
“Various Argentinian governments have also made the point that the archipelago is much closer geographically, which is certainly true but not usually relevant in law. If it were, the Faroe Islands would be British, the Channel Islands French and Alaska Canadian.”
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Cameron renews commitment to Falklands
Thirty years after the invasion of the Falkland islands, David Cameron reaffirms Britain’s role in “righting a profound wrong” while veterans and relatives of the deceased attend a memorial service.
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Britain denies deploying nuclear weapons to the Falklands
Britain dismisses claims that it is militarising the Falklands dispute by deploying nuclear weapons nearby as “absurd”.
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Argentina to make UN complaint over Falklands
Argentina’s president accuses Britain of “militarising” the row over the Falkland Islands, and announces plans to complain to the United Nations.
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Gary Gibbon
Boris at the ’22 and Falklands ‘stunt’ fears
Gary Gibbon blogs on Boris Johnson’s appearance before the 1922 Committee and the Westminster fears of an Argentine stunt over the Falkland Islands.
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Sovereignty warning after Falklands boat ban
The decision by certain South American countries to close their ports to Falkland Islands boats is the latest move in an Argentinian campaign to isolate the British territory, Lord West warns.
