All posts tagged "Falkland Islands"

President Donald Trump wants to bring up a sore subject during a visit from an allied foreign leader, a leaked Pentagon memo reveals.

The Daily Beast reported on Thursday that Trump wants to question where King Charles should control the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory near Argentina, during his upcoming visit on Monday.

Trump's plot is reportedly payback for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's refusal to aid the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The Falkland Islands could be a touchy topic as King Charles' younger brother, Prince Andrew, fought in the conflict as a helicopter pilot, the Daily Beast notes. ...

PARIS — It was an animal that puzzled Charles Darwin, who wondered how on Earth a large mammal that looked a bit like a wolf and a bit like a fox had arrived on barren islands nearly 500 kilometres (300 miles) from the mainland.

Britain and Argentina on Monday marked 30 years since the invasion of the Falkland Islands triggered a 74-day war, with diplomatic tensions still running high.