President Donald Trump’s description earlier this month of the UK–Mauritius agreement on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands as “an act of great stupidity” briefly turned the world’s attention to ...

New Island is one of the most spectacular in the Falkland Islands archipelago. It’s home to millions of seabirds, including the world’s largest colony of Slender-billed Prions, a species of petrel ...

15:13, Thu, Feb 5, 2026 Updated: 15:17, Thu, Feb 5, 2026 British soldiers have conducted live-firing exercises on the Falkland Islands in a show of strength to Argentina. Troops from B Company, 1st ...

For a lot of travellers, wildlife sightings come with a bit of luck and a lot of distance. A recent encounter off the Falkland Islands has caught so much attention. A tourist, out on an expedition in ...

On Thursday 29th January 2026, swabs that were taken from dead Gentoo penguins at Pebble Island tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Several hundred penguins are affected.

06:41, Mon, Jan 26, 2026 Updated: 06:42, Mon, Jan 26, 2026 Across the world, various nations maintain overseas territories that house strategic and military installations, but also for historical, ...

Buenos Aires’s ambassador in France compares British presence on South Atlantic islands to Russian invasion of Ukraine Henry Samuel has been The Telegraph’s Paris Correspondent since 2007. His 2023 ...

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump said the US needs “ownership” of Greenland to defend itself from adversaries like China and Russia, but ...

Navitas Petroleum has enhanced its position in the offshore Falkland Islands play next door to its landmark Sea Lion oil development in the South Atlantic. The enhancement has come via a proposed farm ...

After 15 years in limbo, the Sea Lion oil project reached FID on December 10, unlocking 315 Mbbls of recoverable oil and a 50,000 b/d deepwater development targeting first oil in 2028. Israel’s ...

Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd. (NPDP) has taken a final investment decision to develop Phase 1 of Sea Lion oil field about 220 km to the north of the Falkland Islands. The Falkland ...