Falklands dispute lives on
The week's news at a glance.
Ushuaia, Argentina
Argentina this week marked the 25th anniversary of the outbreak of the Falklands war by reasserting its claim to the island chain, which is a British protectorate. “Neither war nor the passage of time changes reality. The Malvinas are Argentine,” said Argentine Vice President Daniel Scioli, using the Argentine name for the islands. Argentine forces invaded the islands in 1982, claiming that the British had seized them by force in 1833. Britain drove the Argentines off the islands after 73 days of fighting that left 649 Argentines and 258 British dead. Speaking in the city of Ushuaia, Scioli said Argentina would continue to press its claim in the U.N. Britain also commemorated the war this week with expressions of regret for the deaths on both sides.
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Citizenship: Trump order blocked again
Feature After the Supreme Court restricted nationwide injunctions, a federal judge turned to a class action suit to block Trump's order to end birthright citizenship
-
Loyalty tests: The purge at the FBI
Feature Kash Patel is conducting polygraph tests on FBI agents to weed out anyone speaking badly about him
-
The all-seeing tech giant
Feature Palantir's data-mining tools are used by spies and the military. Are they now being turned on Americans?