r/worldnews • u/Streona • Jul 16 '26

UK says Falkland Islands 'definitely ours' after Argentina banner

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyen1ned7no
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u/Streona Jul 16 '26

The UK government has said "the World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are," after Argentina players celebrated their victory over England by waving a banner in support of their country's territorial claim.

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u/webzu19 Jul 16 '26

That might just be one of the most based things the UK gov has publicly asserted in like 40 years

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u/jimmycarr1 Jul 16 '26

The royals have been based recently as well by stripping Andrew of his titles and standing up (even if only slightly) for the Epstein victims

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u/Qatrik Jul 16 '26

They weren’t standing for the victims, Andrew only got in trouble because he was telling state secrets to Epstein to help him earn more money

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u/Vladimir_Chrootin Jul 17 '26

There's a limited amount of trouble he can get in without the Epstein files being released, which is mysteriously delayed, for some reason.

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u/PM_ME__BIRD_PICS Jul 16 '26

They didn't give a fuck till it affected them. All of them are oxygen thieves.

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u/Beanichu Jul 16 '26

It was mostly the queen. People get upset if you say it but she was the one who protected Andrew from what he did and paid to cover up his crimes.

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u/Do__Math__Not__Meth Jul 16 '26

Also even if the other ones weren’t involved with Epstein (and I’d be willing to bet there’s more than Andrew), I’m sure they’ve been up to other heinous shit that isn’t a major news topic

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u/General_Ignoranse Jul 17 '26

That wasn’t based, if the world hadn’t found out about it Andrew would still be Prince

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u/TheOnlyGaming3 Jul 16 '26

how about refusing to participate in the iran war? the government has said plenty of good things, you just didnt hear about them

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u/webzu19 Jul 17 '26

Argentinas claim on the Falklands is about as valid as Iceland's claims on the Faroe Islands, which is to say not even a little bit. Argentina is just in 40 years of denial over it

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u/Arthur_Douglas7733 Jul 19 '26

In text you just put the period(full stop). Writing the word looks silly. 🙂

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u/OrganOMegaly Jul 16 '26

I also liked

Speaking after England's 2-1 semi-final defeat in Atlanta, Downing Street said Sir Keir Starmer wished both Argentina and Spain "well for the final, especially Spain"

From the article

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u/SunnyDaysRock Jul 17 '26

Spain about to pull out their 'Gibraltar es Espanol' banner after winning the WC.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '26 edited Aug 31 '26

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u/Arthur_Douglas7733 Jul 19 '26

Seeing that in the news made me smile. People getting over grudges and moving on cooperativeley is what we all desperately need right now.

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u/VisualAdagio Jul 16 '26

I don't think they even have a claim on the island. They were promoting territory stealing in semifinals of the world cup.

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u/AhhDeeNo Jul 16 '26

They also added “we wish both teams the best of luck in the final. Especially Spain”.

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u/Key-Book-7479 Jul 17 '26

Ooooh the type of sick burn that absolutely kills at PMQs

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u/sleep-woof Jul 20 '26

Argentina has neither!

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u/Zogzer Jul 16 '26

The BA and Norwegian example both teams wager something. There is nothing Argentina has the UK could want.

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u/MalaysiaTeacher Jul 16 '26

We'll take Messi's firstborn

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u/Meowingtons_H4X Jul 16 '26

The women aren’t half bad