BBC Headlines • April 24, 2026 13:26

Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it

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This story will make greater waves in the UK than in the US, which for Donald Trump is an opportunity for leverage, Joe Inwood writes.

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Fri 11:36 - Al-Monitor

Sovereignty of Falklands rests with the UK, Britain tells the US

Fri 13:26 - BBC Headlines

Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it

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Sovereignty of Falklands rests with the UK, Britain tells the US

LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday after an internal Pentagon email suggested …