Argentina
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:50:00 GMTUS calls at the UN for an end to the Decolonisation Committee, key to Argentina’s claim
The United States has called at the UN for an end to the mandate of the Special Committee on Decolonisation, the body before which Argentina presents its sovereignty claim over the Falklands every year, and described some of it...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:46:00 GMTArgentina spent US$445 million on weapons and military equipment under Milei
Argentina’s government spent some US$445 million on weapons, military and security equipment from when Javier Milei took office in December 2023 to August 2026, according to an analysis by the newspaper Infobae based on the s...
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:56:00 GMTUS fears Falklands-related sanctions could hit American companies
The US government has conveyed to Javier Milei’s administration its concern that the National Sovereignty Defence bill, which toughens sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, could reach Ame...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:07:00 GMTThe Falklands dispute threatens Argentina’s bid to join the trans-Pacific trade pact
The escalating dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands has spilled into trade: London, a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Part...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:40:00 GMTArgentina abstains on a Russian UN resolution on colonialism and draws criticism
Argentina abstained on Thursday in a vote by the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee on a Russian-sponsored draft on “contemporary forms of colonialism”, a decision that Buenos Aires province’s government minister, o...
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:59:00 GMTArgentina’s bill toughening sanctions over Sea Lion stalls in Congress
The National Sovereignty Defence bill, with which Javier Milei’s government seeks to toughen sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, failed to secure committee approval in the Chamber of Dep...
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMTWhat are the red notices Argentina has sought from Interpol over Sea Lion
Argentina has requested Interpol red notices against individuals linked to the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, and the United Kingdom has asked the organisation to reject them as “politically motivated”, accord...
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:03:00 GMTArgentina asks the law of the sea tribunal to halt Sea Lion and bar new oil permits
Argentina has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order the United Kingdom to prevent the development of the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands and to refrain from granting new permits to exploit...
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:03:00 GMTMiliband: Falklands residents have the right to develop their resources “as they see fit”
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Tuesday that the people of the Falkland Islands “have a right to develop their natural resources as they see fit”, as he announced on X the British government’s measures to pr...
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:45:00 GMTLondon says it will abide by any law of the sea provisional measures as it moves to shield its companies
The British government said on Tuesday that any provisional measures ordered by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea are binding and that the United Kingdom complies with its international obligations, on the same ...