Falkland Islands / Malvinas

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:50:00 GMT
US 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...

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:56:00 GMT
US 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 13:59:00 GMT
Royal Navy urged to replace defective Ice Patrol HMS Protector
The Royal Navy's only ice patrol vessel has been towed into Devonport, reportedly with a double engine failure, raising fresh concerns over how the news will be interpreted by Argentina. HMS Protector fulfils an icebreaking rol...

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:07:00 GMT
The 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 GMT
Argentina 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 GMT
Argentina’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 22:05:00 GMT
Badenoch accuses Farage of trading Chagos for Trump’s silence on the Falklands
British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called “humiliating” a proposal by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to offer US President Donald Trump the Chagos archipelago in exchange for him to stop talking about the Falkland...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:53:00 GMT
Farage proposes offering Trump Diego Garcia in exchange for his silence on the Falklands
Reform UK leader c has said that, if he were prime minister, he would offer US President Donald Trump the use in perpetuity of the Diego Garcia military base, in the Chagos archipelago, in exchange for him to stop talking about...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMT
What 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 GMT
Argentina 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...

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