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Argentina lodges legal claim against UK's Falklands oil exploration
The action filed with an international maritime tribunal is the latest development in an escalating row over the Falkland Islands.
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How a multibillion-dollar oilfield has ignited UK-Argentina feud over the Falklands
Argentina and the UK once fought a war over the Falkland Islands. Now the multibillion-dollar Sea Lion oil project has reignited old tensions, with Buenos Aires seeking to put a stop to the plans.
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Argentina's Milei threatens UK with international legal action over Falkland Islands oil project
A major offshore oil project is opening a new front in the Falklands sovereignty dispute, with Buenos Aires threatening legal action and sanctions against companies involved.
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Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration
President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.
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Argentina’s Milei threatens to sue UK over Falkland Islands oil project
Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday threatened to sue the UK over the Sea Lion oil project near the disputed Falkland Islands. Argentina claims sovereignty over the British-administered territory, where a 1982 war killed 255 British and 649 Argentine troops. Developers Navitas and Rockhopper say they hold valid British-issued exploration licences.
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Argentina’s Milei says UN ‘looking the other way’ on Falkland Islands
Argentina steps up its Las Malvinas claim as tensions with the UK grow over offshore oil drilling.
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Argentina to UN: Falkland Islands are a ‘national cause’
Argentina’s President Javier Milei says the “principle of self-determination does not apply" to the Falkland Islands.