Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Argentine judge orders suspension of Falklands oil project

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2026-09-17

An Argentine judge on Wednesday ordered the suspension of a British-Israeli oil project near the Falkland Islands, a purely symbolic move as Argentina escalates its claim over the British-administered territory. Britain and Argentina fought a brief but bitter 10-week war in 1982 over the South Atlantic islands, known to Argentines as Las Malvinas. Wednesday's interim ruling issued by a court in Argentina's southernmost province, Tierra del Fuego,......

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