News of malvinas islands

Milei marks war anniversary with Malvinas oil warning

02-04-2026 18:29 President Javier Milei reaffirms Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands in speech and questions offshore oil exploration near disputed islands.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Malvinas map row sparks diplomatic protest at French National Assembly

22-01-2026 00:35 Argentina’s ambassador refused to begin a hearing while seated in front of a map showing the Malvinas as British territory; Yellow sticky note was used to cover the map after envoy warned it violated nation's sovereignty.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

UK denies Milei's claim over lifting of Argentina arms sales

11-12-2025 12:34 President tells British newspaper he intends to visit the United Kingdom in April or May next year and claims talks are ongoing over lifting of weapons ban in place since Malvinas conflict; London denies any "specific talks" over relaxing of arms export controls.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

OAS calls for negotiations between Argentina, UK over Malvinas

28-06-2025 10:14 Organisation of American States (OAS) calls for London and Buenos Aires to resume negotiations "as soon as possible" in order to find a peaceful solution to the dispute over sovereignty of the disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

Editorial

A double date

05-04-2025 06:36 Milei has yet to realise (or admit, if he does realise) that Trump is taking the United States into precisely the same direction from which he himself is struggling to pull out Argentina.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Milei reiterates claim at Malvinas remembrance service

02-04-2025 17:32 President Javier Milei said Wednesday that he wants Argentina to become “a power" so that the inhabitants of the Malvinas "prefer to be Argentine."

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Government seeks culprit after paper referencing 'Falklands' slights out

23-10-2024 23:28 Malvinas mishap as Defence Ministry refers to the Malvinas Islands as "Falklands" in a statement, sparking criticism from within and outside the government and a promise to fire culprit allegedly "guided by left-wing ideology."

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

UK PM insists Malvinas ‘are British and will remain British’

09-10-2024 23:03 Responding to Prime Minister’s Questions in House of Commons, Labour leader insisted that territory known in UK as the Falkland Islands “is British and will remain British,” declaring the matter to be “personal.”

Foreign relations & diplomacy

VP Villarruel breaks ranks over Argentina-UK agreement

28-09-2024 09:54 Victoria Villarruel, Argentina’s military-loving vice-president, highlights disagreements over new accord and asks if United Kingdom is “playing us for fools”; New agreement between Buenos Aires and London is “contrary to national interest,” supports “occupation” and allows “plundering” of seas, she argues.

ARGENTINA-UK RELATIONS

Argentina and UK agree to resume flights from Córdoba to Malvinas

26-09-2024 16:38 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and her British counterpart David Lammy agree deal to resume flights and will begin organising a visit by the families of the war dead before the end of the year.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

Milei admits Malvinas Islands are ‘in the hands of the UK’

06-05-2024 10:40 During an interview with the BBC, Argentina’s President says that he will never renounce his nation’s sovereignty claim over disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, but admits “there is no immediate solution.” La Libertad Avanza leader offers praise for Margaret Thatcher, calling her “brilliant.”