Event Brief
Milei gives UK two weeks to halt Falklands oil work
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM ET
Summary: Argentina has formally served the UK with notice to stop hydrocarbon activity in waters around the Falkland Islands. The deadline runs for two weeks, expiring around October 12, after which Argentina says it will seek provisional measures at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg.
WHO: President Javier Milei and the Argentine government
WHAT: Argentina formally notified the UK to halt oil exploration around the Falkland Islands or face proceedings at an international maritime court.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026
WHERE: Falkland Islands waters; International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hamburg)
WHY: Argentina says it is protecting the sovereign rights it claims over the seabed and will seek provisional measures if the UK does not comply.
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