Argentina’s president Javier Milei
Argentina’s president Javier Milei says the project is unlawful. Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters
Argentina’s president Javier Milei says the project is unlawful. Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters
UK and Argentina clash over Falklands oil project as Hamburg tribunal starts

Sea Lion project in the North Falkland basin threatens to deepen sovereignty dispute

Argentina has told an international tribunal that Britain’s approval of oil drilling off the Falkland Islands has dramatically deepened a sovereignty dispute that led to war four decades ago.