Britain has rejected Argentine claims to the waters surrounding the Falkland Islands following a UN commission ruling that extended the South American nation’s maritime territory by 35 percent. Downing Street dismissed the move as “not legally binding,” insisting the UN commission does not have jurisdiction over national sovereignty. The government of the Falklands has expressed concern over... 

April 23, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during a meeting in the Kremlin. There are no reasons why Russia and Argentina shouldn’t have bilateral ties, Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner said, stressing that it is “absurd” to deem Russia a threat. Kirchner spoke to RT in her first interview to a foreign media in five years. “I... 

More than 30 years after Argentinian forces made a failed attempt to seize the Falkland Islands from the British, Argentina’s Central Bank has announced the introduction of a 50 peso note with the archipelago emblazoned on the front. On the reverse side of the colorful note is an image of Antonio Rivero, the Argentinian rebel leader who led an 1833 uprising in an effort to reclaim the islands from... 

A group of British exploration companies have found oil and gas in an area north of the Falkland Islands. The Argentine government has threatened to challenge all exploration and drilling efforts in court. The discoveries by the Zebedee exploration well were described by companies involved as “better than expected”. The oil explorers said they found 27.9 meters of net-oil bearing reservoir and... 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and William Hague, the UK Foreign Secretary, in joint press conference in London. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry came under intense pressure by the British authorities on Monday to reveal what stance Washington may choose to take on the dispute over Las Malvinas Islands (the Falklands), local media reported. On his first foreign trip as Secretary of State, John... 

The Falkland Islands will be under Argentina’s control within 20 years, the country’s foreign minister told British press, claiming that the UK “has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to find a solution” to the issue. Speaking to reporters from The Guardian and The Independent, Hector Timerman stressed that “not one single country in the world” supports Britain’s claims... 

Britain’s deployment of nuclear weapons in response to Argentina’s peaceful efforts to resolve the Malvinas issue is a grave violation of Chapter 1 Article 2(4) of the UN Charter (which prohibits the threat of force), a new report says. According to the report, the Malvinas were terra nullius [no man’s land] when the French colonized the islands in the 18th century. They were then sold to... 

A single Vanguard class submarine Argentina’s foreign minister has accused the UK of deploying nuclear weapons near the disputed Falkland Islands, militarizing the South Atlantic. Hector Timerman voiced the accusations as he lodged a formal protest with the UN on Friday. He said Argentina had intelligence that Britain had deployed a Vanguard class submarine in the area. “Thus far the UK refuses... 

Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (L) welcomes Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, January 18. Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota says all Latin American nations back Argentina against Britain over the disputed Malvinas islands, which Britain claims as its own, calling it Falklands. Latin America and the Caribbean “back Argentine...