Argentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal judge on Wednesday ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the Falkland Islands, opening a new legal front in the decades-old sovereignty dispute between Argentina and Britain that Argentine President Javier Milei has revived in recent weeks. The injunction by Judge Mariel Borruto,...
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