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An Argentine judge has ordered companies to cease oilfield development near the Falkland Islands, escalating a long-standing sovereignty dispute with the UK. The ruling mandates a halt to drilling pending an environmental review, while Argentina also prepares new legal complaints and tougher sanctions.
![A cyclist rides past a mural depicting soldiers and a map of the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas, commemorating the 1982 war between Britain and Argentina over the islands, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 15, 2026 [Alessia Maccioni/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-15T202927Z_1702424807_RC2WJNADKLX1_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ARGENTINA-FALKLANDS-1789509427.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)