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1. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham raises Falklands 'Sea Lion' oil project with Trump; US Deputy Secretary of State Landau says Washington eyes Argentine sanctions bill

   The British government said Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with Trump on Friday, Oct 23, about the Sea Lion joint UK-Israeli oil exploration project near the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands and raised the economic impact on Britain and the US of Argentina's 'coercive measures'; Argentina last week asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to block the project. At a joint press conference in Buenos Aires on Oct 22 with Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Washington was looking 'with interest' at an Argentine bill toughening sanctions on companies involved in oil projects in Falklands waters, to protect US business interests, while playing down concerns; he met President Milei on Oct 23. Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war over the islands in 1982, and islanders voted overwhelmingly in a 2013 referendum to remain British.

   Oct 24, 2026 Morning