Marco Rubio Weighs In On Fears US Could Back Argentina’s Falklands Claim

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Marco Rubio has downplayed fears the US could back Argentina’s claim to the Falklands Islands.

It comes after a Pentagon memo leaked last week suggested the States might look to punish allies who have not supported its war against Iran.

But the secretary of state told The Telegraph: “It was just an email. People are getting overexcited by an email.

“It was just an email with some ideas.”

The newspaper suggests the memo may have been drafted by a junior staffer.

Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper reportedly raised concerns over the memo during a meeting with the top American diplomat on Wednesday, in Washington.

It remains unclear if King Charles also mentioned the topic during his state visit to the White House with Donald Trump.

Argentina has long argued that the archipelago, known to Argentinians as “Las Malvinas”, is their sovereign land.

The memo sparked widespread outrage, with Keir Starmer’s spokesperson saying he could “not be clearer” that the islands are a sovereign British overseas territory.

“Sovereignty rests with the UK, and the islands’ right to self-determination is paramount,” the representative said.

Cooper also reacted on social media, writing: “The Falkland Islands are British – sovereignty rests with the UK, self-determination rests with the islanders.”

The archipelago’s government said 99.8% of voters on the island had cast their ballot in favour of staying a British overseas territory in the 2013 referendum.

In a statement, it said: “The Falkland Islands has complete confidence in the commitment made by the UK government to uphold and defend our right of self-determination.”

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Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Sex And The City Inspiration On New Album

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It’s well-documented that the relationship between Gen Z and Sex And The City is a complicated one, but if anyone can serve as an ambassador between the two, it’s Olivia Rodrigo.

The three-time Grammy winner is currently gearing up for the release of her third album You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love.

On Thursday night, she made an appearance on The Tonight Show, where she revealed to host Jimmy Fallon that she found inspiration in unusual places on her next release.

She explained that her new material is more “about romantic love in more of a positive sense” after the “heartbroken and angsty” double whammy of Sour and Guts, teasing “love songs” mixed with “melancholy” and “injected with a little bit of sadness and longing”.

In particular, Olivia admitted that “multiple songs” on You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love were inspired by the complicated relationship between Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda and David Eigenberg’s Steve on the original run of Sex And The City.

Cynthia Nixon and David Eigenberg pictured on the set of Sex And The City in 2003
Cynthia Nixon and David Eigenberg pictured on the set of Sex And The City in 2003

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She beamed: “It’s my favourite show – I think I watched every single episode maybe three times.”

OK, we’re going to need a full breakdown of Olivia’s thoughts on Miranda and Che’s And Just Like That tryst ASAP…

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Last month, Olivia unveiled her new song Drop Dead as the lead single from her next album, which quickly shot to the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, giving the Good 4 U singer her fourth UK number one in five years.

You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love will be released on 12 June, ahead of her newly-announced Unravelled world tour.

The Unravelled tour will kicks off across the pond in September, before she brings it to the UK with four performances at London’s O2 Arena scheduled for April 2027.

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