Why is Falkland Islands trending?

Updated 23/09/2026, 21:38:38 UTC

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WorldAl Jazeera·2h ago

Argentina’s Milei says UN ‘looking the other way’ on Falkland Islands

Argentina steps up its Las Malvinas claim as tensions with the UK grow over offshore oil drilling.

WorldThe Guardian·3h ago2 outlets

Milei threatens at UN that Argentina will take ‘matters into our own hands’ on Falklands

Argentinian president accuses United Nations of being filled with ‘parasites’ in bellicose general assembly speech Javier Milei has condemned the UN as he warned that Argentina would take “matters into our own hands” in its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. In a caustic speech at the general assembly in New York, the Argentinian president criticised the UN for being ineffective when it came to the long-running tensions over the British overseas territory in the south Atlantic known in Argentina as the Malvinas. Continue reading...

WorldAl Jazeera·5h ago

Argentina to UN: Falkland Islands are a ‘national cause’

Argentina’s President Javier Milei says the “principle of self-determination does not apply" to the Falkland Islands.

WorldAl Jazeera·8d ago

Argentina steps up legal campaign against Falkland Islands oil firms

Government says new legal complaints to be filed against firms exploring for oil near the Falkland Islands.

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