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

The Guardian23 September 2026, 18:50 UTCUnited Kingdom

Argentinian president accuses United Nations of being filled with ‘parasites’ in bellicose general assembly speechJavier 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...

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