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Argentina's Milei steps up Falklands sovereignty claims with oil sanctions

Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, stepping up the country's claims to sovereignty over the British overseas territory. Milei's comments in a televised national address on Thursday came days after U.S.

Argentina's Milei steps up Falklands sovereignty claims with oil sanctions

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Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, stepping up the country's claims to sovereignty over the British overseas territory.

Milei's comments in a televised national address on Thursday came days after U.S.

President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States' neutral position on the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic.

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Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, stepping up the country's claims to sovereignty over the British overseas territory. Milei's comments in a televised national address on Thursday came days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States' neutral position on the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic.

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By Nicolás Misculin and Sarah Young BUENOS AIRES/LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters).

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