Milei says 'winds of change' favour Argentina in Falklands row

BUENOS AIRES: President Javier Milei said on Thursday (Sep 3) that "winds of change" favored Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands, pointing to Washington's readiness to review its neutrality on his country's dispute with Britain as a possible game-changer.Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war over the South Atlantic archipelago, which Argentines refer to as Las Malvinas, in 1982.The fate of the islands hit headlines again in recent days, with US President Donald Trump threatening to wade into the dispute and an British-Israeli oil project near the islands causing anger in Argentina.In a solemn address on national TV, Milei assured Argentina would not "stand idly by" in the face of the project and announced sanctions on firms linked to oil extraction "in Argentine territory under