Key facts
- Argentine President Javier Milei addressed the United Nations.
- Milei renewed Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands.
- Milei criticized the United Nations as 'useless'.
- Tensions are rising between Argentina and Britain over oil exploration in the Falkland Islands.
Argentine President Javier Milei addressed the United Nations, using the platform to renew his country's claim to the Falkland Islands and criticize the international body. Milei described the UN as 'useless' during his speech.
The address comes at a time of heightened tensions between Argentina and Britain over oil exploration activities in the waters surrounding the Falkland Islands, a territory Argentina claims as its own but which is administered by the UK.