- Argentine president Javier Milei has ruled out military action over the Falkland Islands, insisting his government will pursue its sovereignty claim purely through diplomatic means.
- The remarks follow statements from US president Donald Trump suggesting he would review Washington's neutral stance on the islands' sovereignty and questioning British defence capabilities.
- Milei had previously declared at the UN General Assembly that the archipelago was under illegal foreign occupation and imposed sanctions on oil exploration firms in the region.
- Prime minister Andy Burnham pledged that the UK will stand firm and do whatever it takes to uphold the islanders' wish to remain British.
- Argentina's 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands resulted in a 70-day war that claimed the lives of 255 British service personnel, 655 Argentinians and three islanders.
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