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United States President Donald Trump has invited Colombian President Gustavo Petro to visit the White House, signaling a surprising easing of tensions after days of sharp rhetoric and mutual accusations between the two leaders. The invitation followed a lengthy phone conversation in which both presidents......
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday strongly rejected accusations and threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump, who claimed without evidence that Petro was involved in drug trafficking. In a message posted on social media platform X, Petro stated that his name does not appear in any judicial......
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday that he has ordered the deployment of troops to the border with Venezuela following military strikes carried out by the United States. The strikes, according to US President Donald Trump, resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. President......
The United States carried out a large-scale military operation in Venezuela early Saturday, targeting sites linked to President Nicolás Maduro, who, according to US President Donald Trump, was captured along with his wife and removed from the country. Trump described the operation as coordinated......
The United Kingdom announced on Friday sanctions against four senior commanders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including their deputy Abdelrahim Hamdane Dagalo. The measures target individuals accused of atrocities committed during Sudan’s ongoing civil conflict between RSF paramilitaries......
Peruvian authorities announced an extraordinary drug seizure on Saturday, reporting that police had intercepted 3.4 tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of organic bananas bound for Belgium. The operation, conducted in the northern region of Piura, marks one of the largest seizures recorded in the country......
Colombian authorities have rescued 17 minors from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish group Lev Tahor during an operation in the Antioquia region, citing concerns over child safety and ongoing international investigations. The intervention took place in the town of Yarumal and included coordination between several......
Chileans will vote on Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election dominated by rising fears over organized crime and a powerful surge from the far right, which could return to power for the first time since the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in 1990. Voting is compulsory, and authorities......
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Friday that Bogotá will acquire 17 Swedish Gripen fighter jets for approximately $4.3 billion. Speaking from a military base, Petro emphasized that the aircraft are intended to deter attacks against Colombia, stating that threats “could come......
Nine members of an armed group were killed in an airstrike carried out by the Colombian military near the border with Venezuela, a source from the Ministry of Defense confirmed on Friday. The attack took place in the department of Arauca and comes just days after another operation in the same region,......
France is set to enhance the role of its embassies in Latin America in the fight against drug trafficking, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. In an interview with Journal du Dimanche, Barrot emphasized that cooperation with drug-producing countries has already yielded results but remains......
The United States confirmed on Saturday that it carried out a new airstrike against a boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea, killing three men on board. The operation — the latest in a series of controversial missions — has further fueled international criticism......
The US military executed its eighth strike against a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two individuals onboard. This marks the first such operation targeting a suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Pacific, following seven previous strikes in the Caribbean Sea.......
