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Venezuela condemns ‘military provocation’ by CIA and Trinidad and Tobago

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela today condemned what it said was a military provocation by neighboring Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, aimed at spurring a…

John McCarthy October 26, 2025

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US sanctions not aimed at harming Colombian people, economy, says Rubio

DOHA (Reuters) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today that the U.S. does not want to harm Colombia’s people and its economy with sanctions imposed on President Gustavo Petro.…

John McCarthy October 25, 2025

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Trump says declaration of war not needed on drug cartels

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration plans to brief the U.S. Congress on operations against drug cartels and that even though he did not need…

John McCarthy October 25, 2025

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US to escalate military presence in South America with aircraft carrier group

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the deployment of the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin…

John McCarthy October 24, 2025

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In escalating spat, Petro says Trump is ‘no king’ as tariff threat looms over Colombia

BOGATA — President Donald Trump says he will impose new tariffs on Colombia and slash all U.S. assistance to the South American nation after dramatically escalating tensions with one of…

John McCarthy October 21, 2025

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Trump says he’s cutting off all subsidies to Colombia, accuses Prez Gustavo Petro of being ‘illegal drug leader’

President Trump accused Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug leader” and announced that his administration is cutting off all subsidies to the Latin American country. Trump further…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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Colombia accuses US of ‘murder’ after strike on boat

BOGATA (BBC) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing "murder" following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure…

John McCarthy October 16, 2025

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US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Those who died in the…

John McCarthy October 15, 2025