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Venezuela Releases 17 Colombians Imprisoned Amid Maduro Government Crackdown
Venezuela releases a first group of 17 Colombians imprisoned without evidence on charges of anti-government activities. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the release of 17 citizens...
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Trump sanctions ‘illegal drug dealer’ Colombian President Gustavo Petro in escalation of their feud
President Donald Trump sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday in a drastic escalation of their feud.Tensions had been rising for months over Petro and Trump’s major divergence in approach around the War on Drugs. Several hostile...
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US imposes sanctions on Colombian President Petro over flow of illicit drugs
WASHINGTON - The US on Oct 24 imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, accusing him of refusing to stop the flow of cocaine to the US, as Washington increases pressure on the Latin American leader who has clashed with President...
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US sanctions Colombian President over illicit drugs; Petro calls it a paradox
The United States imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and several senior officials, accusing them of aiding drug traffickers and letting cocaine production reach record levels. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign...
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Trump sanctions Colombia president after drug trafficking claims
President Donald Trump sanctioned Colombia’s leader and members of his inner circle for allegedly enabling drug trafficking, personally targeting an ideological foe and frequent critic of US policy. The measures announced Friday by the US Treasury...
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Trump slaps sanctions on Colombia’s president Petro and family amid bitter row over drug war tactics
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 — The United States on Friday announced sanctions on Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, who Washington has accused of failing to curb illicit drug trafficking, alongside his wife and eldest son. “President Petro has allowed...
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'His Private Army': MSNBC Floats Deranged Theory Of Trump’s Military Plans
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The Daily Caller
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MSNBC launched into wild speculation Friday night, suggesting President Donald Trump could use the U.S. military as his private army to target Americans. The Pentagon approved the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to the U.S....
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Colombia slams US strikes on boats in international waters as illegal, warns of rising tensions with Trump
ISTANBUL Colombian President Gustavo Petro has criticized recent US military strikes targeting what the Trump administration describes as drug smuggling vessels in international waters. Petro said the operations are “easy” but ineffective in...
U.S. Treasury sanctions Colombian president over alleged role in drug trafficking
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The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Friday on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, following a spat with President Donald Trump over military strikes in the Caribbean and drug trafficking in the South American nation. The sanctions marked...
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U.S. sends aircraft carrier to South America in major escalation of military firepower
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid...
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LAW STUDENT ALEXIA TRIM REMEMBERED AS A BEACON OF BRAVERY, BRILLIANCE, AND UNBREAKABLE FAITH
— Times Caribbean Special Feature — The Caribbean legal fraternity is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Alexia Trim, a 23-year-old law student at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, whose courage, intellect, and grace have...
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Day in Photos: Rebellion in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysian Grand Prix, and 20th International Rome Film Festival
Juvénal Shimimana, the mobilization leader of the rebel group AFC-M23, shakes hands with a boy who volunteered to join the rebellion after Shimimana's speech in the Katoyi neighborhood in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Oct. 24, 2025....
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US sanctions Colombia's president, Trump's drug accusations hit longtime ally
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, as President Donald Trump sharply escalated a feud with a longtime Latin American ally over accusations that Petro has refused to stop the...
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U.S. sending Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower
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WVEC - Virginia
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The U.S. military is sending the Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford to the waters off South America in the latest escalation of military firepower to the region. WASHINGTON(AP) — The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off...
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US slaps sanctions meant for narcos on Petro and Colombia’s interior minister
The United States government added Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti on a Treasury Department blacklist meant for drug traffickers. In a press release, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent justified the move by...
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US places sanctions on Colombian president over alleged failure to stop cartels
The US treasury department has announced sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, one of Donald Trump’s harshest international critics. “President Petro has allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity,” treasury...
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U.S. hits Colombian President with sanctions amid Trump clash
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News.Az
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The Trump administration on Friday sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, as well as his wife, son and a close associate, an escalation of the feud between President Trump and the man he has called an "illegal drug leader," News.Az reports...
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‘Illegal drug leader’: Trump slaps sanctions on Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro
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Financial Express
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The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, as President Donald Trump sharply escalated a feud with Washington’s longtime Latin American ally over accusations that Petro has refused to stop the flow of cocaine into...
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U.S. sanctions Colombian President Gustavo Petro, others on drug trafficking charges
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Yahoo News
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Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Treasury Department announced sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego over cocaine production and smuggling into the United States. The sanctions include Petro's wife, first lady Veronica del Socorro Alcocer...
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U.S. sanctions Colombian president amid worsening bilateral relations
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Xinhua News Agency
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro amid deteriorating bilateral relations, accusing Petro of allowing drug cartels to "flourish," according to a statement from...
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