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(MENAFN) The United States is sending hundreds of soldiers into Latin America for joint training with regional militaries, widening the Pentagon’s campaign against drug trafficking groups, a leading U.S. newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Argentina has called on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to stop the United Kingdom from pursuing offshore oil development near the Falkland Islands, which Buenos Aires calls the Islas Malvinas.

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(MENAFN) Colombia opened an embassy in West Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the tenth country to establish a diplomatic mission in the contested city, according to Israeli officials, despite longstanding international objections to recognizing...

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(MENAFN) Brazil’s presidential contest is heading toward a razor-thin finish, with Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva statistically tied ahead of the Oct. 25 runoff, according to two polls released Tuesday by...

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(MENAFN) Mexico’s defense secretary has warned that cartels’ expanding use of drones is a national concern, as authorities scramble to counter a threat spreading well beyond the northern border region.

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(MENAFN) President Abelardo de la Espriella signed a sweeping security decree on the eve of nationwide demonstrations in Colombia, giving authorities power to dismantle street barricades, prohibit road closures and quell unrest. “In Colombia, the...