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- Colombia’s New President Wants More U.S. Military Help Fighting Cartels
The Trump administration is expanding the footprint of its war on drugs in Latin America. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Colombia would join the "Shield of the Americas" initiative. When the multinational security coalition of the U.S. and Latin American countries formed in March, President Donald Trump said the group was united by a commitment to use "lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks once and for all." Hegseth said members of the Shield, a.k.a. the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, will take "concrete steps—sometimes risky steps, courageous steps—in partnership" toward its goal of "dismantling the drug cartels that threaten safety, security and sovereignty in the Western Hemisphere." To date, at least 19 countries in the region have signed on to the coalition, including the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ecuador, which have all had citizens killed by the Trump administration's extrajudicial maritime strikes, according to the Washington Office on Latin America, a human rights research and advocacy organization. Colombia's entry into the group came at the request of its new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, who on the campaign trail promised to use the "air force, the army, and the police" to neutralize every plane and boat "loaded with drugs that leaves Colombia." Moments after taking office last week, the new president doubled down, pledging to "relentlessly defeat narcoterrorism and every criminal organization that threatens Colombia's freedom," according to The Wall Street Journal. He has wasted no time fulfilling his promise. On Sunday, Colombian forces killed four members of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and two members of Colombia's largest drug cartel in two military operations across the country, according to the Miami Herald. In a way, Espriella is simply continuing the same failed policies as his predecessors. Since the launch of Plan Colombia in 2000—a counternarcotics initiative to train, equip, and assist the Colombian military financed by the U.S.—America has given Colombia billions in foreign aid, with minimal results. Last September, the Trump administration found Colombia had "failed demonstrably to meet its drug control obligations." It certified it as a "major drug transit" and one of the "major illicit drug producing countries," a designation it has carried for over 40 years. Cocaine production in Colombia has reached record levels, "nearly nine times what United Nations researchers say was produced in 2012," reports The Wall Street Journal. … [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire
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President Donald Trump spoke during a campaign rally on Long Island on Friday and declared that he will soon claim the Strait of Hormuz as “U.S. territory.” Trump spoke in Nassau County to boost Republicans on the ballot in New York and, after discussing the high cost of living and rising gas prices, turned to boasting about what he sees as his success in the war with Iran. “And after we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated—pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States. Yeah, essentially, that’s what it is. We have the blockade—no ships get through unless we want them to. And how about Venezuela? Venezuela was a one-day war, and now we work great with them. We’ve taken in millions and millions of barrels of oil,” Trump said, adding: But we’re doing really good—we’re doing good in every way. You know, I built the military, and now I used it a little bit more than I wanted to, frankly, but that’s okay, because we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. Do we agree? Can’t let it. So most things are down. And I had—you know, before I started that, I had to make a journey. I said to my guys—I said to Howard, Scott, Marco—they’re all fantastic, what a great group we have. But I said, ‘Fellas, we just had the best month ever, anyone’s ever had as president. Watch the clip above via Fox News.The post JUST IN: Trump Says He’ll Declare the Strait of Hormuz as ‘US Territory’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago - Arkansas Sports Betting 2026: Best Legal AR Sportsbooks & Betting Apps
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The Trump administration is expanding the footprint of its war on drugs in Latin America. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Colombia would join the "Shield of the Americas" initiative. When the multinational security coalition of the U.S. and Latin American countries formed in March, President Donald Trump said the group was united by a commitment to use "lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks once and for all." Hegseth said members of the Shield, a.k.a. the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, will take "concrete steps—sometimes risky steps, courageous steps—in partnership" toward its goal of "dismantling the drug cartels that threaten safety, security and sovereignty in the Western Hemisphere." To date, at least 19 countries in the region have signed on to the coalition, including the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ecuador, which have all had citizens killed by the Trump administration's extrajudicial maritime strikes, according to the Washington Office on Latin America, a human rights research and advocacy organization. Colombia's entry into the group came at the request of its new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, who on the campaign trail promised to use the "air force, the army, and the police" to neutralize every plane and boat "loaded with drugs that leaves Colombia." Moments after taking office last week, the new president doubled down, pledging to "relentlessly defeat narcoterrorism and every criminal organization that threatens Colombia's freedom," according to The Wall Street Journal. He has wasted no time fulfilling his promise. On Sunday, Colombian forces killed four members of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and two members of Colombia's largest drug cartel in two military operations across the country, according to the Miami Herald. In a way, Espriella is simply continuing the same failed policies as his predecessors. Since the launch of Plan Colombia in 2000—a counternarcotics initiative to train, equip, and assist the Colombian military financed by the U.S.—America has given Colombia billions in foreign aid, with minimal results. Last September, the Trump administration found Colombia had "failed demonstrably to meet its drug control obligations." It certified it as a "major drug transit" and one of the "major illicit drug producing countries," a designation it has carried for over 40 years. Cocaine production in Colombia has reached record levels, "nearly nine times what United Nations researchers say was produced in 2012," reports The Wall Street Journal. … [TheTopNews] Read More.
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Officials say the blaze, near the port town of Omis, is one of the worst in Croatia's history. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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President Donald Trump spoke during a campaign rally on Long Island on Friday and declared that he will soon claim the Strait of Hormuz as “U.S. territory.” Trump spoke in Nassau County to boost Republicans on the ballot in New York and, after discussing the high cost of living and rising gas prices, turned to boasting about what he sees as his success in the war with Iran. “And after we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated—pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States. Yeah, essentially, that’s what it is. We have the blockade—no ships get through unless we want them to. And how about Venezuela? Venezuela was a one-day war, and now we work great with them. We’ve taken in millions and millions of barrels of oil,” Trump said, adding: But we’re doing really good—we’re doing good in every way. You know, I built the military, and now I used it a little bit more than I wanted to, frankly, but that’s okay, because we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. Do we agree? Can’t let it. So most things are down. And I had—you know, before I started that, I had to make a journey. I said to my guys—I said to Howard, Scott, Marco—they’re all fantastic, what a great group we have. But I said, ‘Fellas, we just had the best month ever, anyone’s ever had as president. Watch the clip above via Fox News.The post JUST IN: Trump Says He’ll Declare the Strait of Hormuz as ‘US Territory’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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Find the best Arkansas sports betting apps in August 2026, and all you need to know about Arkansas sports betting. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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