Ecuador has struggled to contain drug violence since 2021 as rival cartels partner with local gangs and battle for control of routes and coastal ports used to smuggle cocaine.
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Rubio heads to Latin America to push US counter-drug priorities with Trump-friendly leaders
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Rubio visits Ecuador as Trump-friendly leader helps the US counterdrug push in the region
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Rubio is wrapping up South America tour focused drug cartel fight with a stop in Peru
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia on Tuesday, the first stop on a Latin American tour designed to bolster pro-US leaders and cement influence over the continent.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday arrived in Colombia following the recent election of hard-right lawyer and US ally President Abelardo de la Espriella, and a string of right-wing electoral victories across Latin America.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday began a new tour of Latin America, starting with an official visit to Colombia where he will meet with conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella.
MIAMI (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, visiting U.S.-aligned conservative leaders as the Trump administration steps up military operations to combat drug trafficking and seeks further inroads in the Western Hemisphere aimed at improving Am…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered praise and a firm commitment of U.S. support to Colombia's new leader, who has embraced President Donald Trump’s policies on countering drug trafficking and illegal migration
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit friendly governments in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. But his support for the Venezuela oil deal is rankling some in the region.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged closer security cooperation with Bogota on the first stop of his three-nation tour of pro-Washington Latin American nations. Rubio hailed the election of Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella as part of a growing alignment with US interests across the…
BARRANQUILLA, Colombia -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, visiting U.S.-aligned conservative leaders as the Trump administration steps up military operations to combat drug trafficking and seeks further inroads in the Western Hemisphere aimed at …
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday pledged to "restore" ties with Bogota after four years of leftist rule, on day one of a three-nation tour aimed at bolstering conservative allies in Latin America.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a three-nation tour of Latin America by offering praise and a firm commitment of support to Colombia’s new leader, who has embraced President Donald Trump’s policies on countering drug trafficking and illegal migration.
Ecuador has struggled to contain drug violence since 2021 as rival cartels partner with local gangs and battle for control of routes and coastal ports used to smuggle cocaine.
QUITO, Ecuador — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Ecuador on Wednesday on the second leg of a three-nation tour of South America aimed at boosting security cooperation with conservative leaders who have cozied up to President Donald Trump, especially in the administration’s push to crack d…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping up his three-nation South America tour of conservative-led countries in Peru as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up its counternarcotics and immigration efforts throughout the Western Hemisphere
LIMA, Peru — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping up his three-nation South America tour of conservative-led countries in Peru on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up its counternarcotics and immigration efforts throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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