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Trump Axes Colombia Aid, Brands President Gustavo Petro 'Drug Leader'—Next Move ‘Won't Be Done Nicely’
President Trump on Sunday accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of being an "illegal drug leader" who encourages massive drug production for the United States market. He promptly announced cutting all subsidies and payments to the South...
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Alleged assassination attempt on Ecuador's Noboa exposes growing rural unrest
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his convoy was attacked by protesters in a rural town on Tuesday, in what the government is labeling an assassination attempt, highlighting the country's...
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The Baltimore Sun’s 25 Women to Watch 2025: Best in advocacy, business and health
Meet the Baltimore area’s leading voices in business, activism, research and more. Look for the 25 Women to Watch in a special magazine supplement in some editions of The Baltimore Sun on Oct. 12. The women will be honored with a celebration at...
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Canary banana sector demands transparency on agricultural agreement between Spain and Ecuador
The Canary Islands banana sector has asked the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to send the full text and schedule of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Ecuador. It also calls for public clarification of the real...
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Hard Numbers: German cops take aim at drones, Ecuador prez attacked, China gets the biggest “gig,” & welcome to the new gold rush
10,000: Drohnen verboten! A new bill will give Germany’s police officers permission to shoot down illegal drones. The move comes after a swoop of unknown unmanned aircraft led to the shutdown of Munich airport last week, stranding 10,000...
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Ecuador defeats arbitration claim by casino investor
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Credit: Shutterstock/5 second Studio Ecuador says it has defeated a US$214 million United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) claim by a US company that alleged its casino business was damaged by a gambling ban imposed more...
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Protesters attack Ecuador President's convoy in assassination attempt, 5 arrested
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped an assassination attempt after over 500 people attacked his convoy in Canar province, throwing rocks at his vehicle. Officials said the president’s car showed "signs of bullet damage," but Daniel Noboa was...
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Rock-throwing mob ambushes Ecuador president’s motorcade
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Bloomberg News Stephan Kueffner Published Oct 08, 2025 • 2 minute read An anti-government protest in in Quito on Oct. 7. Photographer: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA...
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Trump escalates back-and-forth with Colombia’s president, announcing end of US payments to country
By Betsy Klein, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would end all US payments and subsidies to Colombia, marking a dramatic escalation in his back-and-forth with the country’s president, Gustavo Petro....
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Protesters attack car carrying Ecuador president
Protesters in Ecuador attacked a car carrying President Daniel Noboa, the latest demonstration of increasingly violent discontent against his government. A minister said around 500 people threw rocks at Noboa’s motorcade, while reports suggested...
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St. Paul incubator will help Latinas overcome barriers to launching child care businesses
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Coca Codo Sinclair deal puts much of Ecuador’s future energy projects in China’s hands
In July, Ecuador reached an agreement with PowerChina, Sinohydro’s parent company, to resolve the long-standing dispute over structural failures at the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant. According to the country’s Energy Ministry,, the...
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The Market Current: Ecuador shrimp prices to China in focus
Undercurrent News has launched a weekly seafood pricing video series, The Market Current, which will come out every Monday. Here's an extract from the full video, where Louis Harkell, UCN's global head of prices and data, covers the Chinese...
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Trump Accuses President of Being a ‘Drug Dealer’ in Typo-Filled Post
President Donald Trump accused the Colombian president of being an “illegal” drug dealer and announced he was slashing U.S. funding to the country in a social media tirade that misspelled Colombia’s name multiple times. On Sunday morning, Trump...
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Trump Ends Anti-Drug Aid to Colombia, Calls Petro ‘Drug Dealer’
Trump announces the end of US aid for the fight against drugs in Colombia after accusing Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug leader.” Credit: National Archives, Public Domain / Juan Diego Cano / Presidency of Colombia. The crisis between...
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Ecuador’s Indigenous Movement to Define Next Steps in National Strike
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October 2, 2025 Hour: 11:57 am On Thursday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) will meet to decide new actions to continue the national strike against President Daniel Noboa’s policies. RELATED: Indigenous Protester...
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Ecuador's Jonathan Gonzalez
In Ecuador, football is a deadly sport, with players competing in the shadow of match-fixing mafias and under threat of an assassin's bullet. Midfielder Jonathan González, 31, was relaxing at his home near the Colombian border this month when a...
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Attack on Daniel Noboa’s convoy reveals the mix of discontent and violence gripping Ecuador’s rural areas
The presidential motorcade advanced on Tuesday along the rocky, dusty road of Sigsihuayco, a rural community perched in the Andean mountains of El Tambo, in the province of Cañar. At the front, a military tank led the way, followed by at least six...
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World News | Mumbai: British PM Keir Starmer Interacts with Business Leaders
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer interacted with business leaders here in the financial capital on Wednesday as he commences his first official visit to India. In a light-hearted moment, he was...
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Trump Cuts All US Aid To Colombia, Labels President Gustavo Petro 'Illegal Drug Leader'
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Washington, DC [US], October 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of being an "illegal drug leader" and of actively encouraging...
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