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Military Plane Crash in Colombia Leaves at Least 66 Dead
DID Press: A military transport aircraft crash in southern Colombia has claimed the lives of at least 66 people, according to local media reports. The aircraft, identified as a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, went down Monday in the remote region of…
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Colombia Suspends Intelligence Cooperation with US Over Caribbean Drug Operations
DID Press: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the suspension of intelligence cooperation with U.S. agencies following recent American attacks on drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, describing the operations as inconsistent with human rights principles. In a post on social…
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Colombia: UN Headquarters Should Be Moved to Qatar
DID Press: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed that the UN headquarters be relocated from New York to Doha, Qatar, accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of violating the founding principles of the UN. The remarks came after Washington revoked Petro’s…
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