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US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats in Pacific Amid Rising Tensions with Colombia

This is Beirut, 23/10 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, traded angry threats Wednesday as the United States announced strikes on two alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean that left five people dead. Trump branded Petro a "thug" and suggested he was a drug trafficker leading his country to ruin, prompting the leftist ...

Trump Says US to End 'Payments and Subsidies' to Colombia over Drug Production

This is Beirut, 19/10 17:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US ally, as he accused its president of condoning the production of drugs. Trump said leftist President Gustavo Petro is doing nothing to stop cocaine production despite "large scale payments and subsidies from the USA." "AS ...

Samy Merheg, the Lebanese-Colombian Prodigy Who Caught Jorge Mendes’ Eye

Pierre Daccache, 14/10 11:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It’s a story that’s starting to make noise well beyond Lebanon. At just 18 years old, Samy Jr. Merheg has been taken under the wing of Jorge Mendes, one of the most powerful agents in world football, known for managing the careers of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lamine Yamal, and Bernardo Silva, as reported by the Spanish outlet AS. This partnership ...

Messi Hits Emotional Brace As Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay Seal World Cup Spots

This is Beirut, 05/09 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lionel Messi scored twice for Argentina in emotional scenes in Buenos Aires on Thursday while Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay joined the reigning champions at next year's World Cup. In his last home qualifier for his country and with Argentina having already booked their place in North America, Messi struck in the 39th and 80th minutes to bag a ...

Five Dead as ‘Thunderous’ Bomb Attack Hits Colombian City

This is Beirut, 22/08 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Colombian authorities said five people were killed and dozens more injured when a truck bomb tore through a busy street in the city of Cali on Thursday, deepening the country's most serious security crisis in decades. Police said the explosion targeted a military aviation school in the city's north -- a fresh challenge to Colombia's fragile peace ...

COP16 Summit Ends, No Agreement on Biodiversity Funding

This is Beirut, 2024-11-02 19:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection. With other successes under its belt, the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was suspended by its president Susana Muhamad as ...

Bronze Beauty: Shakira's Iconic Statue Unveiled

2023-12-28 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The city of Barranquilla, nestled along Colombia's Caribbean coast, proudly unveiled a 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) statue on Tuesday, December 26, in homage to its beloved native daughter, renowned Colombian superstar Shakira. This towering masterpiece, crafted from bronze and aluminum, captures the essence of the singer's iconic stage presence, ...

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