'Highly unusual': Normally anti-drug operations involve international cooperation
• Sep 4, 2025, 2:26 PM
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President Donald Trump justified the lethal military strike that his administration said was carried out against a Venezuelan gang as a necessary effort by the United States to send an unmistakable message to Latin American cartels. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello accused the United States of committing 11 extrajudicial murders. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry welcomes Colin Harding, Director of Latinform, and Veteran Journalist specialising in foreign affairs, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Yesterday
'Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to play out at sea'
• 8:31 PM
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Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to play out at sea, with the US accusing two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets of flying over a US navy ship in international waters. The Department of Defence called the move "highly provocative" and an attempt
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Trump threatens new tariffs over EU's $3.5 billion antitrust fine against Google
• 8:02 PM
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US President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out against the European Union’s $3.47 billion antitrust fine against Google as “unfair” and threatened retaliatory tariffs if the bloc does not reverse the penalty. Trump's rebuke came a day after he hosted tec
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The US administration has been designating drug cartels as 'terrorist organisations'
• 7:21 PM
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The Trump administration has been focused on the "war on drugs" ever since coming to office, whether it concerns fentanyl coming through the land borders or cocaine coming from Latin America. The US administration has been designating drug cartels as "te
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‘A show of strength’: Trump’s war on drugs with Venezuela
• 4:50 PM
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Tensions soared in the Carribean this week, with the US striking a Venezuelan vessel it claimed carried "massive amount of drugs" before deploying warships, fighter jets and thousands of troops in a crackdown on drug trafficking. Experts say Venezuela’s
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US deploys fighter jets to Puerto Rico to combat drug cartels amid tensions with Venezuela
• 3:40 PM
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US President Donald Trump is deploying 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to intensify the fight against drug cartels, sources said Friday. This comes as the US intensifies its military operations in the Caribbean, stoking tensions with Venezuela, which
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Immigration: The end of the Canadian dream?
• 10:51 AM
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Long considered a welcoming country for immigrants, Canada is putting an unprecedented halt to its open immigration policy. Mark Carney, the new prime minister, confirmed the move by freezing targets for welcoming new arrivals. What's behind this shift?
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Venezuelan military planes buzzed US ship in ‘highly provocative move’, Pentagon says
• 5:54 AM
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Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters, the Pentagon disclosed Thursday, in what it called a "highly provocative" escalation. The incident came days after US strikes on a Venezuelan boat in the the Caribbean k
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RFK Jr backs CDC overhaul as Democrats call for his resignation
• 1:59 AM
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In a fiery Senate hearing on Thursday, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. backed his "bold, competent, and creative" leadership, while Democrats called Kennedy's dismissal of top scientists and cancellation of mRNA technology research grounds for
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Trump to rename Defence Department as 'Department of War'
• 1:50 AM
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Seeking to accomplish a long-gestating goal, US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday that the Department of Defence be renamed as the Department of War, using the US military branch's original name as a "secondary" title unti
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'Very difficult for European leaders, policy planners & Zelensky to know what to expect from Trump'
• 1:37 AM
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As Zelensky meets with French President Emmanuel Macron and 30 allied leaders in Paris, FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley welcomes Michael Bociurkiw, author, journalist and nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center. Bociurkiw provides i
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Tesla’s new pay package could put Musk on track to become world’s first trillionaire
• 12:56 AM
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Elon Musk could collect a staggering $1 trillion payout over the next 10 years if Tesla hits an aggressive set of targets that would transform the company from an electric vehicle maker into a global leader in robotics and artificial intelligence, accord
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