In surprise move, head of US military for Latin America to step down
• Oct 17, 2025, 9:32 AM
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The admiral who leads U.S. military forces in Latin America will step down at the end of this year, two years ahead of schedule, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday, in a surprise move amid escalating tensions with Venezuela. Story by Florent Marchais.
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The US seems to be willing to go after just about anyone within South America, expert says
• 7:52 PM
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By striking alleged drug-trafficking boats, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Washington was "carrying out extrajudicial executions" that "violate international law". Speaking on FRANCE 24, Gabriel Hetland, Assistant Professor in Latin American Stud
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Colombian president accuses US of 'executions' in Caribbean, Pacific
• 7:05 PM
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Colombia's leftist president on Thursday renewed his criticism of US military strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, fueling a spat with President Donald Trump that has shattered ties between the two nations. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis takes a look at what
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Mistake in AI-generated Community Note sparks controversy about anti-Trump protest
• 2:55 PM
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After Americans opposed to President Donald Trump took to the streets in protests on October 18, right-wing social media users began to claim that photos of the large protest in Boston were fake, basing their claims on a “Community Note”. It turns out, h
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US carries out two strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific
• 1:32 PM
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The United States has conducted two military strikes on vessels alleged to be carrying illicit drugs across international waters, killing five people. For the first time the boats in question were not in the Caribbean Sea but instead in the Pacific Ocean
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New York protests against ICE raids
• 11:27 AM
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After the arrest of street vendors in central New York, dozens gathered in the city on October 22 to #protest against the presence of #ICE, the #immigration police.
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US military strikes suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific ocean
• 10:06 AM
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The US military killed five alleged drug smugglers in strikes against two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, in an expansion of the Trump administration's use of the armed forces in its counter-narc
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SpaceX suffers massive financial losses each time a starship explodes
• 9:39 AM
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On June 18, 2025, at 11 p.m., SpaceX engineers began what was expected to be a routine six-engine static fire test—a ground test for an upcoming launch—at Starbase’s Massey test site. However, Ship 36 suffered a catastrophic failure during propellant loa
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