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Petro's coca-substitution push meets Trump’s pressure in Washington

Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro is shifting away from forced coca eradication toward voluntary crop substitution (PNIS) to replace coca with legal crops, a policy praised for rural-benefit but criticized for not yet delivering lower coca cultivation or cocaine production amid continuing US pressure from Donald Trump; the program pairs farmer support with enforcement against traffickers, while numbers from the UN remain contested and political tensions rise ahead of May elections.

26 days ago•Source: Al Jazeera

U.S. Warships Near Venezuela as Maduro Mobilizes Militia

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2.445 min•6 months ago

U.S. Warships Near Venezuela as Maduro Mobilizes Militia

The US is deploying three warships off Venezuela's coast to counter drug cartel threats, prompting Maduro to mobilize 4.5 million militia members in response, amid heightened regional tensions and US sanctions.

via Latin America Reports

"International Investigators Abandon Search for 43 Missing Mexican College Students"

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3.69 min•2 years ago

"International Investigators Abandon Search for 43 Missing Mexican College Students"

via NPR

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