Politics● LowSep 8 · Sep 8, 2026, 10:21 PM
Donald Trump's foreign minister arrives in Colombia at the start of a Latin American tour to strengthen US influence
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Clarín · South America
Marco Rubio met with president Abelardo De la Espriella. On Wednesday he will be in Ecuador with Daniel Noboa and later in Peru with Keiko Fujimori. The fight against drug trafficking is at the center of the agenda.
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