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Politics● LowSep 9 · Sep 9, 2026, 6:27 AM

Rubio hails Colombia's new pro-Trump leader De la Espriella on first stop of Latin American tour

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · South America

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged closer security cooperation with Bogota on the first stop of his three-nation tour of pro-Washington Latin American nations. Rubio hailed the election of Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella as part of a growing alignment with US interests across the Western Hemisphere.

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