Latin America scrambles to respond to Trump’s aggression
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Latin America will not put up with Trump’s new Monroe Doctrine
By treating the countries of the region as if they were still banana republics that would bend over backward to fulfill the U.S. government’s wishes, Trump gravely underestimates their power as a ...The Hill - 2d -
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Trump officials closing immigration offices Biden set up in Latin America
The offices were designed to give migrants legal immigration options and dissuade them from crossing the U.S. southern border illegally.CBS News - 6d -
Trump administration closing immigration offices in Latin America
At the direction of President Trump, about 1,500 troops are being deployed to the southern border with increased operations to block illegal immigrant crossings set to start in the coming days. ...CBS News - 6d -
Trump’s blizzard of first-day actions leaves opponents scrambling to respond
Official Washington appeared shellshocked after president vowed ‘nothing will stand in our way’ at inauguration. US politics live – latest updates The US awoke to a transformed political and ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Trump is back, and his eye is on Latin America
Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Marco Rubio as his next Secretary of State, and is seeking to reposition the U.S. in Latin America to prevent China's aggressive commercial advance, while also ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Mexico expands regional migrant aid to Latin America as Trump inauguration nears
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NATO allies unsettled by alleged Russian Baltic Sea sabotage scramble to respond
A spate of alleged sabotage operations against undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has raised the prospect of a dangerous 2025 in NATO's northern theater.ABC News - Jan. 13
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