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The United States announces that Colombia authorizes it to carry out military operations on its territory “to combat terrorism”.

El secretario Pete Hegseth revela la decisión del Gobierno de De la Espriella, que marca un giro en la política de seguridad del país sudamericano

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Less than a week has passed since Abelardo de la Espriella is president of Colombia and his government and that of Donald Trump are already showing signs that they plan a much closer collaboration. The times of confrontation with the leftist Gustavo Petro are buried, and Washington now looks at Bogotá as a friend. In this context, the US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, announced on Wednesday that he has been authorized by De la Espriella's Government to carry out joint military operations on Colombian soil, a decision with extremely important consequences for the South American country.

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