{
  "id": 12606391,
  "title": "Pentagon, under Hegseth, expands war against drug cartels in South America",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pentagon-under-hegseth-expands-war-against-drug-cartels-in-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6132578-pentagon-drug-cartels-south-america/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pentagon is expanding the U.S. military’s multifront war against drug cartels in South America. For more than a year, the U.S. military has been blowing up alleged drug boats on both sides of the continent. Forces have also begun interdicting refueling vessels off the coast of Ecuador before destroying them. And recently, U.S. special...",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Loyalty vs. Competence: Pete Hegseth’s policies have become the Pentagon's greatest threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/loyalty-vs-competence-pete-hegseths-policies-have-become-the",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:00:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}