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  "id": 332965,
  "title": "US offers $1bn to Colombia on new right-wing president’s first day of office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-offers-1bn-to-colombia-on-new-right-wing-presidents-first-day-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T20:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/us-offers-1bn-to-colombia-on-new-right-wing-presidents-first-day-of-office/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States has pledged $1 billion to Colombia on the first day of its new right-wing president's administration. Abelardo de la Espriella, a Trump admirer and outspoken critic of Colombia's left-wing former president, promised an \"all-out war\" on drug cartels and vowed to rebuild the country in his inaugural speech. The US state department described the security package as a means to achieve shared goals, including combating organized crime and illegal immigration. De la Espriella, who moved to the US in 2023, embraced the nickname \"El Tigre\" and has vowed to implement a forceful and decisive approach to crime, drawing comparisons to other right-wing populists in Latin America. This move comes as a trend of right-wing political shifts in the region due to economic challenges and concerns over gang violence.",
  "summary": "The US has pledged $1bn (£740m) to Colombia hours after the country's new right-wing populist president was sworn in.",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
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        "published": "2026-08-08T18:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "US gifts $1bn to Colombia on new right-wing president’s first day of office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-gifts-1bn-to-colombia-on-new-right-wing-presidents-first-day-of",
        "published": "2026-08-08T21:18:48.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/car-bomb-attack-rattles-colombia-after-inauguration-of-hardline",
        "published": "2026-08-08T22:22:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Colombia rocked by car bomb blast a day after new President takes charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/colombia-rocked-by-car-bomb-blast-a-day-after-new-president-takes",
        "published": "2026-08-09T01:58:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "US offers $1bn to Colombia on new right-wing president’s first day of office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/us-offers-1bn-to-colombia-on-new-right-wing-presidents-first-day-of",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:19:16.000Z"
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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."
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