{
  "id": 6485617,
  "title": "Rubio hails Ecuador as an 'aggressive' partner in the US counterdrug push",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/rubio-hails-ecuador-as-an-aggressive-partner-in-the-us-counterdrug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T21:53:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/rubio-hails-ecuador-as-an-aggressive-partner-in-the-us-counterdrug-push"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed Ecuador on Wednesday as being the most \"aggressive\" partner in the Trump administration's push to crack down on drug trafficking and transnational criminal groups in the Western Hemisphere.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Rubio to seek $45 million in additional security funding for Ecuador",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/rubio-to-seek-45-million-in-additional-security-funding-for-ecuador",
        "published": "2026-09-09T22:58:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}