{
  "id": 705466,
  "title": "Colombia asked US to carry out joint military operations: Hegseth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/colombia-asked-us-to-carry-out-joint-military-operations-hegseth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:32:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia Reports",
    "slug": "colombia-reports",
    "url": "https://colombiareports.com/colombia-asked-us-to-carry-out-joint-military-operations-hegseth/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella asked the US Government for joint military operations “to destroy terrorists and terror networks,” said US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Wednesday. At an event of the so-called Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (ACCC) in Panama, Hegseth said that “Colombia will join the ACCC, becoming the 19th member.” Through the […] The post Colombia asked US to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military, says Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/colombia-authorizes-joint-anti-drug-ops-with-us-military-says-hegseth",
        "published": "2026-08-13T00:31:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}