{
  "id": 716965,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:31:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/13/colombia-authorizes-joint-anti-drug-ops-with-us-military-says-hegseth_6756444_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Colombia's newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella plans to forge a military alliance with the United States and Israel to aid his war on guerrillas. Last September, the US military launched a campaign of airstrikes targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean that have killed at least 215 people.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia Reports",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:32:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}