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US tensions in Latin America

November 14, 2025

The US has announced "Operation Southern Spear" as part of its campaign to target what it calls narco-terrorists amid a naval buildup in Latin American waters.

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Image: Jackson Adkins/U.S. Navy/ABACA/picture alliance
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