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217 suspected members of Colombia's largest drug cartel have been arrested, according to the authorities in the South American country.
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In the middle of the night, criminal men broke down the door at the home of football player Jackson Rodríguez in Ecuador. When he hid under the bed, the men kidnapped his wife and five-year-old child.
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State of emergency prevails in parts of Colombia after an outbreak of the feared viral disease yellow fever.
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EU Lists Seven Countries as Safe for Faster Asylum Processing
Faster no to asylum is to become possible when the EU Commission wants to speed up the implementation of its asylum and migration pact. Seven countries are placed on a first common EU list of safe countries of origin.
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EU Proposes Return of Asylum Seekers to Seven Safe Countries
The EU Commission will propose seven "safe third countries of origin" to which asylum seekers can be sent back, according to a document that the news website Euractiv has obtained.
World
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency on Eve of Presidential Election
In the drug violence-ridden Ecuador, someone is murdered every hour. Now, a state of emergency is being introduced in parts of the country – the day before a highly uncertain presidential election.
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Colombia Plans to Acquire Swedish Gripen Fighter Jets
Colombia will buy the Swedish fighter aircraft Gripen, announces the country's president Gustavo Petro.
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