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2025OpinionMiddle East
Yasmin Obeidallah

Trump’s Comments on Gaza Threaten the International Order

On February 26, United States President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of the Gaza Strip depicting victims of war digging through rubble until the landscape changes to a dystopian scenery that displays “Trump’s Gaza,” a grotesque image of beachside condos and skyscrapers, reflecting his neocolonialist vision for the region. Trump’s plans for the “Riveria of the Middle East” echoes a heartbreaking era of Palestinian history and fundamentally threatens the international order.

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2024International News
Anthony Samaniego

Foreign Special Forces & Organized Crime in Ecuador

Ecuador, which is sandwiched between the two top cocaine producers in the world, Colombia and Peru, has seen illicit economies and drug related violence grow since 2018, with homicide rates spiking in 2021. By 2023, Ecuador recorded the highest homicide rates in the Western Hemisphere at about 45 homicides per every 100,000 citizens. In January 2024, the state television network TC Television was assaulted by 13 armed men belonging to the Los Tiguerones drug gang, reports Ecuadorian news outlet Primicias.

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2025International News
Envoy Staff Writer

Violence in Colombia After Failed Peace Talks

In the northeast region of Colombia, the small town of Tibu has become a symbol for the resurrection of guerilla violence, as escalating tensions between paramilitary forces fuel fear across the country.  The region of Catatumbo has endured an uptick in attacks by the National Liberation Army (ELN), after the government failed attempts to hold peace talks with the group, leaving 80 people dead.

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Growing ProtestsOctober 2022Focus
Andrea Hebel

FOCUS on Growing Protests: Haiti

Political instability, rising gang violence, and a cholera outbreak have reached a breaking point in Haiti, resulting in weeks of anti-government protests. BBC News reports that protests throughout the country have turned into looting, with police firing tear gas into crowds. The crisis has led the Haitian government, headed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry, to request foreign assistance to quell the increased violence.

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