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The News with Jorge Gestoso
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In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro initiated a weekend enlistment campaign for militia forces, claiming it's a response to perceived threats from the U.S. and aimed at preparing for potential external aggression.
He announced a mobilization of 4.5 million armed militiamen as part of a peace plan for sovereignty.
Meanwhile, in Colombia, two coordinated attacks attributed to FARC dissidents resulted in fatalities—one involving a drone downing a police helicopter in Antioquia and another a car bomb near an air base in Cali.
President Gustavo Petro condemned the attacks as terrorism and plans to designate the perpetrators as terrorist organizations.
In Argentina, far-right leader Javier Milei faced a setback as the opposition rejected several executive decrees and passed a law for university funding