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Mexico president issues ferocious warning to Trump after US strikes threat

4 days ago
  • #Drug cartels
  • #Venezuela crisis
  • #US-Mexico relations
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejects Donald Trump's threat of US military strikes against drug cartels in Mexico.
  • Trump suggests he would be 'OK' with launching strikes in Mexico to stop drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl.
  • US has conducted over 20 strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing at least 83 people accused of drug trafficking.
  • Trump does not rule out ground troops in Venezuela and plans to talk with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
  • Maduro expresses willingness to talk 'face to face' with US officials.
  • Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister denies US requests to use the island as a launchpad for attacks on Venezuela.
  • Venezuela accuses the US of seeking regime change through military buildup.