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Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’
The Hindu and South China Morning Post describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedRubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Rubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’". The center frames it as "Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’".
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Left / center-leftRubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’
The Hindu · Center-left · News report
CenterRubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’
South China Morning Post · Center · News report
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Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday, arguing Latin American cartels would “eat these...
Rubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’
Since Mr. Trump returned to power, the United States has embraced airstrikes against vessels plying known trafficking routes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific
