Rubio heads to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru after right-wing victories in region

Rightward shift in Latin America comes as Washington pledges to grow influence, take militaristic approach to cartels.United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to three South American countries whose recently elected leaders have closely aligned with President Donald Trump’s administration.Rubio will travel to Colombia on Tuesday to meet with newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella. He will then visit Ecuador to meet with President Daniel Noboa before going to Peru, where he will meet with another newly elected leader, Keiko Fujimori.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What’s behind the US deal to seize control of Venezuelan oil reserves?list 2 of 3Honduran court drops case against ex-President Hernandez after Trump pardonlist 3 of 3‘Winds of change’: How Milei is stirring Falklands claim amid Trump-UK spatend of listThe State Department has not yet released a more in-depth agenda for the trip, saying only that Rubio will discuss “US support for Colombia’s earthquake response; enhanced cooperation in the shared fight against narcoterrorism, which threatens our hemisphere; and the benefits of deeper commercial relationships between our countries”....