
Jungle commandos helped rescue children lost in Amazon for 40 days after plane crash
CBSN
Indigenous volunteers working alongside Colombia's army were a winning combination in the rescue of four children who were lost in the jungle for 40 days, but Colombian commandos, among the most seasoned in the world, also played a key role.
"It was a successful amalgam of Indigenous knowledge and military art," General Pedro Sanchez, who led the search operations, said on Sunday.
Suntanned and direct, Sanchez is the head of the Colombian armed forces' Joint Special Operations Command.

Moscow — An American who spied on Ukrainian troops to help Moscow's military offensive in the country has been granted Russian citizenship, Moscow-installed authorities said Tuesday. Daniel Martindale spent two years in Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, transmitting coordinates of military facilities to Russia's secret services, according to reports in Russian state media.

Washington — President Trump said Monday that the U.S. will impose 100% tariffs on countries that do business with Russia if there is no peace deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, unveiling his plans to implement secondary sanctions as his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin grows.

Ecuador's most notorious drug lord agrees to be extradited to U.S. year after dramatic prison escape
Ecuador's most notorious drug lord has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges, a court in Quito said Friday.