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US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering

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Attorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’ While the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio , was being decorated in Quito by Ecuador’s president for “helping to promote peac…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:00:39 UTC.

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  1. US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering

  2. Russian strikes kill 2 in Ukraine after Moscow rejects German calls to de-escalate

  3. Trump rejects 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

  4. ‘We have handcuffs ready’: Trump admin warns H-1B visa programme may see major changes

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  6. Two giant pandas set off to Atlanta zoo from China after Xi-Trump summit

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