Why isn’t US media busting the ‘narco-state’ myth?

The United States’ deadly “counter-narcotics mission” off Venezuela’s coast hinges on an unproven drug-smuggling narrative – a familiar pretext for regime change, and one the mainstream media have been quick to echo. Meanwhile, Venezuelans face escalating repression at home.

Indonesia’s Sumatra reels after deadly floods and landslides, survivors search for missing

The Indonesian island of Sumatra is facing a humanitarian crisis after catastrophic floods and landslides left more than 700 people dead. Over 500 others remain missing, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced from their homes.

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