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Colombian right-wing candidate Abelardo De La Espriella has clinched a narrow victory in Sunday’s presidential election, according to an initial ballot count, as voters bet on his promise of a crackdown on crime and a stronger economy. De La Espriella had 49.66 per cent of the vote while his rival, …
Read More »De la Espriella’s law-and-order platform wins Colombia vote after earning Trump’s support
Abelardo “The Tiger” de la Espriella, a criminal defence attorney with no prior political experience and an eccentric public persona, is on track to win Colombia’s presidential elections Sunday night by a thin margin. The 47-year-old De la Espriella led his rival, Sen. Ivan Cepeda, 63, by just under one …
Read More »Small plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including congressman
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast …
Read More »Trump ending aid to Colombia after U.S. accused of murder for boat strike
October 19 News Duration 3:06 U.S. President Donald Trump says he is ending aid to Colombia after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, accused the U.S. of ‘murder’ when it struck a small boat within Colombian territorial waters in September. The U.S. alleges the boat was a drug vessel, but Petro …
Read More »Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after tariff showdown with Trump
The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, the U.S. and Colombia clashed …
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