Latin America

Latin America

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:15:00 GMT
Colombian judge orders De la Espriella to stop using national team jersey in campaign
A Bogotá court ordered presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and his party, Defensores de la Patria, to refrain from using the Colombian national football jersey at campaign events and in advertising, while it studie...

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:11:00 GMT
Petro drops constituent assembly bid 17 days before Colombia's presidential runoff
The committee that had promoted a National Constituent Assembly championed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Thursday that it was halting the collection of signatures and withdrawing the project to reform the 19...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:54:00 GMT
Bolivia's blockade crisis risks tipping into civilian clashes, analysts warn
Bolivia's political crisis threatens to spill over into confrontations between urban and rural populations, after nearly a month of road blockades that have disrupted supplies of food, medicine and fuel —especially in the And...

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:50:00 GMT
La Paz endures a month of blockades as food and fuel shortages deepen
La Paz has spent a month under blockade. The main roads into Bolivia's administrative capital have been cut for four weeks, and shortages of food and fuel worsen by the day. Frustration is mounting among residents: some demand ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:07:00 GMT
Colombia: far-right De la Espriella advances first to runoff as Petro disowns results
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella took first place in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections held on Sunday, in a result that contradicted all previous polls and immediately opened an institutional cris...

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