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Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMTDe la Espriella wins Colombia's presidency in the preliminary count as Cepeda awaits the tally
Right-wing criminal lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidency, according to the preliminary count by the Registraduría, defeating left-wing senator Iván Cepeda by less than a point in the closest runoff in the...
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:57:00 GMTCuba approves its deepest market reforms in over a decade amid public skepticism
Cuba's National Assembly approved on Friday a package of 176 measures that introduces market dynamics into the island's economy, in the deepest shift since the reforms promoted by Raúl Castro in 2011. The government presented ...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:44:00 GMTPeru's Sánchez calls a protest against the result that makes Fujimori the virtual winner
Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez called a protest in Lima for Friday against the result of Peru's presidential runoff, which makes right-wing Keiko Fujimori the virtual winner, as the electoral justice was due to decide on ...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:47:00 GMTDe la Espriella leads Colombia's runoff with contained triumphalism as Cepeda hopes for a late surge
Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella heads into Colombia's presidential runoff, set for this Sunday, June 21, as the favorite, though with contained triumphalism, while left-wing senator Iván Cepeda trusts that a late pu...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:11:00 GMTBolivia's blockade crisis leaves at least 16 dead as the government calls unions to talks
The crisis caused by more than seven weeks of road blockades in Bolivia, driven by sectors demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, has left at least 16 people dead, as the government called the Bolivian Workers' Cen...