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Colombians will vote Sunday in a high-stakes test of President Gustavo Petro’s agenda

Colombians will vote Sunday in a high-stakes test of President Gustavo Petro’s agenda

Colombia is set to elect a new president and vice president in a vote Sunday seen as a referendum on President Gustavo Petro’s policies

Colombia presidential candidate De La Espriella proposes mega-prisons, crime crackdown

Colombia presidential candidate De La Espriella proposes mega-prisons, crime crackdown

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 28 (Reuters) - Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, is seeking to become Colombia's next president on Sunday, challenging both the left and the traditional right with a promise to crack down on illegal armed groups, drug

Colombians head to the polls with peace efforts, economy on agenda

Colombians head to the polls with peace efforts, economy on agenda

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 29 (Reuters) - Colombians are set to vote on Sunday in what is likely the first round of a presidential election, amid deep polarization between those seeking continuity with the leftist government and those pushing for a shift to restore security and economic growth

Uribe's protege Valencia seeks to become Colombia’s first female president

Uribe's protege Valencia seeks to become Colombia’s first female president

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 28 (Reuters) - Right-wing Colombian lawyer and senator Paloma Valencia is running to become her country's first female president in a Sunday presidential contest, promising to strengthen security and revive the economy, which she says have deteriorated under the

Leftist Colombia presidential candidate Cepeda pledges to step up economic, social reforms

Leftist Colombia presidential candidate Cepeda pledges to step up economic, social reforms

By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, May 28 (Reuters) - Leftist Colombian activist and Senator Ivan Cepeda, whose youth was marked by exile and his father's murder at the hands of right-wing paramilitaries, is heading into Sunday's presidential vote with a pledge to deepen his predecessor's economic and

How Venezuela awarded Centerview a prized debt role with little competition

How Venezuela awarded Centerview a prized debt role with little competition

By Sarah Kinosian and Karin Strohecker CARACAS/LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - When interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez's administration announced the oil-rich country was embarking on an overhaul of its more than $150 billion in debt, it committed to transparency, an approach that would mark a

Another major airline to launch new flight after ban

Another major airline to launch new flight after ban

With U.S. airlines have been banned from flying into Venezuela since the airspace closure that came after the highly contested presidential election of 2019, airlines immediately rushed to restart it after the Trump administration ordered its reopening earlier this year following the U.S. military ...

Colombians will vote in a high-stakes test of Gustavo Petro’s agenda

Colombians will vote in a high-stakes test of Gustavo Petro’s agenda

Colombia is set to elect a new president and vice president on May 31

New gang violence in Haiti displaces hundreds of people

New gang violence in Haiti displaces hundreds of people

A new wave of gang violence in Haiti has forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, leaving them scattered along a road near the main airport

Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro leans into Trump connection as scandal shakes his presidential bid

Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro leans into Trump connection as scandal shakes his presidential bid

Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro is in Washington, leaning on his family's connection with former U.S. President Donald Trump

5 things to know about the protests challenging Bolivia's new president

5 things to know about the protests challenging Bolivia's new president

Less than six months ago, the inauguration of centrist President Rodrigo Paz seemed to usher in a new reality for Bolivians reeling from the worst economic crisis in a generation