- 3d ago
De la Espriella vows military-base inauguration as Petro bans barracks and refuses to concede
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella pledged to take his August 7 oath of office at a military garrison in southern Colombia, defying an explicit ban by still-commanding President Gustavo Petro, who refuses to recognize the election outcome.
- 3d ago
Trump tells ICE to keep using traffic stops after agents fatally shoot two men within a week
The president's social media post contradicted a decision Tuesday by his own administration to suspend most vehicle stops after agents killed drivers in Maine and Houston. A third man died fleeing officers in Florida.
- Jun 29
Keiko Fujimori elected president of Peru after 22-day count, defeating Roberto Sánchez by 49,600 votes
Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori secured victory in Peru's presidential runoff with a margin of less than 50,000 votes, capping three weeks of ballot scrutiny and deepening the country's political divide.
- Jun 26
Portugal seeks group top spot against already-qualified Colombia in Miami humidity as Martínez downplays weather and crowd
Roberto Martínez believes his team is perfectly prepared for the hostile Colombian crowd and Miami’s stifling humidity when they meet in the early hours of Sunday to decide Group K.
- Jun 25
Colombia's conservative outsider de la Espriella confirmed as president after rival concedes
The national electoral authority finalized the official vote count on Wednesday, cementing Abelardo de la Espriella's victory over left-wing senator Iván Cepeda by less than one percentage point. Cepeda had conceded hours earlier, defusing weeks of tension.
- Jun 24
International rescue teams arrive in Venezuela as twin earthquakes kill more than 900 and aftershocks collapse bridge
Seventeen flights carrying 1,600 rescue personnel have landed in Venezuela, with 25 more expected within 24 hours, as authorities race to find survivors of the twin quakes that killed over 900 people on June 24.
- Jun 22
Right-wing outsider De La Espriella wins Colombia's presidency by razor-thin margin
Right-wing populist Abelardo De La Espriella has won Colombia's presidential runoff by a margin of less than one percentage point, preliminary results show, adding the country to a growing list of Latin American nations turning to political outsiders.
- Jun 21
Colombia swings right as pro-Trump outsider Abelardo de la Espriella wins presidency by one percentage point
Abelardo de la Espriella, a 47-year-old businessman and self-styled ‘outsider’, defeated leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in the 21 June runoff, pulling the nation sharply rightward after four years of left-wing rule.
- Jun 21
Right-wing hardliner Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombian presidency, preliminary results show
Abelardo de la Espriella, a Trump-backed businessman who calls himself 'The Tiger', has won Colombia's presidential runoff with a narrow margin over leftist senator Iván Cepeda, according to preliminary results from Sunday's vote.
- Jun 21
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia presidency by a fraction of a point as rival vows to challenge ballots and protests erupt
Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right lawyer and Trump admirer, defeated leftist Iván Cepeda by just 0.96 percentage points in Colombia’s tightest runoff ever, while the challenger prepared to contest 33,000 polling stations and protesters burned US flags in Bogotá and Cali.
- Jun 21
Colombia votes in runoff pitting leftist Cepeda against far-right de la Espriella
Iván Cepeda, the candidate of the left, seeks to continue Gustavo Petro’s presidency while Abelardo de la Espriella promises a hardline approach backed by Donald Trump.
- Jun 21
De la Espriella's Bukele model vs Cepeda's peace legacy as Colombia votes for president
Far-right Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Iván Cepeda face off in a contest shaped by security fears, economic stagnation and US interference.
- Jun 20
Colombia votes in polarised runoff pitting leftist reformer against right-wing outsider as security fears mount
Voters choose between Gustavo Petro ally Iván Cepeda and conservative lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella, whose first-round lead and Trump endorsement signal a potential rightward turn amid surging violence.
- Jun 16
Colombian president says US man detained over Bogotá balcony video was helping choking child, not abusing him
Neighbours in Bogotá’s upscale Usaquén district screamed for a man to stop what they thought was a sexual assault on a child, filming a video that went viral on Sunday. By Monday morning, President Gustavo Petro said preliminary investigations show the US citizen was only trying to help a choking child as part of a private adoption process.
- Jun 16
Colombia braces for polarized presidential runoff with De la Espriella holding 7.7-point lead
Abelardo de la Espriella holds a 7.7-point advantage over Iván Cepeda ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff, which follows a first round marked by record turnout and a bitter, judicialized campaign.
- Jun 15
Bad Bunny closes Madrid residency with Quevedo as the final surprise guest
The Puerto Rican superstar capped ten sold-out nights at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano with Canarian singer Quevedo and rapper Dei V, sending 640,000 fans home.
- Jun 14
De la Espriella leads Cepeda by 7 points in final polls before Colombia's runoff, Trump declares support
Two surveys released on June 13 give conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella a clear advantage over leftist Iván Cepeda ahead of Colombia's presidential runoff on June 21. The race has been shaped by polarisation, legal challenges and an endorsement from Donald Trump.
- Jun 11
UNHCR: global forced displacement falls 4% in 2025, first decline in a decade, but involuntary returns raise alarm
The number of forcibly displaced people fell by 4% to 117.8 million in 2025, UNHCR reported, marking the first decline in ten years. The drop was driven by large-scale returns to Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan and DR Congo, but the agency warned many were forced back under unsafe conditions.
- Jun 10
Colombia's Petro calls suspension bid 'extortion' as party ally seeks to bar him from office until runoff
A legislator from Gustavo Petro's own ruling coalition has proposed suspending the Colombian president until the June 21 presidential runoff, citing his alleged interference in the campaign. Petro, speaking from New York, called the move 'extortion' and said it violated Colombian law.
- Jun 8
Sanchez takes razor-thin lead in Peru runoff as contested ballots delay final result
Leftist Roberto Sanchez holds a slim lead over conservative Keiko Fujimori as Peru counts the runoff ballots. Thousands of overseas votes and contested protocols are still pending, and the final outcome may not be known for weeks.
