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Gustavo Petro: Colombia’s former rebel fighter turned president
In 2007, Gustavo Petro was visiting Washington, DC, when he made an unusual request: to accompany his host’s friend on…
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Making sense of Bangladesh’s ‘Hadi effect’ shaping the vote
After the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi in December and the funeral that drew hundreds of thousands of people into…
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At least 10 dead as US winter storm causes outages, flight cancellations
The northeastern United States is experiencing the end of a strong winter storm that caused freezing temperatures, power outages, deaths…
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US military moves Navy, Air Force assets to the Middle East: What to know
A United States aircraft carrier strike group is heading towards the Gulf as tensions build with Iran. The US military…
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Canadian PM Carney unveils multibillion-dollar push to lower food costs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a multibillion-dollar package as part of a series of measures aimed at lowering…
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Trump says he is raising tariffs on South Korea to 25%
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to hike tariffs on South Korean exports, accusing the East Asian ally of…
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Ukraine’s security guarantees: What are they and why might they fall short?
In early January, leaders from more than 30 Western countries gathered in Paris, France, to sketch out a new framework…
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The ‘discombobulator’: Did US use ‘secret weapon’ in Maduro abduction?
Venezuela’s defence minister has accused the United States of using the country as a “weapons laboratory” during the abduction of…
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Hamas disarmament in Gaza comes with ‘some sort of amnesty’: US official
Disarmament by Hamas in Gaza will be accompanied by “some sort of amnesty” for the Palestinian group, a United States…
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Myanmar holds final election round, military-backed party set to win
Polls have opened in Myanmar for the third and final round of a controversial general election, with a military-backed party…
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