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U.S. pledges $1 billion to Colombia as new right-wing president takes office
Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire lawyer with a taste for spectacle, took office Friday.
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Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism
Right-wing politician Abelardo De La Espriella takes office after narrowly winning June’s presidential runoff.
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Colombia rocked by car bomb blast a day after new President takes charge
In southwestern Colombia, a car bomb detonated at a toll plaza on Saturday, just a day after Abelardo de la Espriella took office as president. The army promptly attributed the incident to dissident FARC factions, leaving two security guards injured.
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WorldPingBBC News
US offers $1bn to Colombia on new right-wing president's first day of office
Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an "all-out war" on what he calls "narco-terrorism".
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WorldPingTimes of India
Delhi woman crushed between vehicles; kin alleges Mercedes driver was drunk, speeding
A tragic incident unfolded when a 70-year-old woman lost her life after a Mercedes collided with her WagonR, causing it to crash into a parked vehicle. The driver of the Mercedes, identified as Subham Sharma, was detained at the scene.
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WorldPingThe Hindu
Former U.S. President Biden’s cancer has spread, it’s very painful, says son
In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting President, Joe Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones…
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WorldPingThe Hindu
New Colombia President pledges robust fight against crime, fiscal austerity in maiden speech
De La Espriella’s election was part of a rightward shift rippling across Latin America…
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