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Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombian president and flamboyant millionaire

With a lucrative legal career and a variety of colorful business projects under his belt, Colombia's incoming President Abelardo de la Espriella now has grand plans to crush armed insurgents, cozy up to the United States and overhaul the system.

Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia president

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella took office Friday, vowing to wage war on drug-running guerrillas and usher in a new era of close ties with the United States.

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Spanish far right eyes gains in regional polls

Far-right party Vox has shaken up Castilla y Leon since it entered the government of the Spanish region last year, attacking unions and pushing polarising positions on social issues.

Greek rivals in final push before Sunday vote

Greece's outgoing conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and leftist challenger Alexis Tsipras will make a final push for votes at closing rallies on Friday, ahead of the most uncertain general election in a decade.

Xi says China, Central Asia must 'fully unleash' potential

Xi Jinping called on China and Central Asia to "fully unleash" their potential in trade, economic and infrastructure cooperation in a speech to heads of state from the strategically vital region on Friday.

Most Asian markets rally on US debt deal hope

Most Asian markets built on a global rally Friday as traders grow increasingly hopeful that US lawmakers will hammer out a deal to lift the debt ceiling and avert a calamitous default.

Tensions high as Israel nationalists march into east Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched to Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday in an annual flag-waving march commemorating Israel's capture of it, as tensions on the Gaza border remained high.

TikTok users sue to stop app ban in Montana

Five TikTok users are calling on a federal court to overturn Montana's overall ban on the video sharing app, arguing that it violates their free speech rights.

The bloody battle for Mariupol

Throughout the spring of 2022 one city represented the horrific suffering and catastrophic destruction caused by the war in Ukraine: Mariupol.

'You never forget': Mariupol refugee in Moscow haunted by horrors

Alyona and her family survived one hundred days of hell during Russia's siege of Mariupol, which ended a year ago on Saturday, when the last Ukrainian troops in the city surrendered.

Ukraine's bitter wait for captured Azovstal fighters

Yevgenia Synelnyk can barely look at her brother's photo a year after Russia captured him and over 2,000 fighters in the Azovstal siege. She fears she hasn't done enough to bring him home.

'Startup Nation' Israel hopes to ride out storm

The global economic slowdown and domestic political turmoil have not impaired the long-term prospects of Israel's vaunted hi-tech industry, officials and insiders say, despite a recent decline in hiring in the sector.

'Unified' G7 hits Russia with new sanctions

The United States and its G7 allies rolled out new sanctions against Russia's "war machine" Friday, targeting Moscow's lucrative diamond trade and more entities linked to the invasion of Ukraine.

High stakes for Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian troops

Ukraine's highly anticipated counteroffensive will be an important test of its ability to make significant new gains against Russian forces, and of the effectiveness of the massive amount of military assistance provided by Kyiv's international supporters.

'Bitterness and anger': Georgians protest resumption of Russia flights

In a verdant university courtyard in the Georgian capital, a gaggle of students discuss plans to attend a protest at the Tbilisi Airport against the resumption of air links with Russia.

US and Taiwan conclude trade negotiations

The United States and Taiwan have concluded negotiations on a trade agreement to deepen economic ties amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Montana TikTok ban unrealistic and misguided: experts

A total ban of TikTok in the US state of Montana is set up to face an epic battle in the courts, but many experts wonder whether the law is even technically possible.

Disney cancels Florida campus in fallout from DeSantis row

Disney canceled plans for a new employee campus in central Florida on Thursday in the latest ripple effect from its feud with Republican governor of the state Ron DeSantis.

US to unveil 'significant' new Russia sanctions at G7

The United States unveiled "significant" new sanctions targeting Russia's "war machine" on Friday, as President Joe Biden meets fellow G7 leaders in Japan.

Armenia PM says to meet Azerbaijan leader in Moscow

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday said he had agreed to meet with the president of arch-enemy Azerbaijan in Moscow next week.

Thousands displaced, 85 people killed in central Nigeria clashes

More than 3,000 people have been displaced in central Nigeria after at least 85 people were killed in ongoing clashes between herders and farmers, officials said Thursday.

UN decries 'egregious' breaches of Sudan humanitarian pledge

The UN aid chief decried Thursday multiple serious breaches of an agreement by Sudan's warring parties last week to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure and to let in badly needed aid.

Syria's Assad lands in Saudi for Arab summit: state TV

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia Thursday, state media said, to join an Arab League summit for the first time in more than a decade of war.

China's Xi hails 'new era' of ties with Central Asia at summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed a "new era" of ties with Central Asia on Thursday, kicking off a summit Beijing hopes will deepen relations with the strategically vital region.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, related events cost £162 mn: UK govt

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral and related events following her death last September cost UK taxpayers nearly £162 million ($201 million), the government revealed on Thursday in its first public estimate.

Crippled economy fuels former Pakistan PM Khan's protests

The tumultuous campaign by Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, to reclaim power has been driven by an economic crisis that ordinary people say has left them unable to feed their families.

Erdogan's rival hardens tone, courting Turkish nationalists

Turkey's opposition leader vowed Thursday to send back millions of migrants in a strident message aimed at winning the backing of an ultra-nationalist who helped push last weekend's presidential vote to a runoff.

Johnson called Macron a '4 letter word starting with C': aide

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson called French President Emmanuel Macron a four-letter obscenity and "Putin's lickspittle" as tempers frayed over the war in Ukraine, according to a former Johnson aide.

Kyiv weathers 'unprecedented' wave of Russian missiles

Ukraine said Thursday it had downed nearly an entire barrage of Russian missiles overnight, the latest in an "unprecedented" wave of aerial attacks on the capital Kyiv.

Myanmar junta using imported arms to commit rights violations: UN expert

Myanmar's military has imported $1 billion in weapons since seizing power in a 2021 coup and used them "to commit atrocities," a United Nations expert said in a report released Wednesday.

Papua New Guinea to sign security pact with US, PM says

Papua New Guinea will sign a security pact with the United States that gives American troops access to the Pacific nation's ports and airports, its leader said Thursday, as Washington jostles for influence in the region with Beijing.

G7 to squeeze Russia, weigh risk of China's 'economic coercion'

G7 leaders arrived in Hiroshima, Japan on Thursday to weigh tighter sanctions on Russia and protections against China's "economic coercion", surrounded by reminders about the harrowing cost of war.

Moldova, fearing Russia, wants to join EU 'as soon as possible'

Moldova wants EU membership "as soon as possible" as protection against a threat from Russia and hopes for a decision to start negotiations "in the next months," President Maia Sandu told AFP in an interview.

Thailand's Move Forward Party takes on biggest political taboo

After shocking Thailand's military-backed elite with a historic election breakthrough, the Move Forward Party now wants to take on the nation's biggest political taboo -- laws on insulting the monarchy.

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