Truck bomb near Venezuela border wounds 14, days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office
A rebel-blamed attack hits Colombia as a leadership transition looms and peace negotiations face an imminent reset.

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A rebel-blamed attack hits Colombia as a leadership transition looms and peace negotiations face an imminent reset.
A hard-won retreat ends one fire fight, but Europe’s climate-fueled season keeps ratcheting pressure on leaders.
A record-length candidate list turns a routine election into a logistics and messaging test for campaigns.
The US pause hinges on “rapidly mak[ing] a deal,” as Saudi and Iran warnings raise the risk around shipping.
A social-media claim of “Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING” shifts U.S. strike posture and raises regional market risk questions.
A Houthi maritime authority says any “safe-passage” charge is voluntary, reshaping risk for shippers and insurers.
Danube levels forced the power station offline, raising a short-term supply-risk question for Hungary’s grid and neighbors.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum rejects DOJ’s “construction” framing after the government seeks dismissal of a felony count.
The PM argues a codified decentralisation model could rewrite centuries of how the UK state works.
Russian officials say a woman allegedly carrying explosives was stopped, but the blast still went off near an upscale Moscow restaurant.
A Trump 20-point Gaza plan hits a new milestone on paper, but the biggest question is whether it survives scrutiny and execution.
Progressives backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders could upset must-win congressional races in November.