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Colombians vote in presidential runoff

BOGOTA: Colombians began voting in a presidential runoff on Sunday, choosing between a hard-right, White House-backed lawyer and a leftist senator to decide the fate of a stumbling peace process and strained ties with...

TOPSHOT - Colombians living in Spain vote in the second round of the Colombia's presidential election in the Casa de Campo's pavillion in Madrid on June 21, 2026. Colombians pick a new president on June 21, a choice between a hard-right White House-backed lawyer and a leftist senator that will decide the fate of the country's stumbling peace process and strained ties with Washington. Frontrunner De la Espriella, a dual US-Colombian national, won May's first-round vote by promising to wage war on drug-running guerrilla groups who refused to sign a 2016 peace deal.

Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

Members of a search and rescue team look for people near Camp Mystic, in Hunt. — AFP

Musk announces 'America Party' in further break from Trump

Elon Musk, President Donald Trump appear during the Division I Men's Wrestling Championship. — Reuters file photo

Trump shows frustration as Republicans struggle to unite on tax-cut bill

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Idaho firefighter ambush shooter found dead

An armoured police vehicle leaves an area where multiple firefighters were attacked when responding to a fire in the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, US. — Reuters

US Senate opens debate on Trump's controversial spending bill

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media, on Capitol Hill in Washington. — Reuters

Mass shooting in Mexican state leaves 12 dead, more injured

A person points at bullet holes on a wall after a shooting at the Barrio Nuevo neighbourhood in Irapuato, Guanajuato state, Mexico. — AFP

Mamdani on verge of winning NY mayoral contest

Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, in NY City. — Reuters

India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with ISS mission

The Axiom-4 mission lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. — AFP

Trump says damage from Iran strikes severe despite "inconclusive" intelligence

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Oil falls nearly 4 per cent as Iran's retaliation focuses on regional US military bases

People visit the Hormuz Island in the Strait of Hormuz, off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. — AFP file photo

SpaceX Starship explodes during routine test

Flames rise as a SpaceX rocket explodes in Brownsville, Texas, US. — Reuters

Erick pounds Mexican coast

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LA curfew to continue for ‘couple more days’

Demonstrators take part in a protest during national rally in downtown Los Angeles. — AFP

US protesters hit streets before Trump's military parade

Demonstrators hold signs as they protest the Trump administration during the "No Kings" rally in downtown Los Angeles, California on Saturday, on the same day as President Trump's military parade in Washington, DC. — AFP

Trump hails troop deployment as California readies legal battle

Law enforcement officers shoot non-lethal munitions, as people march as part of the ongoing protests, in Los Angeles. — Reuters
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