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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.

US sanctions 4 ICC judges over Israel and US cases

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands. — Reuters

Trump and Xi agree to more talks as trade disputes brew

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. — AFP file photo

Trump slaps new travel ban on 12 countries

Trump also imposed a partial ban on travelers from seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

Astronomers scrutinise a star behaving unlike any other

The location (circled) of a star residing near the edge of a supernova remnant situated 15,000 light-years from Earth.

US suspends student visa processing

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Former longtime US House lawmaker dies

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Charlie Rangel (D-NY) gestures as he speaks to the members of the media in front of his House office on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang/File Photo

Trump says considering more sanctions on Russia

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Monday. — Reuters

Trump calls Iran-US nuclear talks 'very, very good'

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Record number of Americans apply for British citizenship

New data from the U.K. government showed applications surged in the first three months of this year, which some analysts attributed to the political climate in the United States

Judge halts Trump Harvard block

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Harvard sues Trump for blocking enrollment of foreign students

Students stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. — AFP

How the US State Department’s travel advisory system works

A screenshot of a world map from the State Department's travel advisories website shows the government's assessment of risk for travel to each place. (U.S. State Department via The New York Times)

Trump rollback on climate justice opens pockets of resistance

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Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' missile shield

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Rubio set to face tough questions in Congress

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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