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3 weeks ago

Cocaine in Petro's car: A new sabotage allegation reignites Colombia's shadow war

On Tuesday, during an extended Cabinet meeting, Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced two plots that initially drew little attention but would have halted the political agenda in almost any other country. As if downplaying it, Petro claimed that earlier this week someone tried to kill him while he was traveling by helicopter. According to his account, the aircraft had to change course and fly over the ocean for four hours before it could land.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Election matters': Bangladesh vote reaches Britain, but some feel excluded

East London's Bangladeshi diaspora faces bureaucracy, apathy and political distrust as diaspora voting becomes possible, shaping low engagement despite historic electoral opportunities.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we've been here before and got through it and we will again | Martin Kettle

Britain's mid-2020s mirrors the mid-1980s mood of crisis, but past recovery shows national renewal is possible with effort and tough judgment.
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