South America
South America
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:15:00 GMTEarly escrutinio stages confirm Colombia's preliminary result with 99.997% coincidence
Colombia's National Registry reported on Tuesday that there is a 99.997% coincidence between the preliminary results of Sunday's presidential runoff, which gave the victory to Abelardo de la Espriella, and the municipal counts,...
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:02:00 GMTDe la Espriella says Colombia will join the US-led 'Shield of the Americas' on August 7
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, said on Tuesday that the country will join the "Shield of the Americas," the US initiative against drug cartels, on August 7, when he takes office in place of Gustavo Petro....
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:26:00 GMTPeru's Sánchez alleges fraud and says he won't recognize a Fujimori government
The presidential candidate of Juntos por el Perú, Roberto Sánchez, hardened his rhetoric on the runoff on Tuesday, alleging an alleged "fraud in progress" and announcing that he will not recognize a possible government of rig...
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:45:00 GMTWhat to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister Andy Burnham
By Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield (*)
Resigning as UK prime minister and leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer said he accepted, “with good grace”, that the party does not think he is best placed to lead them...
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:43:00 GMTAlan Greenspan, Fed chairman who served with four presidents and faced several recessions has died at 100
One of the most influential economic policymakers in the last four decades and chairman of the Federal Reserve for almost twenty years, under four different United States presidents from different parties, Alan Greenspan died t...