Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that "peace is at hand" after meeting with right-wing former president Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday in a bid to resolve differences over a peace deal with the FARC-EP that was rejected in a surprising vote Sunday, leaving the country in limbo. ... More
The European Union says it will withhold development funding earmarked for Colombia in the wake of the Colombian people's rejection of a government peace deal with the South American country's main rebel group in a referendum. ... More
The all-women solidarity ship “Zaytouna” has been intercepted by Israeli naval forces while on its way to the besieged Gaza Strip, with the crew members reportedly detained, according to live updates released by the group on social media. ... More
In Mexico, two students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in the southern state of Guerrero have been killed by gunmen on Tuesday. ... More
Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino says that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, will increase the price of oil by roughly US$10 per-barrel over the next nine months.... More
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor as part of an investigation to a possible theft of top-secret hacking tools. ... More
Following the resignation of Spain's Socialist Party leader, Pedro Sanchez, the party's new leader has said he is willing to form a government with the centrist Ciudadanos and the conservative ruling Popular Party, or PP, to avoid a third election. ... More
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is slated to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next secretary general of the United Nations, following an expected formal recommendation by the Security Council to the General Assembly later this week. ... More
In Poland, as many as six million women poured into the streets for a nationwide protest opposing proposals to completely ban abortions across Poland. ... More
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the end of a ceasefire with his country's rebel movement, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-Peoples Army, FARC-EP.... More
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army, FARC-EP, has called on the government of President Juan Manuel Santos to organize a National Constituent Assembly, as they had argued at the end of peace negotiations when the government imposed a plebiscite instead.... More
Despite the "No" vote in the Colombian plebiscite on Sunday, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales said he is confident peace in Colombia will be achieved. ... More
The transparency group WikiLeaks will soon release new documents in regard to the U.S. presidential elections, according to its founder, Julian Assange. ... More
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Israel to halt plans to construct a new settlement and an industrial zone in the West Bank. ... More
A report says the U.S. Internet giant Yahoo scanned hundreds of millions of users' emails in 2015 at the request of U.S. intelligence agencies.... More
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