BOGOTA, Colombia — Piedad Córdoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as a go-between to leftist rebel groups, has died. She was 68. The senator’s death was confirmed Saturday by President Gustavo Petro, who praised Córdoba as a true liberal who “fought all … Read more
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans are voting Sunday on whether to approve a new constitution that will replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter. The vote comes over a year after Chileans resoundingly rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention and one that many characterized as one of the world’s most progressive charters. The new document, … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro took workplace a yr in the past laying out bold targets for the nation’s first leftist authorities. He stated his agenda would supply Colombians with a “second alternative” to finish many years of inner violence, and he promised that his “authorities of change” would deal with longstanding inequalities … Read more
Spanish voters go to the polls in an election that might make Spain the newest European Union member to swing to the best ByCIARÁN GILES Related Press VOX far proper social gathering chief Santiago Abascal delivers his speech through the closing marketing campaign rally on the Colon sq. in Madrid, Spain, Friday, July 21, 2023. … Read more