Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister

Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, when he took part in a public event in downtown Bogotá, Defense Minister Iván Velásquez said Thursday, without providing evidence or elaborating further. “There was information about that… an attack,” Velásquez said, but declined to provide additional details

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Furious over sanctions against former president, Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave

Furious over sanctions against former president, Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The government of Paraguay on Thursday effectively ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president. In a dramatic statement that took diplomats aback, the Paraguayan

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