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
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
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Analysts expressed shock Thursday at a decision by Mexico’s central bank to cut interest rates on the same day that official figures showed a sharp rise in domestic inflation. Almost without exception, central banks raise interest rates to make money more expensive, in order to discourage price increases. But in a
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Follow along for live updates from today’s events. A gallery of highlights on Day 13 of the Olympics captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. Seo Chaehyun of South Korea competes in the women’s boulder and lead semifinal, during the sport climbing
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Follow along for live updates from today’s events. PARIS (AP) — Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan has won back-to-back Olympic taekwondo gold medals in the 68-kilogram division. Rashitov, who won the title in Tokyo three years ago, won his four bouts at the Paris
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was convicted Thursday in a bribe conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “ tuna bond ” scandal and swept into a U.S. court. A federal jury in New York delivered the verdict. Chang was accused of accepting payoffs to put his African
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s governor flew in for the young bears’ debut. Throngs of media gathered inside the zoo, while the city of San Diego warned of traffic jams ahead of the much-anticipated event Thursday. The San Diego Zoo rolled out the red carpet for the first public showing of its newest residents, who
PARIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, took time out of his Olympic duties as head of the U.S. delegation to the closing ceremony in Paris to rally a group of enthusiastic donors Thursday evening, telling them his wife was “ready” and heaping praise on her newly minted running mate, Tim Walz
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Follow along for live updates from today’s events. PARIS (AP) — The b-girls and b-boys are ready for their spotlight. On Friday, the breakers, or breakdancers, begin syncing their moves to the DJ’s breakbeat in front of the biggest audience breaking has ever
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Follow along for live updates from today’s events. COLOMBES, France (AP) — The Netherlands won gold in men’s field hockey at the Paris Olympics after beating Germany 2-1 in a shootout on Friday night in a final that was delayed briefly when a
