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Colombia election: Farc's Timochenko pulls out of race Rodrigo Londoño - aka Timochenko - has also been pelted with eggs and tomatoes while out on the campaign trail The Farc former rebel group says its...

Europe swelters in record heatwave   Heatstroke kills three people in Spain as the most severe heatwave grips the continent with temperatures touching a scorching 45 degrees Celsius in some areas. Tourists cool off at a fountain...

Brazil's Supreme Court rejects Lula's bid to avoid jail   Brazil's top court voted 6-5 to reject former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's petition to stay out of prison while appealing a corruption conviction. The...

Maryland's Capital Gazette publishes Friday edition after attack   The Capital Gazette have published a Friday edition after a gunman burst into the newspaper's newsroom and killed five people. Law enforcement officials survey the scene after a...

New Nicaragua violence kills six including US citizen   Opposition in Nicaragua renews calls for the resignation of President Daniel Ortega as anti-government protests continue for seventh week during which over a hundred people have died. A...

Trump declares 'mission accomplished' in Syria   Moscow slams the strikes as "aggressive actions" of the Western coalition, as the UN Security Council rejects Russia's draft resolution condemning the US-led strikes in Syria. US Marine Lt General...

Latin America's leaders criticise Maduro, Pence defends Syria strikes   Joint strikes by the US, Britain and France on Syria and the political crisis in Venezuela have dominated the meeting of leaders at a Latin American...

Kenyan supreme court annuls Uhuru Kenyatta election victory Six-judge bench rules 4-2 in favour of petition filed by rival candidate Raila Odinga and orders new vote within 60 days. https://youtu.be/36aGejTyONg Kenya’s supreme court has declared Uhuru Kenyatta’s...

US: North Korean leader begging for war UN Security Council emergency session condemns North Korea over its nuclear ambitions, with US saying 24 years of negotiations had failed. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley...

business NRA Sues Insurance Broker Behind ‘Carry Guard’ Polly Mosendz   https://youtu.be/pK0eFHfUPrw The National Rifle Association is suing Lockton Cos., alleging the insurance broker breached its contract with the firearms lobbying group. Lockton administered the NRA’s Carry Guard insurance program, which was advertised as the...