A deeply divided electorate voted for Colombia’s next president in a runoff on Sunday that pitted a progressive against a conservative outsider, with both candidates tapping into fears of a renewed internal conflict in the country as they represent “two very extreme sides,” one Colombian said. “Right now, what worries me is the polarization that…
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The U.S. military has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors, the Defense Department said, amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack β which now number more than 60 β brings…
Tickets to the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup may be scarce and very expensive, but there are several ways soccer fans can watch all 104 matches scheduled across the United States, Mexico and Canada in the tournament now underway.Β “Imagine, with this World Cup, a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks,” U.S. team…
Β 1:56 AM U.S., Iran set to start second day of direct talks in Switzerland Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran were about to engage in a second day of talks Monday to solidify a permanent end to the war between the countries after a first day of mediation began with a rocky start. Mediators…
Barranquilla, Colombia β A flamboyant U.S.-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard right and sparking violent protests. With almost all the ballots counted, Abelardo de la Espriella held 49.66 percent of the vote versus left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda’s 48.70 percent. The 47-year-old’s slender…
Many people underestimate how much they spend on subscriptions and memberships. Consumers think they spend around $90 a month, according to one survey. But when asked to actually add up those recurring fees, the average came to $220 a month β more than twice as much. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick serve as acting director of National Intelligence,…
Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Russia has pledged to carry out frequent and “massive group strikes” against Ukraine shortly after Kyiv launched a barrage of drones on Moscow,…
Unlike the movies, where directors get the glory, TV directors sit lower in the hierarchy, below creators, producers and actors. In most series, which might employ several over a season, they are interchangeable β which isnβt to say they arenβt valuable, transforming words on a page into a four-dimensional living thing. But a director hired…