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Media Executives See More Deals, Less Regulation Under Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Media Executives See More Deals, Less Regulation Under Trump

Live Mint  

Media executives see the possibility for more mergers and deregulation enabling the growth of broadcast and TV empires with the election of Republican Donald Trump to the US presidency. “That would provide a real positive and accelerated impact on this industry that’s needed.” Media and telecom executives have begun weighing in on what a second Trump presidency may mean for …

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Real estate magnate who came close to winning Colombia’s presidential election dies from cancer
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Real estate magnate who came close to winning Colombia’s presidential election dies from cancer

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Rodolfo Hernández, a controversial real estate magnate and anti-corruption crusader who came close to winning Colombia’s presidential election two years ago, has died from colon cancer at a hospital near the city of Bucaramanga, his doctors said Monday in a statement. Hernández, a civil engineer and former mayor of Bucaramanga, surprised Colombians in 2022 when he made …

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Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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. Petro said at the time that his tardiness was due to “information that had to be corroborated with the United States …

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Colombia will suspend coal exports to Israel over war in Gaza
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Colombia will suspend coal exports to Israel over war in Gaza

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel over the war in Gaza, as relations sour between two countries that were once close military and commercial allies. According to Colombia’s National Statistics Department, coal exports to Israel were worth more than $320 million in the first eight months of …

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Argentina and Colombia avert a diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents’ war of words
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina and Colombia avert a diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents’ war of words

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina and Colombia have agreed to end a diplomatic spat that escalated over right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei’s visceral attack on his leftist counterpart in Colombia last week, prompting the country to order the expulsion of Argentine diplomats. In a joint statement late Sunday, the foreign ministries of the two Latin American nations said they “have taken …

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Argentina and Colombia avert diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents’ war of words
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina and Colombia avert diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents’ war of words

LA Times  

Argentina and Colombia have agreed to end a diplomatic spat that escalated over right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei’s visceral attack on his leftist counterpart in Colombia last week, prompting the country to order the expulsion of Argentine diplomats. In a joint statement late Sunday, the foreign ministries of the two Latin American nations said they “have taken concrete steps to …

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Argentina’s Milei trades barbs with Mexican and Colombian leaders, ratcheting up tensions
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina’s Milei trades barbs with Mexican and Colombian leaders, ratcheting up tensions

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES — Mudslinging between Latin American populist leaders dragged on Thursday, after days of Argentina’s President Javier Milei needling his leftist counterparts in Mexico and Colombia — coming to a head with a diplomatic blow the night before. Since right-wing Milei stepped into the political spotlight last year, he has regularly traded barbs with Colombian President Gustavo Petro and …

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Colombian president’s statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

Colombian president’s statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them and hamper Colombia’s ability to fight drug traffickers and rebels, security analysts say. Analysts in Bogota say that the suspension could jeopardize several contracts, including a $5 million deal between Colombia’s Defense Ministry and Israeli company IAI to …

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Colombian president's statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

Colombian president's statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Analysts in Bogota say that …

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Opinion: Struggles between Gustavo Petro and Colombia’s media stir Latin American populism
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Struggles between Gustavo Petro and Colombia’s media stir Latin American populism

LA Times  

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, right, gives a thumb’s up alongside other presidents at the Andean Community Summit in Lima, Peru, Monday, August 29, 2022. “Journalists live in a permanent state of threats and intimidation,” Guatemalan journalist Julia Corado told an international media outlet. However, Colombia’s regional media outlets face many pressures, according to the Foundation for Freedom of the Press, …

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Colombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe
1 year, 4 months ago

Colombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe

Al Jazeera  

Nicolas Petro taken into custody on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment. Colombian police have arrested the president’s son on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment as part of a high-profile probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s election campaign. The chief prosecutor’s office said in a statement that Nicolas Petro and his ex-wife Daysuris Vazquez …

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ELN rebel group denies ceasefire with Colombian government
1 year, 11 months ago

ELN rebel group denies ceasefire with Colombian government

Al Jazeera  

President Gustavo Petro has asserted that five armed groups, including the ELN, committed to six months of peace through June. “The ELN Dialogue Delegation has not discussed any proposal for a bilateral ceasefire with the government of Gustavo Petro,” the ELN wrote in a press release. “A unilateral government decree cannot be accepted as an agreement.” The ELN made the …

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