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Clean up begins on Venezuela-Colombia border after unrest

Venezuelan migrants on Sunday helped clean debris from a bridge where troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro a day earlier fired tear gas on activists trying to deliver humanitarian aid in violent clashes that left two people dead and some…

By Christine Armario, Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press

Presidential candidate Ivan Duque speaks to supporters after winning the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia on June 17. Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters

Colombia’s president-elect seeks unity after polarizing vote

BOGOTA, Colombia — President-elect Ivan Duque appealed for unity after winning a runoff election over a leftist firebrand whose ascent shook Colombia's political establishment and laid bare deep divisions over the nation's peace process.

By Christine Armario, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

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