Politics Aug 13 Pence to begin Latin America tour as global crises grow By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Politics May 19 President Trump says he’s ‘very close’ to naming an FBI director An announcement could come today, the soft deadline Trump set for himself. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
World May 18 WATCH: President Trump holds joint news conference with Colombia’s president President Donald Trump welcomes the president of Colombia to the White House for their first official meeting. By News Desk
World Dec 01 Colombia’s Congress ratifies retooled peace deal The Colombian Congress ratified a revised peace agreement between the government and FARC rebels Wednesday night. By News Desk
World Nov 24 Watch 3:32 Amidst violence, Colombia signs new peace deal with FARC rebels Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a new peace deal with FARC rebels on Thursday, weeks after voters rejected an earlier agreement in a referendum. John Yang talks with special correspondent Nadja Drost about the changes in this latest deal,… By PBS NewsHour
Oct 31 Watch 9:39 Can Colombia rework its FARC deal without jeopardizing peace? By PBS NewsHour Colombia was on the verge of ending one of the most violent civil wars in Latin America just slightly more than a month ago, when the deal was narrowly rejected by a voter referendum. President Juan Manuel Santos now faces… Continue watching
Oct 31 Colombia’s president: I’m ‘trying to unite the country’ after rejected peace vote By News Desk Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos tells the PBS NewsHour, "I went out and recognized the result" after voters rejected a peace deal with FARC rebels, "which is what any president and any citizen should do." Watch more on tonight's PBS… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:30 Rejected FARC deal earns Colombian president the Nobel Peace Prize By PBS NewsHour On Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to negotiate a treaty with the guerrilla group FARC and put an end to the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere. The honor was… Continue watching
Oct 07 Colombian president gets this year’s Nobel Peace Prize By Larisa Epatko Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to forge an agreement with FARC rebels to end the country’s 52-year civil war. Just last Sunday, Colombians rejected that landmark deal, sending it back to… Continue reading
Sep 27 Colombian president signs historic peace deal with FARC rebels. What’s next? By Larisa Epatko It was a historic moment: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos shaking hands after signing a peace agreement on Monday with Rodrigo Londono, the FARC rebel leader once hunted in the jungles of Colombia. Continue reading