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Venezuela twin earthquakes: Death toll nears 1,500 mark as the calamity affects millions
•The death toll in Venezuela's twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 Saturday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs, as the first US aid flights landed in Caracas
Colombia’s Bukele moment: A new war on the cartels begins
Monjorika Bose •The question is not whether Abelardo de la Espriella is willing to fight the cartels. Everyone knows he is. The real question is whether the Colombian state is still strong enough to win
Venezuela twin earthquakes: Death toll crosses 200 mark as rescue ops enter second day
Fp Staff •The rescue teams operating in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes are racing against time to find survivors after dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble, with thousands of people now feared dead.
Globe at a glance: From Iran's strike on a vessel to Venezuela rescue ops
Fp Staff •Your window to world news: Iran struck a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, Venezuela rescue operations enter second day as thousands fear dead, all this and much more in today's edition of Globa at a glance
Brazil's top senator, close to Lula, resigns over alleged involvement in banking scam
•The Brazilian government's top Senate representative on Wednesday resigned his post over a probe into his alleged involvement in a banking scam just months ahead of high-stakes presidential elections.
Trump-backed millionaire candidate wins razor-tight Colombian presidential poll, swinging country to right
•A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.
Cuba unveils 200 historic free-market reforms amid economic pressure from the US
Fp Staff •Amid the growing economic crisis, Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms, aiming to secure the communist nation from a severe crisis aggravated by a US oil blockade.
Venezuela govt holds US-backed talks with opposition as the country mulls a democratic transition
•Members of Venezuela's interim government met with the country's opposition party Thursday to discuss a 'roadmap for a dialogue on a democratic transition,' the US State Department said.
Peru presidential runoff too close to call as vote counting continues
Fp Staff •Vote counting continued across Peru after the country's presidential runoff election failed to produce an immediate winner, with conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori holding an early lead over congressman Roberto Sanchez.
Top US General Dan Caine visits Venezuela five months after Maduro's capture
•Top US general Dan Caine visited Venezuela on Wednesday and met with leaders of the interim government, five months after American forces seized the country's president, his office said.