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Colombia election: Leftist rebel v businessman

Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández took the top two spots in the country’s presidential election on Sunday and will face run-off in June

A left wing former rebel, Gustavo Petro, and a populist businessman, Rodolfo Hernandez, have gone through to a final round of voting in three weeks' time that will decide Colombia's next president.

European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels today for a summit overshadowed by the bloc’s failure to agree a ban on Russian oil imports.

And the United Nations has warned Sri Lanka's authorities against using excessive force at peaceful protests over the nation's growing economic crisis.

50 minutes

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Mon 30 May 2022 06:06GMT

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  • Mon 30 May 2022 06:06GMT