BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Supreme Court has ordered the country's interior minister to testify in a corruption probe and the Constitutional Court struck down the creation of the equality ministry in a double blow for the government of President Gustavo Petro.
The courts' decisions - released late on Wednesday - topped a torrid 24 hours for Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, after two magistrates from the National Electoral Council called for... (continue reading...)
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) -The world's biggest live music event, the Eurovision Song Contest, is taking place in Sweden this week with 37 participating countries.
Roughly 100,000 visitors from 89 countries are expected in host city Malmo during the week for the 68th edition of the competition, along with large protests against Israel's participation due to the war in Gaza.
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is open to paying its $10 billion debt to China, lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of President Nicolas Maduro, told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.
Venezuela's relationship with China is "foolproof and weatherproof," Maduro Guerra said, adding that Chinese companies are open to investing in the South American country.
Maduro Guerra's father is running for re-election... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles joked he had been "allowed out of his cage" on Thursday as the British monarch visited a military training college on his latest engagement since returning to public duties after his cancer diagnosis.
"I do apologise for taking you by surprise, but when this opportunity appeared and I had been allowed out of my cage, I wanted to come and see," he told soldiers as he met staff and their families at the 3 Royal School Of... (continue reading...)
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's markets fell on Thursday after the central bank cut rates in a split decision that saw appointees of the current government advocating for a larger reduction, sparking concerns of a forthcoming dovish monetary policy influenced by politics.
The Brazilian real weakened over 1% against the dollar while the yield curve on interest rate futures steepened, with longer-term futures jumping as much as 30 basis points.
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