Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate Abelardo De la Espriella secured 43.7% in the first round of voting compared with 40.9% for leftwing Senator Ivan Cepeda.

The Israeli occupation army continues to expand its control within the Gaza Strip, coinciding with an escalation of its daily bloody attacks against Palestinians, in an attempt to impose a new reality on the ground.

“Israel’s” post–October 7 exclusion of Palestinian workers led to a major labor shift, replacing them with foreign workers while still relying on Palestinians in reduced and informal ways, revealing economic disruption and the limits of full labor substitution.

Israeli bulldozers tore down dozens of Palestinian shops on the edge of a town southeast of Jerusalem this week, clearing land ahead of a settlement-linked road project in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian education in the West Bank is being eroded by violence, restrictions, demolitions, and financial crisis, disrupting schooling and endangering its future.