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The foreign minister annulled the bidding process after a company already involved in Colombian passport production tendered an offer. To produce passports urgently, the government permitted the company to continue printing while making preparations for a new tender round.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to transform long-marginalized rural and conflict areas and new peace efforts were the highlights of his first year in office, the U.N. special envoy for the South American country said

A summit meant to reinvigorate talks between the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro and opposition political parties, attended by representatives from 19 countries and the European Union, produced no concrete results on Tuesday, though a further meeting was planned.

A former Colombian rebel leader who now heads a political party has addressed the U.N. Security Council for the first time