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President Rodrigo Paz's state of emergency has eased crippling blockades, but a fatal air force crash and unresolved tensions in Evo Morales's heartland keep the country on edge.
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has emerged narrowly ahead in Colombia's presidential runoff, a result his leftwing rival has vowed to challenge in the courts.
Auditors have found the Home Office's flagship large-site accommodation costs more per night than hotels while delivering fewer beds — a finding that lands as parties sharpen rival deportation pledges ahead of the next election.
With Sir Keir Starmer announcing his resignation, the battle to succeed him will be fought partly over asylum, deportations and whether Britain should stay in the ECHR.