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Suspects in Ecuador presidential candidate assassination are Colombians, say police

Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed less than two weeks before the election.

After rescuing 4 children from Amazon forest, operation restarts to find missing search dog

The Belgian Shepherd helped the rescue team reach the Cessna 206 aircraft, and was also credited for smelling out the kids using a feeding bottle of the youngest child.

Four Colombian children found alive weeks after plane they were on crashed in jungle

The siblings, who belong to an indigenous community, were rescued near the border between Colombia’s Caqueta and Guaviare provinces, close to where the small plane had crashed.

Energy, trade & climate change — EAM Jaishankar’s 9-day visit to Latin America puts focus on key issues

He's the 1st Indian foreign minister to make bilateral visit to Guyana, Panama, Colombia & Dominican Republic. It highlights the nations' significance in India’s foreign policy goals.

Growing problem? Colombia set to translocate late drug lord Pablo Escobar’s hippos to India, Mexico

Once required permits are granted, the Colombian government will translocate 70 of the animals — 60 to a rehabilitation centre in Gujarat, and 10 to a sanctuary in Mexico.

Modi govt must mend its act, else the rising ‘Pink Tide’ may sink the BJP juggernaut

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Environmental activist Francia Marquez elected Colombia’s 1st Black vice president

Afro-Colombian Marquez, ran on a ticket with President-elect Gustavo Petro – a former guerrilla – who will be the country’s first leftist leader.

Gabriel García Márquez named secret Mexican daughter after Indira Gandhi, UK report claims

The report came after the Colombian-born Nobel laureate’s extramarital affair with Mexican writer Susana Cato was revealed.

No, Pablo Escobar wasn’t ‘pioneer’ of Colombian drug trafficking. New book busts myths

Marijuana fuelled Colombian drug trade before cocaine was king, and it wasn’t inherently violent, as I found out while writing my book ‘Marijuana Boom’.

Promising cures found for Ebola and TB, and Bill Hader’s Tom Cruise deep fake goes viral

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

On Camera

Socialism hinders India’s industrial growth. We need free enterprise first

‘The tirade against capitalism is wholly unfounded. Capitalism as it has shaped during the past quarter of a century is a far better method of developing the economic resources of any country,’ wrote DN Hosali in 1956.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.