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Colombia to restart peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombia to restart peace talks with ELN rebels

Colombia's government gave the green light on Friday to resume peace talks with the country's largest remaining rebel force, a key electoral promise that brought leftist President Gustavo Petro to power earlier this week. Prior talks failed to make it beyond the exploratory stage after right-wing former president Ivan Duque took power in August 2018.

US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct air, sea transits
US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct air, sea transits

The United States will boost trade with Taiwan in response to China's "provocative" behaviour, the White House said Friday, as it insisted on the right of air and sea passage through the tense strait. Campbell said that the United States would also reassert its right to use international air and sea space between Taiwan and China.

North Korea lifts mask mandate after Covid 'victory'
North Korea lifts mask mandate after Covid 'victory'

North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over Covid-19. North Korea declared a "shining victory" over Covid earlier this week just months after announcing its first cases in May.