Trump, Colombia
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Colombia edges DR Congo 1-0
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First came President Trump’s “complete and total endorsement” of Abelardo De La Espriella, the right-wing candidate in Colombia’s presidential election. Then came the supp
After initially challenging the results, Colombia's leftist candidate conceded a razor-thin loss to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella.
Over the past year, Trump has ordered strikes killing more than 150 people on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, launched a right-wing regional alliance dubbed the Shield of the Americas, and captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a raid on Caracas.
Colombia's illegal cocaine trade generated more revenue than the country's oil exports in 2024, becoming its largest source of foreign currency.
Colombia outlasted Congo in a Group K match powered again by Daniel Muñoz. The South American side clinched a spot in the Round of 32 with the win.
