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Colombians go to the polls to elect a new Congress with a resurgent right, bitterly opposed to a peace deal that allows leftist former rebels to participate, expected to poll strongly. IMAGES
Colombians narrowly reject a peace agreement referendum seeking to end half a century of guerrilla war between the government and FARC rebels. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Colombians narrowly voted to reject a peace deal with FARC guerrillas in a referendum, dashing President Juan Manuel Santos' painstakingly negotiated plan to end the 52-year war.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is 'confident' his ruling Conservative Party can win general elections expected later this year, despite trailing the main opposition Labour in polls. SOUNDBITE
Right-wing lawyer Jose Raul Mulino accepts victory as Panama's president-elect with 34% of the vote, nine points above his immediate follower, announced the Electoral Tribunal after 90% of the polling stations had been counted. "I accept the results expressed, which represent the will of the majority of Panamanians within our democracy," he says. SOUNDBITE