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  "id": 263969,
  "title": "Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella takes office, vows war on guerrillas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/colombias-abelardo-de-la-espriella-takes-office-vows-war-on-guerrillas",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-07T10:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260807-colombia-s-abelardo-de-la-espriella-takes-office-vows-war-on-guerrillas"
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  "summary": "Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office August 8, vowing to launch a war on drug gangs and cosy up to the United States. The former lawyer won June's run-off election by less than a percentage point. He's a right-wing populist in the mould of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and Argentina's Javier Milei, and is being sworn in in an unusual location.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Colombia Reports",
        "title": "As De la Espriella takes office, his US-backed security policy for Colombia is raising questions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/as-de-la-espriella-takes-office-his-us-backed-security-policy-for",
        "published": "2026-08-03T13:18:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Colombia greets Abelardo de la Espriella in a state of political tension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/colombia-recibe-a-abelardo-de-la-espriella-en-estado-de-crispacion",
        "published": "2026-08-07T04:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Colombia's far-right president Abelardo de la Espriella takes office, promising break with tradition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/colombias-far-right-president-abelardo-de-la-espriella-takes-office",
        "published": "2026-08-07T10:44:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Trump ally de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-ally-de-la-espriella-sworn-in-as-colombia-president",
        "published": "2026-08-07T23:20:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Colombia: Trump ally De la Espriella takes office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/colombia-trump-ally-de-la-espriella-takes-office",
        "published": "2026-08-08T00:31:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US announces US$1bil security package for Colombia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-announces-us-1bil-security-package-for-colombia",
        "published": "2026-08-08T04:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US pledges $1 billion security aid to Colombia as Trump-endorsed president takes office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-pledges-1-billion-security-aid-to-colombia-as-trump-endorsed",
        "published": "2026-08-08T06:16:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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