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  "id": 284695,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T23:20:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/trump-ally-de-la-espriella-sworn-in-as-colombia-president/"
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  "summary": "Abelardo de la Espriella has been sworn in as Colombia's president. According to Punch Nigeria, he promised to combat drug-running guerrillas and strengthen ties with the US.\n\nThe swearing-in ceremony took place in Cali, Colombia's third largest city, under extreme security precautions, as reported by Colombia Reports. De la Espriella was sworn in by the president of Congress, Senator Honorio Henriquez of the far-right Democratic Center party. The ceremony was attended by the Spanish King Felipe VI, multiple heads of state from Latin America, and over 60 ambassadors.\n\nThe event was boycotted by the leftist Historic Pact party of former President Gustavo Petro, with some members, including Senator Ivan Cepeda, objecting to De la Espriella's US citizenship and alleged alliance with the US, as reported by Colombia Reports and El Pais.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-07T10:30:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}