paramilitaries

Colombians will vote in a presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella, both of whom have personal histories linked to far-right paramilitaries. The paramilitaries, formed by rightwing landowners and others, were central to a decades-long armed conflict that caused nearly half a million deaths.

A car exploded outside a police station in Dunmurry, Belfast, with police attributing the attack to the New IRA and stating it demonstrates ongoing 'murderous intent' by paramilitaries. No injuries were reported, but the incident is being treated as attempted murder.