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...“Our sincere congratulations on the re-election of President Vladimir Putin,” Díaz-Canel posted on X....
...The father of Liverpool FC winger Luis Díaz has been freed 13 days after being kidnapped in Colombia by rebels belonging to the National Liberation Army guerrilla group....
...Since then, five of her relatives have been reported missing, including her daughter Miranda Díaz San Miguel and her ex-husband Victor Díaz....
...Colombia’s interior ministry on Thursday confirmed Díaz’s father, Luis Manuel Díaz, is being held by the ELN and that the ceasefire in place with the group amid negotiations is now “at risk”....
...The ELN on Saturday said the release of Díaz had been complicated by military operations in the area, which the military denied....
...Banana, shrimp and coffee exports from the wider region had been hit, said Juan Carlos Díaz-Granados, executive director of Guayaquil’s chamber of commerce....
...Luis Manuel Díaz was released unharmed on November 9 but about 25 other hostages remain in ELN captivity, according to non-party conflict monitoring group Cerac....
...In a nation where the word “peace” has been excessively deployed to the point of meaninglessness, Joe Daniels’ article “Colombian rebel group releases father of footballer Luis Díaz” (Report, November 9)...
...“I voted for Luisa because she can bring Correa back to Ecuador,” said Anita Diaz, an unemployed mother of two. “When Correa was president Ecuador was safer and richer.”...
...Plus, we have a new documentary on how US President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law changed the world....
...“If Brussels forces Uber to reclassify drivers and couriers across the EU, we could expect to see a 50-70 per cent reduction in the number of work opportunities,” Anabel Díaz, head of Uber’s mobility division...
...Columnist Edward Luce praises US president Joe Biden for soothing tensions between Washington and Beijing....
...“Castillo is our legitimate president,” said Wilmer Díaz, a taxi driver from the capital. “Boluarte shouldn’t be there, congress should be closed.”...
...At least $34bn has been announced to develop the continent’s EV supply chain since the bill was signed by US President Joe Biden, according to BloombergNEF, underscoring the region’s prime position to cash...
...The flood of cash has helped Caruso gain ground in recent weeks against his opponent, California congresswoman Karen Bass, a progressive Democrat who has been endorsed by president Joe Biden and former president...
...Whether driving in their own armour-plated vehicles (Joe Biden) or cramming into a bus with other leaders (most Europeans and the Japanese imperial couple), leaders will pay their last respects to the global...
...“Today this is a majority Latino city that has been clear about what policies it prefers,” Diaz said....
...A tightly controlled, one-party system and centrally planned economy gives Díaz-Canel few options for tackling a spiralling emergency, a task complicated by the unexpectedly tough line from President Joe...
...“These latest sanctions are a double-edged sword,” said Carlos Torres Diaz, head of power market research at Rystad Energy....
...Joe Biden’s response was notable for its harsh tone. He called for “the Cuban regime to hear their people and serve their needs . . . rather than enriching themselves”....
...Díaz-Canel’s administration had hoped that Biden would revive the Obama-era policy of detente with Havana....
...US president Joe Biden called on Cuba’s communist government to respond to protesters who staged the island’s biggest demonstrations in decades, saying they had issued a “clarion call for freedom”....
...President Joe Biden has surprised some Cuba-watchers by keeping in place tighter Trump-era embargo restrictions on the island and criticising Havana harshly....
...It is time for Joe Biden to face down the Cuban-American lobby and ease restrictions on remittances and direct flights now....
...They are demanding that Joe Biden’s administration maintain Trump-era sanctions to keep pressure on Havana while, via social media, they urge Cubans to revolt....
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