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ABC News
11 hours ago
- Politics
- ABC News
Colombian senator and potential presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay shot in head at rally
Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a potential presidential contender, is in a critical condition after being shot in the head during a campaign event in Bogota. The 39-year-old conservative senator was speaking to supporters in the capital when a gunman shot him twice in the head and once in the knee before being detained. The Colombian attorney-general's office said in a statement that a minor, under the age of 15, was arrested carrying a "pistol-type firearm". Mr Uribe was airlifted to hospital and underwent a "neurosurgical" and "peripheral vascular procedure", the Santa Fe Clinic in Bogota reported. His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, wrote on her husband's X account that he was "fighting for his life". The government is offering some $730,000 as a reward for information in the case. The office of Colombia's president said the government "categorically and forcefully" rejected the violent attack, and called for a thorough investigation into the events. President Gustavo Petro, a leftist frequently criticised by Mr Uribe, said he sympathised with the senator's family in a message on X. "I don't know how to ease your pain. It is the pain of a mother lost, and of a homeland," he wrote. Mr Petro later said that the investigation would focus on finding who had ordered the attack. "For now there is nothing more than hypothesis," he said, adding that failures in security protocols would also be looked into. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US "condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted assassination" of Mr Uribe, blaming Mr Petro's "inflammatory rhetoric" for the violence. Mr Uribe, who is not yet an official presidential candidate for his right-wing Centro Democrático party, is from a prominent family in Colombia. His father was a businessperson and union leader. His mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was kidnapped in 1990 by an armed group under the command of the late drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar. She was killed during a rescue operation in 1991. Her father was president Julio Cesar Turbay, who led the country from 1978 to 1982. Supporters have gathered outside the Bogota hospital where Mr Uribe is being treated, lighting candles and clutching crucifixes as they pray for his recovery. His party said in a statement on Saturday that an "armed individual" had shot the senator from behind. The party's leader, former president Alvaro Uribe (who is not related to the senator) described the shooting as an attack against "a hope for the country". Colombia has for decades been embroiled in a conflict between leftist rebels, criminal groups descended from right-wing paramilitaries, and the government.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
NATO confirms Ukraine has been invited to summit in The Hague
NATO has announced that Ukraine has been invited to attend the summit of Alliance leaders, which will take place on 24-25 June in The Hague. Source: NATO official in a comment to European Pravda Details: The official stated that information about the agenda of the summit in The Hague will be made public at the appropriate time. However, he added that he could confirm that Ukraine will be in The Hague. Background: The day before, ANP reported that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had officially invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend the upcoming Alliance summit in The Hague, which had been in question for some time. The media wrote that the American side supposedly opposed inviting Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the NATO summit. However, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied this information. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Bloomberg
22-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Rubio Says Venezuela Oil License to End, in Setback for Chevron
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X that a Venezuela oil-export license will expire next Tuesday, defying earlier expectations that it would be extended. The tighter time frame would put pressure on Chevron Corp. 's operations in the sanctioned nation. The US oil giant has been a major contributor to Venezuela's economy in recent years, supplying about 20% of its output and contributing to the flow of dollars into the South American country.
Al Arabiya
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Rubio lands in Istanbul ahead of Russia Ukraine talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Istanbul on Friday ahead of the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years, an AFP correspondent said. Although Rubio was not expected to join the talks, which are slated to begin at 0930 GMT, he said he and other US officials would hold meetings with the Ukrainians and Russians during the morning.
Al Arabiya
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russia ‘completely ignoring' ceasefire proposal, Ukraine says
Russia is 'completely ignoring' a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Ukraine and European powers that was to have begun on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. Writing on X, Sybiha said he had spoken to European ministers meeting in London, and they had discussed steps that could be taken against Russia, including new sanctions against the Russian banking and energy sectors and the Russian central bank. He said they had also discussed new defense assistance packages for Ukraine. Sybiha also said he had a joint phone call with European foreign ministers and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to talk about the next steps in peace talks.
