A truck bomb outside a police station in Cucuta injured eight officers and three civilians days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack near Colombia’s border with Venezuela.
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Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed has become a national test of the party’s divide between establishment pragmatism and progressive insurgency. The winner will likely face Republican Mike Rogers in a race central to Democrats’ hopes of controlling the Senate.
A phased agreement for Hamas to disarm as Israel withdraws from Gaza has been welcomed internationally but faces major political, security and implementation hurdles. Hamas says disarmament depends on Israel ending hostilities, while key Israeli figures have rejected elements of the draft.
New York sued Kalshi, alleging the prediction market is an illegal gambling operation that lets users, including people under 21, wager on sports, elections and other events. Kalshi says it is federally licensed and calls the lawsuit political theater.
Trump defended a proposed $1.8 billion Justice Department fund for his supporters as Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general remains stalled. Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are demanding written assurances before backing the nomination.
Spain deployed troops and police to Ceuta after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco, with at least 34 deaths reported. The crisis prompted mass returns, calls for legal changes in Spain and demands for tighter border controls across Europe.
The High Court dismissed a residents’ challenge to China’s planned 20,000-square-metre embassy complex at Royal Mint Court in London. Residents say they will appeal, citing security, human rights and fire safety concerns.
Election officials in California, Nevada and Pennsylvania are demanding that DHS explain how it identified alleged noncitizens on voter rolls without access to states’ unredacted voter data. DHS has not publicly detailed its methodology, and New Jersey’s own review found far fewer cases than the federal claim.