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For the first time, Colombia will have a black woman vice president, as voters decide on Sunday between a pair of rival candidates aiming to make history in the South American nation. Colombians head to the polls for a run-off to choose their new president,

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As It Happens: Political crisis in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses Colombia of being behind an "attack" with an explosive-laden drone he said targeted him on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time). Speaking shortly after state television showed him cut off mid-speech in front of a Caracas military parade by a bang, Maduro says a "flying object exploded in front of me" and blamed the incident on Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos. "It was an attack to kill me, they tried to assassinate me today," Maduro says in a state broadcast. "I have no doubt that the name Juan Manuel Santos is behind this attack." — AFP

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Colombia recalls ambassador to Nicaragua over Ortega comments

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Russia says military aid to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Russia has promised that military equipment given to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia, destabilize Latin America or end up in the hands of illegal armed groups, Colombia's Foreign Minister and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez said. We need there not to be even the smallest risk that military cooperation which exists between Russia and Venezuela, and has for a long time, could eventually, because of carelessness or whatever reason, lead to any Russian military equipment being in the hands of illegal armed groups which are present on the border, Ramirez told journalists Monday night after a meeting with Russian ambassador Nikolay Tavdumadze and other officials. The Russian ambassador has expressed to us that no military cooperation of Russia with Venezuela will ever be used for any military action against Colombia, nor any country in Latin America, nor to affect the stability of the region, she added. Colombia's Defense Minister Diego Molano said last week that Venezuela was moving troops to the countries' border with technical assistance from Russia and Iran, calling the possible deployment foreign interference. Molano, citing intelligence sources, said there were troop movements opposite Colombia's Arauca province, which has seen fierce fighting between National Liberation Army (ELN) guerillas and former FARC rebels for control of the drugs trade. Colombian officials at the meeting between Ramirez and Tavdumadze, including Molano, asked Russia to guarantee that final-use agreements for weapons are enforced, so they cannot be used by third parties, Colombia's foreign ministry said in a statement. Tavdumadze, also speaking after the meeting, said the situation had been resolved and conversations would continue through diplomatic channels. The Colombian government accuses Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of sheltering FARC dissidents who reject a 2016 peace deal as well as the ELN, something he has repeatedly denied. Arauca province is facing a wave of increased violence, with at least two dozen people killed recently in clashes and a car bombing. (Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing by Paul Simao)