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It was an historic moment: the formal peace agreement made in Havana to end 52 years of civil war in Colombia.

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The Colombian government has defended the peace deal agreed on Wednesday under which leftist FARC rebels will give up their armed struggle and join the political…

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After 52 years of fighting and four years of negotiations Latin America’s longest running conflict has officially ended.

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Venezuela reopens Colombian border to allow people to buy basic goods

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During a brief border opening tens of thousands of Venezuelans flooded into neighbouring Colombia to buy food and medicine not available in their economically troubled country.

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The signing of the historic ceasefire deal between so-called FARC rebels and the Colombian government marks one of the final steps towards a full peace deal in the…

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