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Authorities in Bogotá temporarily closed a major motorway early Friday after a large flag of the National Liberation Army (ELN) was discovered near the city’s northern entrance. The flag, seen as an act of intimidation before the morning rush hour, was spotted by a road concession worker on AutoNorte at approximately 1:30 AM.

The political landscape in Colombia hasbeen rockedby a wave of high-profile resignations following President GustavoPetro’sdecision to broadcast a cabinet meeting in which he appeared alongside incoming Chief of Staff Armando Benedetti.The fallout hasnot onlydeepened internal fractures withinPetro’sgovernmentbut has alsoignited fierce backlash from some of his closest allies, many of whom viewBenedetti’sappointment as a destabilizing move that threatens theadministration’scredibility.

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