Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia's presidential vote Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement salutes after voting during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026....

With no disarmament agreement, group says work to clear Gaza explosives hasn't begun With no disarmament agreement, group says work to clear Gaza explosives hasn't begun Audio will be available later today. The United Nations group that clears explosives from conflict zones tells NPR it has not started major clearing operations in...

US journalist pleads guilty to working as China's agentGetty ImagesA US journalist who had been living and working in China for over a decade has pleaded guilty in a US court to working as an illegal agent for the People's Republic of China (PRC).Thomas Weir Pauken II, 50, "admitted to being part of a conspiracy to obtain sensitive information from the US government" for China, US Assistant...

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 27 #846Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. I thought that the theme for today's NYT Strands puzzle was a bit unclear. Once I found a few...

Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster The AI boom has encouraged everyone and their uncle to launch a data center business. But spinning up a data center isn’t easy. Even if you solve the problem of securing the GPUs, network switches, and storage, you still have to get everything configured, running and be able to cater to customers’ various needs. Getting...