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Colombian prosecutors opened an investigation into the financing of Gustavo Petro’s 2022 presidential campaign, following a scandal that has already caused two top aides to step down.

Many of Donald Trump’s rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination have found plenty to criticize the former president about, but are lining up to support him after his indictment on federal charges.

Pakistan’s government presented a budget for the next financial year that looks to balance boosting economic growth with the tough conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund to revive a bailout program.

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., one of the world’s largest gold producers, has reduced activities “at times” within its Quebec mines since Tuesday due to air quality issues from wildfires sweeping across the Canadian province.

Citigroup Inc. is planning to cut 30 investment banking jobs and 20 more in its corporate banking unit in London in its latest wave of redundancies.

The skies in the eastern US are starting to become clearer, after smoke from the worst wildfires in Canadian history enveloped the region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s counteroffensive has “definitely” begun, though he said its military hadn’t achieved any breakthroughs during “very intense” battles in the past five days. “All the counteroffensive attempts made so far have failed,” Putin told reporters in Sochi on Friday in televised remarks. Ukraine’s “offensive potential” remains, he said, and Russian forces “will proceed from these realities in developing our actions in the near future.”

Boris Johnson secured prestigious titles for several key allies, including MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel and aides who worked in Downing Street during the “partygate” scandal, as the UK government published the former prime minister’s so-called resignation honors list.