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Colombia's presidential election on June 1 pits left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda against right-wing opponents Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia, amid a surge in political violence. The race highlights deep divisions over how to address the country's long-running armed conflict, with Cepeda promoting a peace plan and his rivals calling for a tougher security approach.
Two campaign workers for right-wing presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella were shot dead in Meta, Colombia, two weeks before the May 31 election. The attack has sparked fears that political violence is undermining the democratic process as leftist frontrunner Ivan Cepeda leads the race.
At least four people have died in political clashes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP won a historic victory in West Bengal state. Police confirmed the violence erupted between rival party supporters in Kolkata and other districts after results were announced.
U.S. prosecutors confirmed the bullet that struck a Secret Service agent at the White House correspondents' dinner last month came from the gun of suspect Cole Tomas Allen, who is charged with plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump. Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro said the act was premeditated violence aimed at killing the president and anyone in the agent's path.
