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This pushes the sum donated by Japan for this initiative to at least 47 libraries and roughly 10.6 trillion pesos since 2010.

Iván Duque won convincingly in a second-round run off election over leftwing candidate Gustavo Petro, a controversial former M-19 guerrilla member.

Colombians today will put either rightwing candidate Iván Duque or leftist Gustavo Petro in office for the next four years.

The Colombian National Team will play two matches in Russia that start at 7 am and 9 am local time.

"We cannot remain bystanders to this human tragedy,” said Christos Stylianides of the European Union.

Fajardo's decision to not support Gustavo Petro in the June 17 election is a setback for the leftist candidate.

Though the country is advancing its relationship with the alliance in other ways, "Colombia will not conduct tactical operations with NATO," said Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas.

Petro narrowly beat out third-place finisher Sergio Fajardo by around 260,000 votes out of more than 19.6 million cast.

Rightwing candidate Iván Duque, the protege of former President Álvaro Uribe, was the frontrunner in the last major poll before the election.

The failure of a massive, under-construction hydroelectric dam in Colombia has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.