Colombia and Venezuela launched a joint operation to counter guerrilla groups that are fighting in the mountainous northeastern Catatumbo region. The violence broke out after the National Liberation Army (ELN) targeted rival armed groups and their alleged sympathizers in an attempt to assert control over a swath of the border region that is home to coca plantations that supply much of the world’s cocaine.
Colombia, Venezuela launch joint operation to counter guerrilla groups
Gaza experiences World Cup from afar as local players face ongoing struggles
In Gaza City, Ali Tafesh, an amputee football player for Gaza Al-Irada, trains in the damaged Palestine Stadium. As Gaza prepares for the World Cup,
World Cup teams, players and officials face US visa denials and delays
Concerns over US visa denials for World Cup participants intensify as Somali referee Omar Artan is ordered back to Istanbul despite holding a valid visa.