Spain's Rajoy: Colombia, FARC to Ratify Deal on Sept 26

Colombia's government will ratify a peace accord with the Marxist rebel group FARC on Sept. 26, Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday after talking to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Santos's government reached a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, on Aug. 25 to end a five-decade war. The deal still has to go to a plebiscite vote on Oct. 2. "I had the chance to speak on Monday with [Santos] to...

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