the eln, has said it s willing to resume peace talks with the government once the new president, gustavo petro, takes office in august. mr petro himself a former rebel has become the country s first left wing leader after winning sunday s presidential election. now on bbc news, katy watson reports from the falklands, as argentina accuses the uk of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands off the coast of south america. recording now. i was started by a dictator, an unpopular nationalist fighting against communism. it s
all of this has raised questions about whether the un should be allowed to handle complaints internally, something which it currently does. sima kotecha, bbc news. colombia s last recognisable guerilla group, the eln, has said it s willing to resume peace talks with the government once the new president, gustavo petro, takes office in august. mr petro himself a former rebel has become the country s first left wing leader after winning sunday s presidential election. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from bogota. this is the new face of colombia. a former rebel turned president. and beside him, a woman born into poverty who will now be the country s
of the union is to continue to call for dialogue to end the conflict. the biggest strike on britain s railways for more than 30 years is underway, with most of the network expected to be brought to a standstill. last minute talks between the railway workers union and employers failed. the strike is over pay, pensions and working conditions. the unions have rejected pay offers totalling 3% at a time of soaring inflation. 120,000 people have been protesting in the georgian capital, tbilisi, in support of the country s bid to become a member of the european union. on friday, the european commission recommended eu candidate status for ukraine and moldova, but said georgia s application should be deferred. colombia s last recognisable guerilla group, the eln, has said it s willing to resume peace talks
Ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro elected Colombia's first ever left-wing president after defeating millionaire businessman rival Rodolfo Hernández in run-off.