Colombia’s president extends ceasefire with FARC rebels through yearend

‘Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has extended a ceasefire with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) through the end of the year in order to give more time for a peace deal rejected by voters.
Santos made the announcement about the extension with Colombia’s largest rebel group during a televised speech on Thursday.
The original ceasefire, which was put in place in August, was nullified when the peace accord was narrowly rejected in a referendum earlier this month.’
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