Colombia president-elect Duque picks peace pact critic as defense chief

Colombia's right-wing President-elect Ivan Duque announced a controversial appointment as defense minister on Tuesday, choosing a vocal critic of the 2016 peace agreement with FARC rebels. The 70-year-old entrepreneur Guillermo Botero, a lawyer by profession, has no experience in security matters. "We're going to have a new defense minister, a defense...

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