The World Cup is underway! Have you kept up with headlines off the field, too?

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The World Cup is underway! Have you kept up with headlines off the field, too?

1. Right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia’s presidential runoff election on Sunday. Which world leader endorsed him ahead of the vote?

U.S. President Donald Trump

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro

Russian President Vladimir Putin

De la Espriella has promised to build megaprisons like those in El Salvador, though experts warn that approach is unlikely to work in Colombia, Christina Noriega wrote last week.

2. Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he would step down from his role as U.K. prime minister. When was he first elected?

Starmer’s timidity upon entering office doomed him from the start, John Kampfner argued in May.

3. Authorities in South Sudan on Monday set a date for the country’s first election since achieving independence in 2011. In what month is the vote set to occur?

The contest, originally planned for 2015, has been postponed five times due to........

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