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Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:47:18 +0000Colombia and Ecuador recall ambassadors as tensions over drug trafficking escalate
The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador recalled their ambassadors amid insults about their politically opposed government’s roles in the international drug trade. Bilateral relations all but broke down earlier this week after Colombian Presiden...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:43:23 +0000How Colombia plants to curb effects of Middle East war, central bank interest rate hikes
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said it would try to mitigate effects of the latest war in the Middle East and a recent Central Bank decision to increase interest rate. In a televised address to the nation, Petro announced multiple measures...
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:28:09 +0000US and Ecuador fabricating drug trafficking charges against Colombia’s president: audio
The US government and Ecuadorean authorities are conspiring to “take down” Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro after leaving office, according to a recording leaked to Spanish newspaper El Pais. In the recording, an Ecuadorean offici...
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:52:00 +0000Petro claims logistics firm seeks to alter Colombia’s election results to secure far-right victory
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that the firm in charge of the logistics of Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections of negotiating fraud with far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. In a post on social media platform X, P...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:20:04 +0000Colombia’s Central Bank serves who exactly?
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:54:53 +0000Bogotá’s Museo Santa Clara opens provocative exhibition exploring queer spirituality and colonial memory
In the gilded stillness of one of Bogotá’s most striking colonial spaces, a new exhibition is quietly unsettling centuries-old certainties. Entonces llamó a un arcángel, the latest show by Colombian artist David Felipe Escobar, opens this week a...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:10:24 +0000‘Invisible narco’ who enabled Tren de Aragua’s entry into Bogotá captured in police operation
Colombian authorities have captured the alleged crime boss “Mison,” also known as the “invisible narco”, who played a key role in facilitating the arrival of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua in the capital Bogotá The suspect, als...
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:54:55 +0000Petro severs ties with Central Bank after Colombia rate rise
President Gustavo Petro has triggered a rare institutional confrontation with the Central Bank after he ordered to “break relations” following an modest interest rate increase, raising concerns over economic policy independence just two...
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:28:02 +0000Petro faces fresh political crisis after leaked audios link officials to alleged smuggler
Fresh audio revelations broadcast by Noticias Caracol have triggered a political storm in Colombia, implicating senior government-linked figures in alleged secret contacts with one of the country’s most notorious smugglers, Diego Marín Buitrago. T...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:05:54 +0000Colombia on brink of outlawing female genital mutilation in landmark vote
Colombia is on the verge of banning female genital mutilation (FGM), as lawmakers advance legislation that would outlaw a practice still reported in parts of the country, making it the only nation in Latin America where cases have been documented. In...