Colombia

Colombia

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:00:55 +0000
The 10 candidates who vie to become the left’s presidential candidate in Colombia’s 2026 elections
Colombia’s ruling left-wing coalition, Pacto Historico, has put forward 10 candidates who will compete in the primary ahead of the 2026 elections. The names put forward include multiple allies of the current President Gustavo Petro, former official...

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:42:34 +0000
Colombia’s former president under fire over trip to Israel
Former president Ivan Duque came under fire after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Duque went to Israel to promote his wife’s foundation and the business interests of the Gilinski olig...

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:17:48 +0000
Minor who assassinated Miguel Uribe sentenced to 7 years in prison
A Bogota court sentenced the minor who assassinated Senator Miguel Uribe of the far-right Centro Democratico party to seven years in prison. Because he is a minor, the 15-year-old assassin will not serve his sentence in an ordinary prison, but a dete...

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:22:44 +0000
Colombia to progressively impose sanctions on Israel, promote Palestinian rights
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered all state institutions to end complicity with Israel’s apartheid policies and genocide in Palestine. In the directive, Petro ordered government institutions to impose sanctions on Israel and to e...

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:01:20 +0000
Court to revise Colombia’s attempt to boost legal border economy with Venezuela
Colombia’s Constitutional Court agreed to revise the legality of a deal between Bogota and Caracas that seeks to stimulate the legal economy on the border with Venezuela. An anonymous plaintiff challenged the agreement to create a “specia...

Colombia Bogota

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:49:11 +0000
Kidnapped Soldiers in Colombia’s Guaviare Running Low on Food and Water
Thirty-four Colombian soldiers have been held hostage for over four days in Guaviare after clashes with FARC dissidents. Surrounded by civilians, they face dwindling food and water supplies as government and international mediators work to secure the...

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:35:40 +0000
U.S. Sends Nuclear Submarine USS Newport News toward Venezuela
The United States deployed the nuclear submarine USS Newport News and cruiser USS Lake Erie to the Caribbean, escalating tensions with Venezuela. Caracas responded with warship and troop deployments, and lodged a U.N. complaint accusing Washington of...

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:26:32 +0000
Bogotá Strikes a Chord with Bach 340 Festival
Bogotá launches the first edition of Bogotá Concertante – Bach 340 (27–31 August 2025), a festival with 20 concerts, workshops and masterclasses across libraries, museums and theaters. Most events are free, celebrating Bach’s legacy and Colom...

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:07:41 +0000
Petro Under Pressure as Venezuela Moves 15,000 Troops Toward Border
Tensions are rising across the hemisphere after Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that 15,000 troops will be sent to the border with Colombia as the U.S Navy presence in the Caribbean intensifies.

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:24:17 +0000
Terror Attacks Across Colombia Kill 19, Injure 70 in Cali and Antioquia
At least eleven people are dead in Colombia after FARC dissidents detonated a truck bomb outside an air force base in Cali and shot down a police helicopter in Antioquia, in one of the deadliest days of recent violence.

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