Colombia

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:04:51 +0000
Judge orders Colombia’s military to suspend air strikes on illegal armed groups
A court ordered the government and the military to suspend air strikes on suspected members of illegal armed groups while studying the risk of harm to child forced recruitment victims. In a preliminary sentence, the Bogota family court in response to...

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:53:28 +0000
Colombia’s education minister resigns after less than a month
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella replaced his education minister after she resigned, claiming “an unexpected family situation.” De la Espriella announced on social media platform X that he had accepted the resignation o...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:10:08 +0000
De la Espriella claims Colombia’s military killed 23, arrested 6 EMC guerrillas
President Abelardo de la Espriella claimed Wednesday that Colombia’s armed forces killed at least 23 members of FARC dissident group EMC and captured another six. In a video, De la Espriella said that “Operation Azarias,” targeted t...

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:41:03 +0000
1 killed, 15 injured in northeast Colombia car bomb attack on police station
At least one person was killed and another 15 injured in a car bomb attack on a police station on the outskirts of Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander. According to the National Police, the bomb exploded on Monday evening outside of the police ...

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:33:39 +0000
Vote to move Uribe’s massacre probe to Congress triggers infighting among Colombia’s left
Internal fractures within Colombia’s leftist opposition burst into the open following a vote by five representatives of the Historic Pact (PH) party to transfer a criminal investigation against former President Alvaro Uribe to Congress’ A...

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:59:27 +0000
Colombia cracking down on unregulated migrants?
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Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:46:39 +0000
Finance minister presents Colombia’s $203B budget proposal
Colombia’s Finance Minister Miguel Gomez presented a budget proposal of COP634.9 trillion ($203 billion) for the coming year, a 14% increase compared to last year. Much of the increase is due to the government’s debt obligations, which we...

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:47:27 +0000
Colombia claims killing eight suspected EMBF guerrillas
President Abelardo de la Espriella said Thursday that Colombia’s armed forces killed eight guerrillas of FARC dissident group EMBF in a joint operation. In a post on social media platform X, De la Espriella said that the military offensive targ...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:06:28 +0000
De la Espriella calls for “iron fist” against crime in Colombia
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella called on the security forces to impose the law “like a giant with an iron fist, the iron fist of the State.” During a meeting with commanders of the security forces, De la Espriella str...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:20:52 +0000
De la Espriella claims 123,700 barrels stolen monthly from Colombia’s state oil company
Oil thieves from north Colombia would be stealing at least 123,700 barrel of gasoline, diesel and naphtha, a month, claimed President Abelardo de la Espriella. According to De la Espriella, the theft of the refined oil products that wee imported or p...

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