Victims and prosecutors in the case against Colombia’s former president, Alvaro Uribe, requested more time to appeal the sentence that absolved the far-right politician of fraud and bribery charges. Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda, former justic...

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Colombia’s Ombudswoman urged President Gustavo Petro to suspend air strikes on alleged guerrilla units that killed at least 15 minors in four operations since August. In a post on social media platform X, Ombudswoman Iris Marin urged Petro to s...

Colombia’s far-right Democratic Center party announced it will postpone its 2026 primary that was set later this month amid infighting. The party was set to pick a presidential candidate on November 28, but announced in a press statement that t...

Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office formally indicted a businessman who has been accused of being one of the country’s most important smugglers on conspiracy and bribery charges. Diego Marin, a.k.a. “The Contraband Czar” or ̶...

Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez will be facing a no confidence vote over the killing of seven minors and children in a bombardment on a guerrilla camp in southern Colombia. In a post on social media platform X, House Representative Katherine Miranda. ...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro came under fire after forensic investigators found that the army killed seven minors in a bombardment that also cost the lives of 13 alleged members of FARC dissident group EMC. In a press statement, the direc...

Abelardo De la Espriella is a Colombian-Italian criminal lawyer and a far-right candidate for the 2026 presidential election. De la Espriella grew up in Monteria, the Cordoba department in northern Colombia. The lawyer founded his law firm, De La Esp...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro walked back his threat to stop sharing intelligence with US security agencies after a storm of criticism. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said Wednesday that the intelligence community, “incl...

Colombia’s army killed 19 guerrillas of FARC dissident group EMC in a major operation in southern Colombia, according to the defense minister. The military operation was carried out in Guaviare, a province on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, Defe...