Colombia

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:39:42 +0000
US backtracks on Colombia aid cuts and tariffs, will sanction Petro instead: Senator
US President Donald Trump backtracked on promises to cut aid to Colombia and impose tariffs, and will sanction top government officials instead, according to US Senator Bernie Moreno. In a flurry of interviews, Moreno said that he convinced Trump not...

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:18:20 +0000
Archive of Colombia’s former intelligence agency to be declassified
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered the declassification of all files in the archives of the controversial DAS intelligence agency that was dismantled in 2011. At a public ceremony, Petro formally apologized on the state’s persecut...

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:01:21 +0000
Bernie Moreno’s older brother laundered Bogota Cartel money, says Petro
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that the older brother of US Senator Bernie Moreno from Ohio took part in a Bogota Cartel money laundering operation in the late 1990’s. During a cabinet meeting, Petro took a major jab at M...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:16:28 +0000
Bogota appeals court overturns Uribe’s fraud and bribery conviction
The appeals court of Colombia’s capital Bogota overturned former President Alvaro Uribe’s fraud and bribery conviction. In a ruling of more than 700 pages, the Superior Tribunal of Bogota ruled that the prosecution failed to prove that Ur...

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:05:04 +0000
Explainer: Petro and Trump’s latest spat
To view this content, you must be a member of Colombia's Patreon at $2 or more - Click "Read more" to unlock this content at the source The post Explainer: Petro and Trump’s latest spat appeared first on Colombia News.

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:04:47 +0000
Petro recalls ambassador from US, threatens to repeal FTA
President Gustavo Petro recalled Colombia’s ambassador from the United States and threatened to repeal the countries’ unpopular free trade agreement (FTA). In a post on social media platform X, Petro said that US President Donald Trump...

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:36:37 +0000
Trump vows to impose tariffs on Colombia in escalating counternarcotics row
US President Donald Trump vowed to impose tariffs on Colombia, calling the South American country “a drug manufacturing machine.” Talking to the press aboard the presidential airplane, Trump confirmed Republican Senator Lindsay GrahamR...

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:06:24 +0000
Trump suspends aid to Colombia, claims Petro is “illegal drug leader”
US President Donald Trump suspended aid to Colombia, claiming that President Gustavo Petro “is an illegal drug leader.” In a post on his website Truth Social, Trump claimed that his Colombian counterpart “is strongly encouraging the...

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:09:57 +0000
US assassinated fisherman in Colombian waters, family says
The US military assassinated at least one fisherman from Colombia’s Caribbean coast and falsely accused him of being a drug trafficker, the alleged victim’s family told public television network RTVC. In an interview, Audenis Manjarres sa...

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:55:41 +0000
Colombia’s congress approves 2026 government budget
Colombia’s Congress approved a $142.2 billion (COP547 trillion) government budget for 2026. The proposal passed with 50 votes for and 27 against after the government agreed to cut $2.6 billion (COP10 trillion) in spending from its original  bu...

home