Colombia
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:25:53 +0000Majority of Colombia’s voters are undecided: First poll after ban
The majority of Colombia’s voters has not yet decided who they will vote for in the upcoming presidential election in May 2026, according to the first poll after a suspension on public polls was lifted. In the Cifras Y Conceptos poll, only 38% of t...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:54:52 +0000Colombia releases US drone strike survivor, claiming no evidence links him to drug trafficking
Sources at Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office told Spanish newspaper El Pais that the Colombian survivor of a US drone strike on an alleged narco-submarine was released due to a lack of evidence. The victim, Jonathan Obando, had alrea...
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:59:03 +0000Colombia’s interior minister claims drones threatened him
Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez urged people to report alleged plans to attack politician after Interior Minister Armando Benedetti reported that unidentified drones were monitoring his home. In a post on social media platform X, Bene...
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:29:02 +0000The favorite candidate of Colombia’s left would continue “lunatic” president’s policies
The favorite presidential candidate of Colombia’s left, Senator Ivan Cepeda, joined President Gustavo Petro’s opposition to escalating US aggression in South America and the Caribbean. In a video statement published on social media platfo...
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:03:57 +0000Colombia’s liberals team up with far-right to confront left in 2026 elections
Colombia’s Liberal Party and former President Alvaro Uribe agreed to join forces to prevent a leftist victory in the presidential election next year. Following a meeting with Uribe on Friday, former President and long-time Liberal Party leader ...
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:45:28 +0000Appeals court magistrate who acquitted former president Alvaro Uribe under scrutiny
The credibility of the magistrate who acquitted former President Alvaro Uribe is being questioned for similarly controversial rulings issued in the past. Bogota appeals court magistrate Manuel Antonio Merchan surprisingly absolved Uribe of his fraud ...
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:19:39 +0000Colombia to sever ties with US fuel provider after company denied service to Petro
Colombia will break ties with its US fuel provider after President Gustavo Petro was denied service in Cape Verde. The company allegedly denied service while Petro was flying to Saudi Arabia, citing fears that the president’s inclusion on the s...
Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:12:07 +0000Colombia’s ELN rebels laundered $225M through insurgent business empire: prosecution
Guerrilla group ELN laundered more than $225 million (COP885 billion) through a network of front companies in eastern Colombia, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office. In a press statement, the prosecution said that ELN associates launder...
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:59:30 +0000Suspect in Miguel Uribe assassination also involved in Luis Carlos Galan conspiracy
One of the main suspects in the assassination of far-right Senator Miguel Uribe spent time in prison for his role in the cover-up of the 1989 assassination of liberal presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan. The suspect, Simeon Perez, was arrested o...
Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:03:59 +0000Colombia’s justice minister resigns to “hunt down” Uribe
Colombia Justice Minister Eduardo Montealegre has resigned from his position to focus on bringing former President Alvaro Uribe to justice. In his resignation letter, the justice minister told President Gustavo Petro that he cannot remain silent abou...