Colombia and Venezuela launched a joint operation to counter guerrilla groups that are fighting in the mountainous northeastern Catatumbo region. The violence broke out after…
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The US has cancelled planned tariffs on Colombian goods after Colombia agreed to accept deported migrants without restrictions, the White House announced.
In response to US sanctions threats, Colombia has agreed to accept repatriated citizens on military flights, the White House announced Sunday. Although Colombia has not…
Trump suspends Colombia tariffs after agreement The White House announced late Sunday that US President Donald Trump would not go forward with tariffs and some sanctions against Colombia, after…
Colombia reinstated arrest warrants for 31 National Liberation Army (ELN) leaders on Wednesday, responding to attacks that killed 80 and displaced 32,000. The ELN, a…
Colombia has declared a state of emergency and deployed 5,000 troops to combat left-wing guerrillas after violence claimed over 100 lives in just five days. The conflict spans three departments, from the southern Amazon to the Venezuelan border, where nearly 20,000 people have been displaced.
Colombia declared a state of emergency and launched a military offensive against left-wing guerrillas following violence that claimed over 100 lives, threatening the peace process.…
The death toll from recent attacks in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has climbed to 60, according to the country’s human rights office. The violence stems from clashes between rival factions vying for control of the lucrative cocaine trade in the region near the Venezuelan border.
Colombia’s president said his country will impose visa requirements on British citizens in response to the UK Government’s decision to impose visa rules on Colombian…
Colombia football head arrested on battery charge Ramón Jesurún, head of the Colombian Football Federation, and his son, Ramón Jamil, were arrested following a brawl…
Summary Henry De Los Rios Polania, a hero father from Hainault, London, shielded his family from a samurai sword attacker, sustaining a deep hand wound.…
Luis Manuel Díaz was held captive for 12 days by the ELN guerrilla group before his release earlier this week.
Diaz’s father was held for 12 days in Colombia.
They’re prolific breeders.
Luis Manuel Diaz and his wife Cilenis Marulanda were snatched by armed men on Saturday.
The footballer’s mother has been rescued but his father remains captive.
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say Authorities have announced six people – all Colombians – have been arrested in connection with the killing…
Nicolas Petro, son of the Colombian president, was detained by the police on Saturday on money laundering and illicit enrichment charges. The arrest comes as part of a high-profile probe, stemming from accusations made by his ex-wife earlier this year.
The broadcaster threw himself into filming.
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement has been on hold for a number of years now.
Daily Mirror says FORTY-NINE INMATES died during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency has said.
The Metro says AT LEAST four people were killed and hundreds injured when a stadium partially collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia.
The Guardian says AT LEAST four people were killed and hundreds injured in Colombia on Sunday after spectator stands at a bullfight collapsed, authorities said.
The Independent says Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country’s history.
TRT World says Leftist ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro has defeated millionaire businessman rival Rodolfo Hernandez in Colombia’s presidential vote, according to a live count on the Latin American country’s election authority website.