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Colombia

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:59:44 +0000
US officials implicated in alleged conspiracy to smear Uribe’s opponents in court
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office received evidence suggesting that US officials are involved in a conspiracy to falsely link an alleged victim of former President Alvaro Uribe to drug trafficking. Senator Ivan Cepeda, an alleged vic...

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:31:13 +0000
Colombia and partners seeking “concrete measures” to end Israel’s genocide in Gaza
UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese arrived in Colombia, where she will meet with the foreign ministers of 20 countries to coordinate “legal and diplomatic measures” to end Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Albanese was welcom...

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:53:17 +0000
Controversial company again in charge of Colombia’s 2026 elections
The logistics of Colombia’s 2026 elections will again be largely in the hands of an off-shore company that all but bungled the congressional elections of 2014 and 2022. The National Registry announced on Wednesday that it would outsource the lo...

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:14 +0000
Colombia and US return ambassadors to their posts to resolve crisis
The United States ambassador returned to Colombia as part of bilateral attempts to overcome a crisis caused by an alleged plot to out President Gustavo Petro. In a post on social media platform X, acting US ambassador John McNamara said that he hoped...

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:01:30 +0000
Court to rule on Uribe’s alleged witness tampering practices on July 28
A Bogota judge announced on Tuesday that she will decide on whether to absolve or declare Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe guilty of fraud and bribery on July 28. Judge Sandra Liliana Herrera made the announcement after hearing Uribe...

Colombia Bogota

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:43:01 +0000
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay Begins Neurorehabilitation After ‘Favorable’ Response
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay has begun neurorehabilitation after showing clinical improvement, over a month after surviving a gun attack in Bogotá. He remains in intensive care with a reserved neurological prognosis. His wife, María Claudi...

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:55:28 +0000
Ex-FARC Commanders Admit to Forcible Recruitment of More Than 18,000 Minors
The six former FARC commanders of the Secretariat admitted to recruiting more than 18,000 children during Colombia’s armed conflict, calling it a grave mistake before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace.

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:45:04 +0000
Miguel Uribe Leads Colombian Presidential Poll After Assassination Attempt
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay leads early polls for the 2026 presidential race despite recovering from a June 7 assassination attempt. Authorities have arrested alias El Costeño, one of the alleged masterminds behind the attack. Uribe’s su...

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:25:05 +0000
Colombia’s Petro tells U.S President Trump: “We Must Rise to the Occasion”
On June 23, Colombian President Gustavo Petro sent a conciliatory letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, retracting earlier coup claims and urging renewed dialogue amid a deepening diplomatic rift. Petro acknowledged his remarks may have been misinte...

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:58:36 +0000
Petro’s ‘Coup’ Allegations Deepen Colombia–U.S. Rift, Resolution Still Elusive
Colombia–U.S. relations have reached their lowest point in years after President Gustavo Petro accused U.S. lawmakers of plotting a coup. Washington recalled its top diplomat over “reprehensible” remarks, prompting Bogotá to withdraw its ambas...

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