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Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:49:21 +0000Petro urges Colombia’s mercenaries in Ukraine to come home
President Gustavo Petro denounced Ukraine’s racist treatment of mercenaries from Colombia. In a post on social media platform X, Petro warned that Colombian mercenaries are being treated as an “inferior race” and “cannon fodde...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:09:43 +0000Petro demands US release details of people killed in Caribbean airstrikes
President Gustavo Petro clashed with the United States government over the possible killing of Colombian citizens in airstrikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said that indications showed that Co...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:19:41 +0000Colombia welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro welcomed a ceasefire between the government of Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. Petro celebrated the news on social media platform X, claiming that it was the Global South, including Colombia, tha...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:01:32 +0000Yet another investigation launched against Colombia’s convicted former president
A Medellin court ordered the Prosecutor General’s Office to launch investigations into former president Alvaro Uribe and his brother for the murder of two prominent human rights lawyers. The Third Criminal Court of Medellin ordered the investig...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:19:27 +0000Medellin mayor’s goon squad attacks peaceful Palestine solidarity protest
Medellin city officials and far-right activists violently cracked down on a peaceful Palestine solidarity protest that was endorsed by Colombia’s national government. In multiple videos that were published on social media, personnel of the Secu...
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Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:23:06 +0000Nobel: Machado “keeps the flame of democracy burning”
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, recognizing her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the […]
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:28:42 +0000White House Wants Petro to Retract Claims Of “Colombian Deaths” in Narco Strike
The White House said it would “welcome” a public retraction from Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he accused the U.S. military of killing Colombian citizens during a recent naval strike […]
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:40:37 +0000Bogotá braces for pro-Palestine marches October 7, U.S Embassy closes
The 21st century has witnessed many days of infamy, but among the most horrific was October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a coordinated assault on southern Israel. More than 1,200 […]
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:18:41 +0000Ancient Colombians “Unmasked” with Digital Reawakening
For centuries, the funerary masks of Colombia’s Eastern Andes have guarded their secrets. Crafted from resin, clay, wax, maize, and adorned with delicate beads, these masks were fitted so precisely […]
Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:05:45 +0000Petro expels Israeli diplomats as Bogotá faces Gaza-linked vandalism
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro expelled Israel’s diplomats after two Colombians were detained on a Gaza-bound flotilla. The Gaza crisis is fueling protests and vandalism in Bogotá, and critics warn Petro may be fueling unrest to cement his b...