A magistrate of Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP asked the prosecution to seize assets of companies that profit from Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine. Magistrate Caterina Heyck filed a lawsuit in which she urged the prosecution to...

Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe will take part in the 2026 elections, according to the president of his far-right Democratic Center (CD) party. In a press statement, CD president Gabriel Vallejo said that Uribe will be #25 on his party...

The government will stop using the name “Gulf Clan” to describe the paramilitary organization Ejercito Gaitanista de Colombia (EGC). In a resolution, the Interior Ministry confirmed that “in a public statement issued on November 7, ...

The ELN guerrilla group says they are open to resuming peace talks with Colombia’s government. In a recent video statement, the ELN’s second in command and chief negotiator, Pablo Beltran, expressed the guerrillas’ desire to revive ...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that the Constitutional Court should reconsider its decision to ban aerial fumigation in order to counter new “mafia tactics.” Petro said so in a post on social media platform X in response to...

Colombia’s Ministry of Labor has ordered the immediate suspension of activities at Bogotá’s iconic Andrés D.C. restaurant after an inspection found safety risks. The decision follows an accident that left nine customers injured.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has toughened his stance on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and suggested a return to aerial fumigation of coca crops after soldiers were kidnapped in Cauca, as Washington weighs whether to decertify Colombia in its an...

Colombia faces a critical U.S. anti-narcotics certification decision by September 15, testing a security partnership with Washington. Despite record cocaine seizures, coca cultivation has surged, straining ties under President Petro. Defense Minister...

Colombian botanist Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar, Research Group Leader at Kew Gardens, leads the Orchid Tree of Life project, tracing the evolution of 30,000 orchid species. His research, published in New Phytologist, underscores orchids as “cana...

Bogotá will host the 14th International Sacred Music Festival from September 10 to October 5, featuring 750 artists from 16 countries in 40 concerts, lectures, and workshops. Centered on the theme “La Gloria,” the festival spans 20 venues, with ...