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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:30:44 +0000Colombia’s Constitutional Court suspends economic emergency meant to close $4.2B budget gap
Colombia’s Constitutional Court suspended an economic emergency declared by President Gustavo Petro in response to a senate commission’s controversial refusal to put the financing of the government’s budget up for debate. Petro and ...
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:37:08 +0000Elections in Colombia | Part 4: Dynasties and clans
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:09:48 +000015 killed in northeast Colombia plane crash
Fifteen people, including a congressman, were killed in a plane crash in the northeast of Colombia on Wednesday. The plane disappeared from the radar on Wednesday afternoon while it was flying from the border city Cucuta to Ocaña, another town in th...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:32:23 +0000US “have to return” Maduro to Venezuela, says Petro
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that US authorities “have to return” his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, who was hijacked and taken to New York City earlier this month. At a public event in the capital Bogota,...
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:42:53 +0000The presidential hopefuls seeking support from Colombia’s united leftist front
Multiple left-wing parties have formalized the participation in a multipartite primary election that seeks a unified candidate in Colombia’s presidential election later this year. Among the candidates of the “Front For Life” coaliti...
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:26:14 +0000Colombia rules out external factors in SATENA crash as probe opens
Colombian authorities said on Thursday they have found no evidence so far of “external factors” contributing to the crash on Wednesday of a SATENA Beechcraft 1900 aircraft on the Cúcuta–Ocaña route , which killed all 15 people on board. The c...
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:40:24 +0000Colombia in a Breath: Wind Instruments That Tell the Story of a Nation
Musical instruments are far more than tools for producing sound: they embody the cultural identity of a territory, carrying spiritual meanings, collective memory, and the deep-rooted expressions that shape a community’s history. Colombia en un Alie...
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:49:24 +0000Bogotá’s No Car and Motorcycle Day Returns on 5 February
On Thursday 5 February, Bogotá will once again ask its citizens to imagine the city differently. For 16 hours, from 5.00 a.m to 9.00 p.m., private cars and motorcycles will largely disappear from the streets as Colombia’s capital marks the 28th ed...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:17:37 +0000SATENA flight carrying 15 loses contact over Colombia’s Catatumbo
A Beechcraft 1900 aircraft operating a domestic flight for Colombia’s state-owned airline SATENA lost contact with air traffic control on Wednesday while flying over the Catatumbo region in the northeastern department of Norte de Santander, an area...
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:15:06 +0000Colombia’s Petro claims U.S. “kidnapped” Maduro during Caracas strike
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that Nicolás Maduro should be returned to Venezuela to face trial in his home country, calling the U.S. military operation that captured the ousted leader in Caracas earlier this month a “kidnappin...