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Diplomatic Rift Deepens As US And Colombia Recall Ambassadors Amid Tensions

04 Jul 2025

United States recalled its highest-ranking diplomat in Colombia as tensions between the two nations increase, with Bogota following suit on Thursday. US State Department said on Thursday it recalled Charge d'Affaires ad interim John McNamara "for urgent consultations" in response to what it termed "baseless and reprehensible statements" issued by...

Colombia Violence: At Least Four Dead in Latest Attacks, Say Local Reports

11 Jun 2025

At least four individuals have lost their lives in a series of bomb and gun attacks in south-western Colombia, local reports say. Two officers from the police force were reported to be killed in the attacks, which targeted Cali, the third-largest city in Colombia, as well as a number of...

Powerful 6.5 Quake Jolts Colombia: Sudden Tremor Sparks Panic And Uncertainty

09 Jun 2025

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Colombia on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The earthquake happened at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), amplifying its possible effects at the epicenter location. No casualties or damage were reported immediately,...

Nude Clip Accidentally Gets Played During Ex-Colombian President Trial

11 Mar 2025

In a startling turn of events during the trial of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, a courtroom was thrown into disarray when prosecutor Marlene Orjuela mistakenly played a video that had no relevance to the case. The blunder, captured on CCTV, quickly became the subject of laughter among court attendees,...

ELN Threatens ‘Total War’: Colombia’s Leftist Guerrilla Battles Gov’t Crackdown

10 Mar 2025

Commanders from the National Liberation Army (ELN) have declared their intention to fight back against a government military offensive in northeastern Colombia, signaling a sharp departure from President Gustavo Petro’s promised “total peace” strategy. The announcement comes amid renewed clashes in the Catatumbo border region that have displaced tens of...

US Suspends Hundreds of Visa Appointments in Colombia Due to Deportation Flight Controversy

28 Jan 2025

Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled on Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the U.S. that nearly escalated into a costly trade war between the two nations. Dozens of Colombians arrived at the embassy in Bogotá, only to be handed letters from local staff...

Colombia Blocks U.S. Military Deportation Flights Amid Protests

26 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON/BOGOTÁ: Colombia has turned away two U.S. military aircraft carrying migrants being deported as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement. Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the move, calling it an unjust treatment of migrants. In a statement on social media platform X, Petro asserted, "The U.S. cannot treat Colombian...

Colombia Conflict Escalates: Over 80 Dead, Thousands Displaced as 2022 Ceasefire Crumbles

23 Jan 2025

In Colombia, over 80 individuals have been killed and around 32,000 displaced due to a series of attacks by guerrilla groups, particularly the National Liberation Army (ELN). This violence led the government, under President Gustavo Petro, to reactivate arrest warrants for 31 ELN leaders. The ELN, a left-wing militia with...

Colombian Rebel Clashes Leave 20 Dead In Fight Over Strategic Drug Trafficking Zone

21 Jan 2025

At least 20 combatants from rival factions of Colombian rebels died over the weekend in clashes over control of a strategic jungle region used for drug trafficking, military and human rights sources confirmed on Monday. The violence erupted in the southeastern Guaviare jungle involving rival factions of the Revolutionary Armed...

Violence Erupts In Colombia’s Cocaine Hub Leading To 80 Dead, Thousands Displaced

20 Jan 2025

At least 80 have been reported dead, while thousands of others have been displaced by a renewed outbreak of violence in Colombia's northeastern Catatumbo region. The clash started after an already fragile truce had broken between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident fractions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...

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