Colombia condemns Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it “regrets and condemns”...
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Petro wants Colombia to pull out of US’ war on drugs
Leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro called Tuesday for Colombia to move away from the...
Colombia suspends Unasur membership amid regional division
Colombia and five other countries have suspended their membership of Unasur, the South American...
Colombia asks US to shift from aerial drug fumigation efforts
Colombia’s Ministry of Justice is hoping to use US aid previously directed to the aerial...
Venezuela to halt sending of remittances to Colombia
The Venezuelan government announced Tuesday that it will be temporarily suspending the sending of...
Foreign interference in Colombia has been ‘dismal’: FARC
Foreign interference in Colombia, specifically that of the United States, has been “dismal” ever since the country’s independence from Spain in the 19th century, rebel group FARC said Wednesday. In an interview...
Colombia’s Bomba Estereo asked to join Israel boycott, cancel show
Popular Colombian band Bomba Estereo has been asked to cancel their free concert in Jaffa as part...
Nicaraguan soldiers sentenced for helping ‘Colombian spy’
A Nicaraguan military court sentenced two military officers Wedensday to 17 years in prison for helping a Colombian citizen spy on the Central American country, reported newspaper El Espectador. The two Nicaraguan officers,...
Obama lands in Cartagena, US media hails Colombia’s ‘miracle comeback’
United States President Barack Obama has arrived in Cartagena on the eve of the Summit of the Americas. Obama and his 700-strong delegation landed at Cartagena’s Rafael Nuñez International Airport at 4:45PM. Under the...
Venezuela: Colombia’s eternal rival
This is the second of a series analyzing Colombia’s neighbors as President Juan Manuel Santos begins his second year in office. Ever since the independence wars in Latin America, Venezuela has been Colombia’s rival. It is the...
US praises Colombia’s counterterrorism efforts
The United States Thursday praised Colombia’s “vigorous” measures to fight domestic terrorism and its increase in international counterterrorism cooperation and training efforts. In its annual Country Reports...
Santos ‘fortunately’ not in Obama’s position
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he “fortunately” is not in the position of his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, who, unlike Santos, is facing heavy opposition in Congress. In an interview with...
