Crime
Authorities confirm movie-like robbery at a gold smelter in Medellín
Eleven suspects have been arrested following one of the biggest heists in Colombia's history.
Drug trafficking
Blow to Gulf Clan in Italy: 4.3 tons of cocaine seized, 38 arrested
An operation against international drug trafficking captured 38 people in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, and Colombia
Politics
Colombian Senator Gustavo Petro proposes sea access railroad
The leader of Colombia Humana proposed a train linking Bogota with the ocean
Law Enforcement
Tragedy in Panama: 3 dead, 23 injured after bus transporting migrants falls off cliff
On the bus were 66 people who came from the province of Darién, on the border with Colombia
Politics
Colombian President Gustavo Petro praises Claudia Sheinbaum for past M-19 activity
M-19 was an urban guerrilla group that operated in Colombia from the mid-1970s until the signing of a peace agreement in 1990. The group was mainly responsible for the siege of the Palace of Justice, which resulted in over 100 dead and missing, including 11 Supreme Court justices.
Terrorism
Rubio asks Biden to support Colombian government as terrorist violence breaks out along Venezuelan border
In his letter to Biden, Rubio wrote, “I urge your administration to maintain and strengthen the United States’ longstanding commitment to ... the Republic of Colombia"
Terrorism
11 FARC rebels killed in clash with Colombian military amid peace deal
Colombian army officials announced on Tuesday that at least 11 members of a dissident FARC rebel group were killed in combat with soldiers in Colombia’s southern jungle
Politics
Venezuelan dictatorship using fugitive in attempt to gain Colombian political recognition
Duque has reiterated that his administration has requested the former senator's extradition through Venezuela’s National Assembly, the opposition body which Colombia officially recognizes
Health
"Communist propaganda is one thing, the miserable reality of the people is another," says former Colombian president
The former president spoke with Cuban doctors about the health sector of the Castro regime and then defended the medical system in Colombia, which Petro is trying to change
Terrorism
Biden removes FARC from terror list after a quarter of a million deaths
Despite 260,000 FARC related deaths in Colombia, Biden’s State Dept. removed the paramilitary group from the U.S. terrorist list on Tuesday.