Terrorism
Violence soars along Venezuela-Colombia border as rebel groups break truce
"The pact that was broken between these groups has had violent and retaliatory effects in Colombia,” said Colombian Minister of Defense, Diego Molano
Immigration
Minors crossing Darien Gap jungle from Colombia to Panama increased eightfold this year, says UNICEF
Between January and April of this year, there were a record 25,431 minors who entered Panama by crossing the 266-kilometer-long natural border with Colombia
Crime
Colombia's Petro administration to begin 'total peace' talks with Second Marquetalia terror group
The government signed a previous peace deal with FARC in 2016, but since then, about a thousand rogue fighters and members split off into the Second Marquetalia, a FARC splinter group that continue to engage in acts of violence. The group is most active on Colombia's border with Venezuela, but also has operates in other areas of the South American country.
Politics
Maria Elvira Salazar claims Colombia is under the threat of socialism with Petro
In Colombia, the left-leaning candidate Gustavo Petro and sectors of the right-leaning Uribista groups keep clashing.
Culture
Colombia to fly 70 of Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' to zoos across the world
His four hippopotami—three males and four males—escaped their precinct and found a new home in Colombia’s Magdalena River, where they began to breed
Politics
Gustavo Petro called "dictator" for saying he's the "boss" of Colombia's Attorney General
Petro's comments generated a great commotion in Colombia, and received criticism from former presidents Andrés Pastrana and Iván Duque, as well as from several jurists and Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Politics
Colombia will send team of military engineers to train Ukrainian forces on landmine removal
Washington’s decision to invite the South American country to lead demining training efforts makes sense when one considers that nearly 60 years of bloody internal conflict made Colombia one of the world’s most heavily mined countries
Politics
Daughter of former Peruvian president warns Colombia's Petro to keep socialism out of Peru
Peruvian political leader Keiko Fujimori recalled the guerrilla past of Colombia's leftist president, Gustavo Petro, and asked him to keep his "red nose" out of Peru
Climate
Jeff Bezos lands in Colombia, vows to protect Amazon from climate change
Jeff Bezos arrived in Colombia on Thursday and met with President Ivan Duque to discuss his commitment to the #30x30 initiative – a move to protect 30% of the planet’s land and sea by 2030
Politics
Marxist philosopher who hates Capitalism and believes love is 'evil' endorses Colombia's leftist presidential frontrunner
"My name is Slavoj Žižek and I am addressing you from the other side of the world. I ask all of you to vote for Gustavo Petro, not only for what he could do for Colombia, but for the whole world"