Lifestyle
Thailand expands visa-free countries to 93, including Cuba, Mexico and Colombia
The Thai Ministry of the Interior indicated that the new list of countries whose citizens are allowed a stay up to 60 days comes into effect July 15
Politics
Colombia suspends arrest warrants and extradition orders for guerilla group
During his campaign, Petro promised that he would restart talks and negotiations between his government and the ELN after nearly 60 years of war
Politics
Rebellion in Colombia: Thousands take to the streets to protest Petro's leftists reforms
Around 90,000 protesters stormed the streets of Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Pereira, and Bucaramanga on Tuesday, with banners and slogans reading “No more Petro” and “Petro out”
Politics
Colombia: Opposition leader Juan Guaidó was not invited to Venezuela summit
The Gustavo Petro administration said Guaidó's presence at the summit was not agreed upon, and that there will only be dialogue between pre-approved foreign ministries and representatives
Immigration
Colombia pledges to support NATO in Ukrainian migratory crisis
Duque noted that he met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss issues of migratory management
Business
Gustavo Petro's proposal: Colombia's richest should pay more taxes
The Colombian president proposed raising taxes on the country's wealthiest as part of a tax reform bill, his first legislative proposal
Politics
Alejandro Char runs in Colombia’s presidential election
The former mayor of Barranquilla will be part of an alliance being formed among some sectors of the center-right.
Politics
Colombia restarts peace talks with ELN rebels after six decades of war
In a joint declaration, the two parties said they wanted “build peace based on a democracy with justice”
Politics
Scandal shakes Colombia's Petro government: accusations of illicit financing, ties to Nicolás Maduro
Revelations by his former ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, have generated a stir by mentioning alleged unreported financing of the presidential campaign
Human Rights
Colombia sees record number of killings of social leaders and rights defenders
At least 66 individuals have been killed since President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first leftist leader, assumed power in August