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De la Espriella orders temporary militarization of Cúcuta

The temporary deployment of the Army in Norte de Santander’s capital follows the assassination of a former senior municipal official and a series of bomb attacks, as the government confronts expanding criminal networks along the…

RICHARD EMBLIN October 30, 2026

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De la Espriella Takes His Crime Crackdown to Bogotá With 172 Arrests

The President’s personal involvement in high-profile police raids, his pledge to govern from within Colombia and proposal for military control in southern Bogotá is putting…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF October 29, 2026

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Bogotá Moves to Curb Halloween Violence One year After Moreno Death

Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán’s administration is reintroducing nighttime motorcycle restrictions and deploying more than 400 District personnel as the capital prepares for Halloween, days after…

RICHARD EMBLIN October 28, 2026

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Colombia’s De la Espriella Leads Medellín Crime Crackdown

President Abelardo de la Espriella personally accompanied a major security operation in Medellín overnight on Monday, as police, military personnel and prosecutors carried out coordinated…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF October 27, 2026

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Deicy Jiménez Alleges Sex-for-Contracts Network Under Petro

Photographs of cash, suspected drugs and clothing, alongside reported government contracts worth more than COP$100 million, have intensified allegations that public resources were used to…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF October 26, 2026

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María Corina Machado’s Return to Venezuela Tests Washington’s Managed Transition

After nearly ten months abroad, Venezuela’s opposition leader has returned to a country still governed by Nicolás Maduro’s former deputy, raising fresh questions about the…

RICHARD EMBLIN October 26, 2026

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Eva Ferrer to Take Allegations Against Verónica Alcocer to US Authorities

Former presidential adviser Eva Ferrer is preparing to travel to Washington next week to present allegations concerning former Colombian First Lady Verónica Alcocer to US…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF October 22, 2026

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Germán Vargas Lleras Family to Denounce Petro Over ‘Valledupar Pact’

The controversy surrounding the alleged Pacto de Valledupar escalated on Wednesday after Enrique Vargas Lleras, co-director of the Cambio Radical party, announced plans to file…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF October 21, 2026

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Thirteen Colombian Soldiers Remain Stranded in Cauca After Black Hawk Crash

Rescue efforts continue in rugged terrain near Inzá, Cauca, where difficult weather conditions have delayed the evacuation of 13 Army personnel following the October 19…

RICHARD EMBLIN October 21, 2026

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Colombia Seizes 7.6 Tonnes of Cocaine in Cartagena’s Biggest Port Bust

Colombian authorities seized on Tuesday, October 20, close to 8 tonnes of cocaine hidden inside a shipping container at the Port of Cartagena, in an…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF October 21, 2026

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Who Gets to Tell Colombia’s Story? National Museum on Frontline Over Historical Memory

At least 30 National Riot Police officers stood outside Colombia’s National Museum on Monday as academics, artists and historians gathered to debate a question that…

RICHARD EMBLIN October 19, 2026

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De la Espriella Targets Wokeism and Petro’s Revisionism of Colombia’s M-19

President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered Culture Minister Paola Holguín to remove images and references to former M-19 guerrilla commander Carlos Pizarro from government…

RICHARD EMBLIN October 16, 2026