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Colombia on brink of outlawing female genital mutilation in landmark vote

Colombia is on the verge of banning female genital mutilation (FGM), as lawmakers advance legislation that would outlaw a practice still reported in parts of the country, making it the only nation in Latin America…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF March 31, 2026

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Influencer “Stink Bomb” on Avianca Flight Triggers Safety Alert Over Atlantic

The stunt began, as so many do in the age of viral fame, driven by the need to provoke a reaction. At 35,000 feet above…

RICHARD EMBLIN March 30, 2026

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FARC dissident ‘Iván Mordisco’ alive but wounded after major military bombardment

Colombia’s security forces believe FARC dissident leader Iván Mordisco is alive but seriously wounded following a major aerial bombardment in the remote department of Vaupés,…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF March 30, 2026

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American Airlines flight attendant missing in Medellín prompts cross-border search

The disappearance of a U.S. flight attendant during a brief layover in Medellín has sparked an urgent search involving Colombian authorities, airline officials and U.S.…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF March 26, 2026

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Colombia probes aging Hercules crash as Petro calls aircraft “scrap”

Colombian authorities are investigating whether mechanical failure, human error or excess weight caused the crash of a military C-130 aircraft that has now left at…

RICHARD EMBLIN March 25, 2026

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Colombia mourns 66 dead after military Hercules crash in Putumayo

At least 66 people were killed after a Colombian military transport aircraft crashed shortly after take-off in the country’s southwest on Monday, authorities said, in…

RICHARD EMBLIN March 24, 2026

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U.S. prosecutors probe Colombia’s Petro over alleged narco links, NYT reports

U.S. federal prosecutors have opened preliminary criminal investigations into Colombian President Gustavo Petro over alleged links to drug traffickers and possible illicit financing of his…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF March 20, 2026

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Colombia arrests “mastermind” of Ecuador candidate Villavicencio’s murder

Colombian authorities on Wednesday arrested Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales, alias “Lobo Menor”, an alleged senior figure in the Ecuadorian criminal group Los Lobos and suspected…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF March 18, 2026

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Colombia – Ecuador rift widens over cross-border bombings

President Gustavo Petro accused Ecuador on Monday of carrying out bombing raids inside Colombian territory, sharply escalating a diplomatic and trade dispute that has been…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF March 17, 2026

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Colombia bars 10 foreigners in single-day crackdown on suspected sex tourism

Colombia’s migration authority Migración Colombia denied entry last week to 10 foreign nationals suspected of seeking sex tourism, marking the largest single-day refusal of its…

THE CITY PAPER STAFF March 16, 2026

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Valencia picks Oviedo as VP to expand Colombia’s center-right base

Conservative presidential candidate Paloma Valencia has chosen economist and former statistics chief Juan Daniel Oviedo as her vice-presidential running mate, a move widely interpreted as…

RICHARD EMBLIN March 12, 2026

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Indigenous communities caught in armed clashes in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada

Colombia’s high-altitude Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta has become the latest flashpoint in the country’s worsening rural security crisis, after armed clashes between illegal groups…

RICHARD EMBLIN March 11, 2026