Colombia begins a peaceful transition of power
After four years in opposition, President-elect Gustavo Petro met his political adversary President Duque to start the country's peaceful transition of power.
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Ex-FARC face victims in historic kidnapping hearing
During three days, the ex-FARC's senior commanders gave their version before JEP of kidnapping practices, forced labor and sexual violence during the internal conflict.
Petro takes first diplomatic steps with Biden and Venezuela
President-elect Gustavo Petro is eager to fully open the Colombia-Venezuela border and jump start diplomatic relations with Nicolás Maduro and host of "pink tide" governments.
Duque ends Colombia’s COVID-19 Health Emergency
President Iván Duque has ended the country's COVID-19 Health Emergency leaving pandemic management in the hands of the incoming administration of Gustavo Petro.
Gustavo Petro wins Colombia’s presidential election
Colombian voters had their say Sunday with the definitive run-off between leftist politician Gustavo Petro and conservative Rodolfo Hernández. Petro President 2022-2026.
Colombia’s cliffhanger election raises security concerns
Colombia's 2022 presidential election will have heightened measures given fears of violence and potential vandalism in Bogotá. Candidates Hernández and Petro to meet in a…
Colombia to decide between stability or uncertain lurch to the left
Colombians have endured one of the dirtiest election campaigns in recent history, and will decide on June 19 whether the country makes lurch to the…
Colombia finds two shipwrecks near legendary San José galleon
Two largest shipwrecks have been spotted on the ocean floor by the Colombian Navy and close to the where the legendary San José galleon is…
US foreign policy offensive in Latin America starts with Cuba
Colombia is set to redraw its political landscape with an election result that will reverberate across the hemisphere, and week after the US hosts its…
Cali Cartel boss Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela dies in U.S prison
Cartel boss Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela has died, age 83, as an inmate of the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina. "The Chess player" was…
Colombia’s conservative backlash stumps Petro
The surge in popularity of the arch-conservative candidate Rodolfo Hernández has stunned Gustavo Petro. The leftist candidate now trails Hernández in a recent poll.
Colombia confirms first case of Acute hepatitis of “unknown origin”
A first case of Acute hepatitis of unknown origin has been confirmed by Colombia's National Institute of Health, and among hundreds of new cases identified…
Petro’s pyrrhic victory upset by Rodolfo Hernández
Petro first round victory was assured on Sunday, yet his main rival is no longer right-winger "Fico" Gutiérrez, but the arch conservative real estate mogul…
Colombia to guarantee safe election with 80,000 security force
Some 80,000 members of Colombia’s Armed Forces and National Police are in charge of protecting citizens from security risks during the presidential election on Sunday,…
FARC dissident “Gentil Duarte” killed in Venezuela
One of Colombia's "most wanted" criminals, alias "Gentil Duarte", and founding member of the Second Marquetalia, was killed during raid in Venezuela.
Election fraud in Colombia? A risk too real
Colombia is inching to an abyss of politically uncertainty after serious allegations by leftist candidate Gustavo Petro that the May 29 elections will be "suspended".