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Ex-FARC Commanders Admit to Forcible Recruitment of More Than 18,000 Minors
The six former FARC commanders of the Secretariat admitted to recruiting more than 18,000 children during Colombia’s armed ...
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Colombia’s Petro tells U.S President Trump: “We Must Rise to the Occasion”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro sent a conciliatory letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, retracting earlier coup claims ...
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Miguel Uribe Leads Colombian Presidential Poll After Assassination Attempt
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay leads early polls for the 2026 presidential race despite recovering from a June 7 ...
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Petro’s ‘Coup’ Allegations Deepen Colombia–U.S. Rift, Resolution Still Elusive
Colombia–U.S. relations have reached their lowest point in years after President Gustavo Petro accused U.S. lawmakers of ...
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Mass Grave in Guaviare Confirms Execution of Church Group by FARC Dissidents
Colombian authorities have uncovered a mass grave in Guaviare containing the bodies of eight evangelical church members ...
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Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia Resigns as Washington Weighs ...
Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia resigned Thursday, weakening President Gustavo Petro’s government and straining ties with Washington as the U.S. weighs decertifying Colombia over narcotics policy.
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Colombia's Petro delivers offhand remark regarding U.S visa status ...
Colombia's Gustavo Petro has once again stirred controversy with the United States after claiming that the Department of State may have revoked his travel visa.
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Bogotá shocked by macabre gang murders | The City Paper Bogotá
Just hours after Bogotá Mayor Claudia López announced the capture of 10 members of a criminal gang known as ‘Los Maracuchos’ and responsible for at least five murders committed this year in the ...