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May 08
Colombia’s electoral authority asked to study Petro’s 2022 campaign

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that “the silent coup has begun”…

May 08
Guerrillas from southwest Colombia abandon ELN

The “Comuneros del Sur” front that operates in southwest Colombia has broken ties with…

May 07
Colombia’s acting foreign minister to stay on until August

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro extended the term of acting Foreign Minister Luis…

May 07
Petro claims corruption claims seek to intimidate Colombia’s congress

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that corruption allegations made against…

May 07
Colombia’s ELN guerrillas announce resumption of kidnappings

Colombia’s longest-living rebel group ELN said Monday that they will resume…

May 06
Colombia’s government and congress rocked by embezzlement scandal

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro sacked his anti-corruption and regional development…

May 03
Petro wants Colombia’s election authority to stop investigating him

The defense attorney of President Gustavo Petro asked Colombia’s Congress to assume…

May 03
Colombia’s war crimes tribunal orders expungement of former guerrillas’ criminal records

Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP ordered authorities to expunge the criminal records…

May 03
Indigenous in southwest Colombia “at imminent risk of extermination”

Representatives of the Nasa people from southwestern Colombia declared a humanitarian…

May 02
Colombia’s paramilitaries wants government to suspend arrest warrants

The leaders of Colombia’s largest paramilitary organization asked President Gustavo…

May 02
Mixed reaction to Colombia’s decision to break diplomatic ties with Israel

President Gustavo Petro’s decision to sever ties between Colombia and Israel triggered…

May 01
Colombia to break diplomatic ties with Israel

Colombia’s government will break ties with Israel, President Gustavo Petro said at…