Colombia

Colombia is considering buying 16 Rafale fighter jets from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault, the South American country’s presidency said on Wednesday, as it seeks to replace its Israeli Kfir planes. The South American country has “pre-selected...

Beginning in Colombia on Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to numerous Latin American nations at a time when several important regional allies have recently elected leftist leaders. The senior US diplomat’s travel...

Ex-guerrilla and former mayor Gustavo Petro will be sworn in Sunday as Colombia’s first-ever leftist president, with plans for profound reforms in a country beset by economic inequality and drug iolence. The former senator, 62, takes...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to Colombia’s peace deal efforts on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the historic agreement that ended almost six decades of devastating conflict. Guterres, who landed in the South...

In an effort to curb the influx of people and safeguard them from organized crime, Panama and Colombia agreed on Friday to permit the controlled transit of unauthorized migrants aiming to reach the United States. Next...

Colombian immigration officials announced Tuesday that a German lady who took part in anti-President Ivan Duque protests had been deported. In a statement justifying “the decision to remove her,” immigration authorities stated that Rebecca Sproesser “was...

According to Haitian authorities, at least 28 people were involved in the killing of President Jovenel Moise, with 26 of them being Colombians and two being Haitian Americans. “We have arrested 15 Colombians and the two...

Colombia’s death toll from Covid-19 passed the 100,000 marks on Monday with a new 24-hour record of almost 650 deaths, the health ministry said. After three weeks of demonstrations that have brought thousands of people into...

Argentina counted twice in the first eight minutes. Still, it could not resist Colombia’s second-half pressure as the hosts united for a 2-2 draw in a magnificent World Cup qualifier game held on Tuesday. Argentina coach...

Colombians took to the streets Wednesday, on the eve of talks with the government, in a third week of demonstrations that have been marked by police abuses and dozens of civilian deaths. The talks, due to...