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‘We apologize’: former Colombia FARC rebels seek forgiveness at tribunal
Former rebel FARC commanders in Colombia have appeared at a historic tribunal where for the first time they were made to answer for kidnappings...
Colombian President-Elect Pledges to Maintain Peace Accords With FARC Rebels
Ivan Duque, who finished first in the second round of the Colombian presidential vote, said that he would respect the peace accords with the...
Ivan Duque Wins Colombian Presidential Elections
President-elect Ivan Duque appealed for unity after winning a runoff election over a leftist firebrand whose ascent shook Colombia’s political establishment and laid bare...
Colombia Aiming For Best-ever World Cup
(AFP) Colombia will not take struggling Japan for granted when the two sides meet in their World Cup opener in Saransk, on Tuesday (June...
Fajardo’s Party Leaning Towards Supporting Leftist Petro
Now that the right-wing Ivan Duque will face the center-left Gustavo Petro in the second round of the Colombian presidential elections, the Alternative Democratic...
Ivan Duque and Gustavo Petro Go To Runoff
With nearly all ballots counted in Sunday's first round, Ivan Duque was leading with 39.7% ahead of Gustavo Petro on 24.8%. Former Medellin Mayor...
Colombia to be NATO’s first Latin American global partner
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will next week formally join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, making it the only Latin American nation in the alliance,...
Pablo Escobar’s Former Hit Man “Popeye” Arrested In Medellin
From a "repentant Popeye", he went on to "Popeye imprisoned", Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, the self-proclaimed former sicario (hitman) for Pablo Escobar, was arrested...
Colombia’s presidential election: another referendum on the peace deal?
On Sunday, May 27, Colombians will head to the polls to elect a new president. At play in this year’s election are a range...
Colombia invited to join OECD; third Latin American member with Mexico and Chile
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced on Friday that Colombia would be officially invited to join the group. The Paris-based economic...