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Colombia slashes wages for its legislators as public spending balloons ahead of election
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president on Tuesday reduced wages for members of Congress by approximately 30%, as the South American…
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Colombian prosecutors charge 2 ex-Cabinet members of bribing lawmakers for their votes
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Prosecutors in Colombia on Monday charged two former members of President Gustavo Petro’s government with…
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Colombia ends intelligence sharing with US over strikes on boats
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered his security forces to cease all cooperation with the United States until it stops attacks…
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Colombia unveils new 'Miranda' rifle to replace Israeli Galil
The rifle is made of 85% nationally manufactured components, with the goal being to reach full domestic manufacturing capabilities over…
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Colombia's Constitutional Court upholds bullfighting ban and adds cockfighting prohibition
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights in the South American country,…
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Teen who shot Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to 7 years at youth detention facility
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A teenager who admitted shooting Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay during a political…
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Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this…
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Deadly attacks in Colombia cast a shadow on the president's peace-with-guerrillas policy
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's anti-government guerrillas have grown stronger under President Gustavo Petro’s three years in office.…
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Car bomb and helicopter attack in Colombia kill at least 13 people, including police officers
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A car bomb and a separate attack on a police helicopter in Colombia killed at least 13 people on Thursday,…
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Peru's president affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island as tensions with Colombia escalate
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute…
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Colombia accuses Peru of fully annexing a disputed island in the Amazon river
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru on Tuesday when he accused…
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Colombian court halts investigation into presidential campaign funds
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Thursday stopped an electoral body from investigating accusations of illicit…
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Colombian authorities charge 15-year-old with attempted murder of presidential candidate
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities on Tuesday charged a 15-year-old with attempted murder for the assasination attempt on…
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Colombian government reveals questions it plans to pose to voters in referendum on labor reform
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government Tuesday published the contents of a proposed referendum on reform of the nation’s labor…
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A rebel group begins handing weapons over to the Colombian government as peace talks advance
PASTO, Colombia (AP) — A rebel group called the Commoners of the South has begun handing its weapons over to Colombia’s government, the…
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Trump punishes Colombia for refusing entry to deportation flights
WASHINGTON — Facing another early challenge to his immigration policies, President Trump on Sunday ordered a 25% tariff on exports from…
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Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace
CALI, Colombia (AP) — From time to time, Gustavo Arbeláez faces relatives whose losses were caused by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of…
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Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and…
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'We want peace': Colombians swept up in bloody guerrilla violence
The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade -- as well as…
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Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties…
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Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
TRES BOCAS, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela…
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Colombia's president to declare 'state of emergency' as violence in the country's north escalates
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro said on Monday that he will declare a state of emergency, following a spate of…
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Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group again after violence in northeastern region
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Colombia minimum wage to increase 9.54% to $323 per month in 2025
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's minimum wage will increase by 9.54% in 2025, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday, announcing…