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Modern-day Colombian Guerrillas Are Mere Druglords: Ex-FARC Commander

Colombian guerrilla fighters today are no more than drug lords given too much leeway by the leftist government, infamous former rebel commander Rodrigo Londono, aka "Timochenko," told AFP on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Two Colombian Artists Found Dead in Mexico Days After Being Declared Missing

Colombian musicians, B-King and DJ Regio Clown, were found dead in Mexico City after traveling to the capital for a show at a nightclub.

Latin Times

Colombia’s president warns that Trump’s attacks on suspected narco boats won’t stop drug lords

Gustavo Petro says strikes amount to ‘murder’ and are ‘only for television’

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Venezuelans in 'reverse migration' pushed to new perils in effort to return home

Venezuelan migrants are attempting a "reverse migration" back to South America after facing challenges in the U.S. Thousands have returned since immigration policies tightened under President Trump

The Independent UK

Colombia Slams 'Excessive' US Military Buildup, Warns Against Venezuela Intervention

Colombia on Friday blasted the United States' "excessive" military presence in the Caribbean as destabilizing for all Latin America, a sharp rebuke from one of Washington's oldest regional allies.

International Business Times

Colombian Court Issues First Sentences For Ex-soldiers Over Civilian Killings

A Colombian tribunal on Thursday issued its first sentences for former soldiers over the killing of civilians during the country's decades-long armed conflict, ordering 12 of them to carry out work including building memorials for their victims.

International Business Times

Colombia Vows To Fight Drug Trade 'With Or Without' The US

Colombia's top military officer has told AFP that his country will fight the resurgent cocaine trade with or without American help, after Washington blacklisted Bogota for what it called flawed anti-drug efforts.

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US adds Colombia to list of countries failing in fight against drugs – here’s why that matters

The US has “decertified” Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs, adding it to a list of countries including Afghanistan, Myanmar and Venezuela. Behind the decision lie surging coca cultivation and a desire to signal that US support for Colombia is no longer unconditional. It represents a rupture…

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Colombian FARC Leaders Ordered To Make Reparations For Over 21,000 Kidnappings

A Colombian court on Tuesday held seven leaders of the defunct Colombian guerrilla army FARC responsible for the kidnappings of tens of thousands of people during the group's half-century of war with the state.

International Business Times

Trump slaps Colombia with drug war blacklist — President Petro Rages over sacrificed Colombian soldiers and cops after years as U.S. ally

The Colombian president believes the US has more to gain from the Colombian drug war.

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Colombia Halts US Arms Purchases In Row Over Drug Fight Delisting

Colombia on Tuesday halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, after Washington decertified the South American country as an anti-drugs ally for failing to halt cocaine trafficking.

International Business Times

Colombia peace court sentences former FARC leaders for their role in thousands of kidnappings

Colombia’s peace tribunal has issued its first sentence on war crimes from decades of conflict

The Independent UK

Petro Says 'It's the U.S. Government That Should Be Decertified' After Trump Drops Colombia as Anti-Drug Ally

Petro also said Colombia's armed forces should no longer rely on U.S. weaponry: "the army will do better if it buys its weapons or makes them with our own resources"

Latin Times

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation

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US Pulls Drug Certification From Colombia After 30 years, Pointing at Petro Over Record Cocaine Boom

The United States has delivered a major blow to one of its closest South American allies by stripping Colombia of its coveted anti-drug certification.

Al Jazeera

Colombia’s President Petro decries US claim Bogota failing to fight drugs

US President Trump also places Afghanistan, Bolivia, Myanmar and Venezuela on list of states who failed to fight drugs.

The Independent UK

US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years

The Trump administration has added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in nearly three decades

Radio France Internationale

Inside the cocaine boom fuelling Europe’s most lucrative drug market

Cocaine has never been more abundant, more profitable, or more widely consumed. Record production in South America is fuelling a surge in shipments to Europe, now the most lucrative market for the drug. RFI maps the new power structures driving the boom – not the cartels of legend, but a…

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Latin Times

Senator Scott Says Colombia Risks 'Terrible Consequences' if Petro Doesn't Cooperate With U.S. on Anti-drug Efforts

"If Petro continues on this path, we will have to reconsider, because dollars from our government will no longer flow in the same way to Colombia," added Scott

The Guardian - US

Amid rising violence in Colombia, girls and women are being held as sex slaves: ‘No woman is safe’

The Catatumbo region, home to huge coca fields, has been ravaged by a fight for control between two armed groups

Cycling News

UCI MTB World Championships: Teste, Šerkezi win junior XCO titles

France, Slovenia on top in Friday's races

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How to watch Venezuela vs Colombia: Live streams, TV channels for World Cup qualifier

Salomon Rondon's side need a result if they're to keep World Cup qualification hopes alive – here's how to watch Venezuela vs Colombia online and on TV.

Latin Times

Colombia's Petro Shifts Stance on Venezuela, Presses Maduro Over Detained Nationals

In recent weeks, Petro condemned Washington's deployment of naval assets near Venezuelan waters and rejected claims about the existence of the "Cartel de los Soles"

Cycling Weekly

Egan Bernal claims victory on Vuelta a España stage 16 cut short by protests

Colombian takes first Grand Tour stage win since horror crash in 2022

Cycling News

'It is like a miracle' - Pan-American champion Alvaro Hodeg aiming to rejoin WorldTour four years after brutal motorbike crash

Colombian racing Maryland Cycling Classic in Continental champion's colours

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