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Police dismantle cocaine ‘mega lab’ in Spain with 200kg daily capacity

Colombian and Mexican specialists among 18 arrested in operation against ‘sophisticated’ enterprise

The Guardian - UK

UN expects more than 400,000 migrants to cross perilous Darien Gap this year

More than 400,000 migrants could cross the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama with Colombia this year, the United Nations said on Friday, well up from nearly 250,000 in 2022 as the number of people making the journey surged over recent months.

Reuters

‘Terrifying’: Critics decry US plan to stop migrants at Darién Gap

Deal with Colombia and Panama aims to halt refugees crossing the lawless jungle region, but some say dangers will only increase

The Guardian - US

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UN: As many as 400,000 migrants may cross Darien Gap in 2023

Two U.N. groups say the number of migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama could soar to as many as 400,000 this year

The Independent UK

Ex-Colombia rebel urges armed groups to support government

A former Colombian rebel leader who now heads a political party has addressed the U.N. Security Council for the first time

The Independent UK

Exclusive-Colombian armed groups and gangs have 17,600 members, intelligence reports find

More than 17,600 people are members of the four major armed groups and 23 gangs with which the Colombian government hopes to reach peace or surrender deals, two security agency reports seen by Reuters show.

Reuters

Enormous hippo descended from Pablo Escobar's herd dies after being hit by a car

The people inside the vehicle were unharmed in the collision which took place on a highway from Bogota to Medellin in the northwest, close to where Pablo Escobar's estate in Colombia

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US-led plan to ‘end’ migration through Darien Gap spurs questions

Deal with Panama, Colombia seeks to stem ‘illicit crossings’ of dangerous jungle route used by US-bound asylum seekers.

Al Jazeera

Calls for action on Colombia’s hippo scourge after animal dies in road crash

Dead creature was one of 150 descendants of four hippos imported by drug baron Pablo Escobar in 1980s

The Guardian - UK

Colombia president removes police chief who cited exorcisms

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has removed the national police director who had talked about using exorcisms to catch fugitives

The Independent UK

US would support Colombian, Panama forces to slow migration

United States forces will assist their Colombian and Panamanian counterparts with intelligence gathering to dismantle smuggling rings operating in the dense jungle of the Darien Gap

The Independent UK

An Escobar hippo killed in highway collision in Colombia

Environmental authorities in Colombia say a hippopotamus descended from animals illegally brought to Colombia by the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has died in a collision with an SUV near Escobar’s hacienda

The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup 2023 power rankings: breaking the finalists down

The world champions suffer a blow while France ride high with Hervé Renard as all 32 teams are put under the microscope

The Guardian - UK

Dad used contacts in Colombia to flood UK with tens of millions of pounds of drugs

The cocaine importer and his business partner were armed with grenades and had "lads who blow any c***'s head off"

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Dad with contacts in Colombia flooded UK with tens of millions of pounds of drugs

Cocaine importer and business partner armed with grenades had "lads who blow any c***'s head off"

Reuters

US, Panama, Colombia agree plan to curb migration in Darien Gap

The United States, Panama and Colombia will launch a two-month campaign to tackle undocumented immigration through the jungle region separating Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, their governments said on Tuesday following high-level talks.

The Independent UK

US, Panama and Colombia aim to stop Darien Gap migration

The United States, Panama and Colombia will launch a 60-day campaign aimed at halting illegal migration through the treacherous Darien Gap, where the flow of migrants has multiplied this year

The Conversation

Tragedies, not accidents: Tougher Canadian and U.S. border policies will cost more lives

A fire recently broke out at a detention centre in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexico-United States border. The blaze killed 38 men and injured another 29 from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. All of them had been detained because they had crossed borders to seek protection and…

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Daily Mirror

Nine injured as fairground ride collapses leaving some trapped 'dangling in the air'

Nine people, including three children, were injured when a fairground ride in Colombia came away from its base, leaving several people trapped in the caged pods - two were taken to hospital

Radio France Internationale

Renard's revolution of France women's team comes under scrutiny against Canada

Four days after France overwhelmed a limited Colombia side 5-2 in his first match as head coach, Hervé Renard's renovation of the women's team will undergo its first big test in a clash against Canada at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans.

Cycling News

Alvaro Hodeg returns to action at Giro di Sicilia 18 months after serious accident

Training crash left Colombian sprinter with career-threatening injuries

The Independent UK

Colombian convicted for racism directed at nation's Black VP

A 62-year-old woman has been convicted of discrimination and harassment on for making racist comments about Colombia’s first Black vice president during an antigovernment protest last year

Miami Herald

More Colombian suspects in Moïse assassination questioned by FBI during Haiti visit

U.S. federal agents visited Haiti this week where they questioned several Colombian suspects in the ongoing investigation into the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

Reuters

Blockade lifted at Colombia coal mine Cerrejon

Protesters in Colombia's northern La Guajira province have lifted a four-day blockade of a rail line and the entrance to an export terminal used by coal miner Cerrejon, the company said on Friday.

The Independent UK

‘I’d get a speeding ticket every week’: Police officer goes viral on TikTok

Alex Narvaez, 28, works for the police in Colombia, but when she clocks off, shares clips on TikTok of herself posing in uniform

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