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#colombia

Colombia's president Gustavo Petro addressed the UN general assembly Tuesday to call for a criminal process to be opened against counterpart Donald Trump for US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. Petro said unarmed poor young people died in the strikes that Washington said were part of a US anti-drug operation off the coast of Venezuela, whose president Washington accuses of running a cartel.

On Tuesday, Tribunal Judge Camilo Suarez ruled against seven former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a now-defunct guerrilla group known as the FARC. They were found guilty of kidnapping more than 21,000 people. Most were abducted to secure ransom payments that helped fund the FARC's war machine. Hostages were tortured, sexually abused, chained to trees and led on forced marches through the jungle. Some died of tropical diseases.

The peremptory order caught him out of the house. When he returned, his family and most of his neighbors had already fled. He hurried to pack two changes of clothes in the first bag he found and, before setting off on his motorcycle, he tied a white cloth to a long pole: It was a flag as a sign of peace, to avoid any attacks on the three-hour journey, says the social leader, who requests anonymity.

At least 142 environmental advocates were killed around the world in 2024, with four more going missing, according to a new report by non-governmental organization Global Witness. Most of the victims were indigenous people or farmers, as well as activists against mining, logging, agriculture poaching and energy projects. Those carrying out the attacks were mostly criminal groups, although incidents involving state security forces were also recorded.

The United States is decertifying us after dozens of deaths, the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, lamented during a Cabinet meeting, while still awaiting the official announcement by U.S. officials. However, the Trump administration issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered major aid cuts. Still, Petro, who is already under enormous pressure to show results on that front, must now deal with the consequences of this new stigma in the final stretch of his term.

Your hot air balloon lifts gently into the sky as the first rays of sun crest over Colombia's coffee region, a triangle-shaped span of verdant terrain extending into the Caldas, Risaralda, and Quindío areas of the country. The morning mist curls around Arabica plants. A fresh coffee scent mingles with the Andean mountain air. Colombia is a destination where luxury reveals itself not through extravagance, but through authenticity, intimacy, and connection.

Thirty-three Colombian soldiers have been released after being held captive for three days in a remote Amazonian village dominated by armed rebel factions and drug crops, the country's Ombudsman's Office said. At this moment, soldiers are withdrawing from the village Nueva York, said Iris Marin, the head of the Ombudsman's Office, in a post on X on Thursday, as troops were escorted out of the rural community in Guaviare province.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro reaffirmed Colombia's claim to Santa Rosa Island in the Amazon River, asserting that Colombia does not recognize Peru's sovereignty over it.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused Peru of annexing Santa Rosa, claiming that Peru's actions could block Leticia's access to the Amazon River.

In Muzo, life revolves around luck and chance, where the pursuit of emeralds has attracted fortune seekers for generations. The emerald trade, once violent, is now peaceful.

Affordability is a key reason to consider living in or visiting Colombia. Travel and Leisure magazine recently reported that the cost of living in Colombia is about 54% lower than in the U.S.

The meeting seeks to coordinate concrete actions, including legal and diplomatic measures, against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, described by member states as genocide.

Marta, who lost her son to a dissident armed group, pleaded with officers for his release, facing threats instead. Hundreds of mothers share her plight.

Growing up in Colombia and online has defined the way I create art, as my identity has been shaped by a country with both superficial and conservative values.

It felt like those interviews and spaces almost resembled therapy sessions... The women felt safe and were able to open up. Emotionally, it was hard for them and for me.

A 15-year-old accused of attempting to murder Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe pleaded not guilty. He is believed to have acted as a hired hitman.

These were atrocities that never should have happened," said one of the soldiers during a mid-day break in the exhumations at a cemetery in the central Colombian city of Neiva. The soldier, a former lieutenant colonel, admitted that during the mid-2000s soldiers under his command shot dead 63 civilians and reported them as guerrillas killed in action.

Kevin Liévano-Romero's work on bat parasites is critical, particularly regarding public health in Colombia, where many children still suffer from parasitic infections despite improvements.