Colombia

Now Colombian model shot dead after Mexican influencer: Is it another case of femicide?

Maria Jose Estupinan, a 22-year-old university student and model, was shot dead at her home in Cututa on May 15. The incident came just a day after influencer Valeria Marquez was killed during a livestream in Mexico. The deaths of these two women and the similarities in their cases have sparked a conversation about femicide in Latin America

Latin America grapples with drone arms race, but cartels and gangs are the leading stakeholders

Latin America's drone arms race is growing, with governments struggling to match criminals using UAVs for smuggling, spying and attacks

Colombia's leftist ELN guerilla group warns of 'total war', vows to resist govt's counteroffensive

Authorities accuse the ELN of collaborating with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, though the group denies direct involvement in drug trafficking. The government has declared a state of emergency and deployed 10,000 troops, vowing to reassert control over the region

Colombia plunges into a political crisis after president demands resignation of his cabinet

The demand came after Petro on Tuesday subjected his cabinet to a five-hour public dressing down on state TV, accusing several officials, including his trade, education and health ministers, of falling behind on the delivery of key projects

A full-blown US, Colombia trade war averted. Here's why it could have been disastrous

A trade spat erupted after Colombia refused US deportation flights, prompting Trump to threaten steep tariffs and sanctions. The impasse was resolved, but tensions revealed cracks in US-Colombian relations. With billions in trade at stake, including coffee, flowers, and bananas, the fallout could have severely impacted economic and diplomatic ties between the two nations

Trump gets his way as Colombia accepts US flights after a brief tariff standoff

Following a brief tariff standoff, Colombia has decided that it will be accepting American flights carrying deported immigrants

After Trump imposes 25% tariffs, Rubio issues travel sanctions & pauses vsia

The order came after Colombia blocked the deportation flights that were arriving in the country from the United States

Colombia deploys army on Venezuela border to fight 'leftist guerillas'

Colombia is struggling to contain violence in the mountainous northeastern Catatumbo region, where a 5,800-strong ELN has targeted rival armed groups and their alleged sympathizers

At least 60 killed in Colombia amid failed peace talks with National Liberation Army

Among those killed are seven people who sought to sign a peace deal, as well as community leader Carmelo Guerrero, according to a report that a government ombudsman agency released late Saturday.

Violence over cocaine trade thwarts Colombia's peace negotiations with country's largest guerilla group

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the ELN, the country's largest guerilla group, of committing 'war crimes' and declared on social media, "The ELN shows no willingness to make peace"