Colombia

US President Donald Trump on Sunday openly threatened military action against Colombia, saying such an operation “sounds good to me” when asked directly by reporters. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump sharply criticised Colombia’s…
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US President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric on Tuesday, refusing to rule out land strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers and suggesting that anti-drug military operations could be extended to Mexico and Colombia. His…
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Colombia’s foreign minister has given up her US visa in protest after Washington revoked the travel permit of President Gustavo Petro, the government announced Monday, marking a sharp escalation in tensions between Bogotá and Washington.…
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For years, the man known as Otoniel was seen as one of the world's most dangerous drug lords, the elusive boss of a cartel and paramilitary group with a blood-drenched grip on much of northern Colombia. On Tuesday, Dairo Antonio Úsuga said…
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US President Joe Biden made yet another gaffe on Saturday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. Speaking at the event, Mr Biden mixed up Colombia and Cambodia. He mistakenly thanked Colombia instead of Cambodia for…
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The Catholic Church in Colombia has released the names of 26 priests who were investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors there, local media reported Saturday. The Archidiocese of Medellin revealed the list of those accused between…
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President Joe Biden told Colombian President Ivan Duque on Thursday he plans to designate Colombia as a major non-NATO ally, granting the strategic status to a key country in a turbulent region as the United States seeks to isolate Russia.…
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