Tag: Colombia
‘Illegal drug leader’ – threat of new tariffs against Colombia
Donald Trump has escalated tensions between Washington and one of its closest Latin American allies, declaring the US…
US releasing survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to their home countries
The US released the two survivors of Thursday’s military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean…
Colombia accuses US of violating sovereignty in strike
Colombia's president accused on Saturday Washington of violating his country's sovereignty and killing a fisherman, shortly after US…
FARC dissidents hand over munitions to Colombia in peace gesture
By Luis Jaime AcostaPUERTO ASIS (Reuters) -The National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army (CNEB), one of five dissident…
Colombia’s Petro suggests last vessel bombed by US was Colombian
By Nelson Bocanegra and Alexander VillegasBOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday suggested the latest vessel in…
Colombia manufactures its first rifles to replace Israeli weapons
Colombian officials said Monday the country has produced its first combat rifle, a cheaper, lighter weapon aimed at…
US to revoke Colombian president’s visa over ‘incendiary actions’
The US State Department said it would revoke the visa of Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro, who returned…
Colombia court sentences 12 ex-soldiers to reparations work for executions
By Julia Symmes CobbBOGOTA (Reuters) - A special Colombian court created under a 2016 peace deal on Thursday…
Colombia halts US arms purchases as row over drug fight delisting escalates
Colombia has halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, over Washington’s claim that the…
Landmark ruling convicts seven FARC ex-leaders of wartime crimes
Bogota, Colombia – Seven ex-leaders of the demobilised Colombian FARC rebels have been convicted over the kidnappings of…
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…
Colombia’s President Petro decries US claim Bogota failing to fight drugs
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro appeared visibly frustrated after United States President Donald Trump designated Colombia among several countries…