Tag: Gustavo Petro
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…
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…
U.S. says Colombia, Venezuela failed to fight drug trafficking
BOGOTA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump designated on Monday countries such as Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia and…
US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate…
In Colombia coca-growing region, transition to peace is stumbling
By Luis Jaime AcostaEL PLATEADO/SAN JUAN DE MICAY, Colombia (Reuters) -The dilapidated, tin-roofed schoolhouse sits perched amid fields…
Attack on Colombian police helicopter leaves at least 8 dead, president says
An attack on a Colombian National Police helicopter Thursday killed at least eight people and injured several others,…
Can a Guerrilla Group Help Solve Colombia’s Cocaine Conflict?
This article is a co-production with Amazon Underworld, a journalistic alliance covering crime trends throughout the Amazon Basin.A…
Colombians bid farewell to presidential hopeful Uribe after shooting at political rally
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians on Wednesday bid farewell to senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who…
Colombia presidential hopeful dies after June rally shooting
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family…
Colombian Senator Uribe dies months after campaign shooting
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Gabriel AraujoBOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who had been hospitalized since he…
Sudan military destroyed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries: State TV
Sudan’s air force has destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it was landing at an airport…