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Ancient Colombians “Unmasked” with Digital Reawakening

Researchers have digitally reconstructed the faces of four mummies discovered in Colombia’s Eastern Andes, offering ...
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Petro expels Israeli diplomats as Bogotá faces Gaza-linked vandalism

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro expelled Israel’s diplomats after two Colombians were detained on a Gaza-bound flotilla.
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Petro Implodes U.S-Colombia Relations With Final UN Speech

Colombian President Gustavo Petro detonated relations with Washington in a blistering UN speech, accusing Donald Trump of ...
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Birthrates in Colombia plunge over 30% in a decade

Colombia’s birthrate has plunged 31% in a decade, with just 453,901 babies born in 2024, according to the country's ...
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Medellín’s Gutiérrez clamps down on transnational mafias, bolsters U.S. ties

Medellín mayor Federico “Fico” Gutiérrez launched a crackdown on transnational mafias operating in Parque Lleras, vowing the city “will not be a refuge” for crime. He also met U.S. envoy John McNamara ...
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Mass visa revocations strip Petro’s cabinet of access to U.S

Colombia’s confrontation with Washington escalated after the United States revoked President Gustavo Petro’s visa over incendiary remarks in New York, prompting key ministers to declare they would ...
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Colombia’s JEP Sentences Ex-FARC for Mass Kidnappings

Ex-FARC commanders Pastor Alape and Rodrigo Londoño during JEP hearing. Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has issued its first criminal sentences against the former leadership of the ...
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U.S. Decertifies Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts, Petro on the Defensive

Coca harvest in Cauca, with members of the National Police. Photo: Policia Nacional The United States has decertified Colombia’s counter-narcotics efforts for the first time in nearly three decades, a ...