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Jalisco Cartel Using Fake Bodyguard Job Ads to Recruit Former Colombian Soldiers to Produce Landmines

According to "El Pascual," the recruited soldiers were tasked by cartel members to kill civilians, mutilate farmers and to bury explosives in nearby fields

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Colombian President Alleges Plot To Down His Plane With Missiles

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro claimed Monday to have been the target of a plot to down his plane with missiles by "big mafias" irate at his government's attempts to hunt them down.

International Business Times · Feb 18, 2025

ELN rebels launch 3-day armed strike in Colombia's northwest as violence in rural areas escalates

Businesses are shuttered and public transport is at a standstill in Colombia’s Choco department, as rebels from the National Liberation Army launched a three-day “armed strike” that confines civilians to their homes and restricts commercial activity

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Poll Reveals That Trump is More Popular Than Petro in Colombia After Diplomatic Spat

The poll by AtlasIntel also found that 82% of Colombians want Petro to pursue closer ties to Washington, and 70% hold a positive view of the U.S.

Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025

Vocational School In Colombia Closes, Leaving Migrants Jobless

US aid freeze forces closure of vocational school in Colombia, impacting migrants' employment prospects.

Top News · Feb 13, 2025

Most Latin Americans Support The U.S. Using Military Force To Oust Venezuela's Maduro, Poll Finds

Figures include over four in five Colombians and almost three quarters of Chileans

Latin Times · Feb 12, 2025

Have Shakira and Carlos Vives Reconciled?

Evidence of the two Colombian artists ending the bad blood between them has surfaced.

Latin Times · Feb 12, 2025

Why ‘low carbon’ roses are flown around the world

As you read this, planes full of roses are heading from east Africa and South America to almost every corner of the world. If you buy someone a rose this Valentine’s Day, it may be in the air right now or perhaps in a refrigerated warehouse in the Netherlands.

The Conversation · Feb 12, 2025

5 Key Players Missing From USWNT's 2025 SheBelieves Cup Roster

Emma Hayes named her 23-player roster for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup against Australia, Japan and Colombia on Monday.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 12, 2025

Roses are red, violets are blue, 940 million flowers are traveling (through Miami) to you

If any husbands or boyfriends mess up Valentine’s Day this week, it’s not because of a shortage of flowers

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025