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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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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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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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Petro lashes out at Trump after U.S. decertifies Colombia on drug fight

Colombia's Gustavo Petro lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump after Washington decertified Colombia’s anti-drug efforts, ...
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Colombia’s JEP Sentences Ex-FARC for Mass Kidnappings

Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal issued its first sanctions against seven former FARC commanders, ...
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U.S. Decertifies Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts, Petro on the Defensive

The United States has decertified Colombia’s anti-drug efforts for the first time since 1994, citing record coca crops under ...
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Bogotá braces for protests and mobility havoc on Tuesday

Bogotá drivers from multiple sectors plan a mass protest on September 17 against Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán, citing 18 ...