ELN armed strike in Colombia ends with at least 3 dead, 13 departments affected

Colombian army officers frustrate an ELN cylinder bomb attack in Antioquia. Image credit: @COL_EJERCITO via X The National Liberation Army (ELN),...

Washington designated Colombia’s EGC a terrorist organization: what now?

EGC soldiers. Credit: EGC via elgaitanista.org The United States today classified the Gaitanist Army of Colombia (EGC), Colombia’s most powerful...

Colombian guerrillas declare nationwide armed strike to protest US aggression

ELN fighters. Image credit: Brasil de Fato via Flickr The Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN) has declared a 72-hour nationwide armed strike...

Trump floats drug strikes against Colombia, Petro warns of war

Donald Trump saluting soldiers. Image credit: @Potus via X U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not rule out land attacks in any drug...

Colombia marks 40 years since deadliest volcano eruption in a century

Aerial view of the aftermath of the Armero Tragedy. Credit: The U.S. National Archives. On November 13, 1985, residents of the Colombian town of...

Colombia’s Petro says Trump is ‘against mankind’ at COP30 

Gustavo Petro at the COP30 summit. Image credit: @InfoPresidencia via X. Colombian President Gustavo Petro railed against Donald Trump at a...

First poll in months sheds light on contentious Colombian election

From left to right: Iván Cepeda, Sergio Fajardo, Abelardo de la Espriella. Images via Wikimedia commons and X. The first polling data for...

EU leaders drop out of key Colombia summit days before start

The EU-CELAC summit venue in Santa Marta. Image credit: Cancillería de Colombia Several top European figureheads said yesterday they would not be...

Bogotá hosts international human rights congress amid surging Latin American crime

FIDH president Alice Mogwe inaugurating the 42nd congress. Image courtesy of FIDH. This week, more than 400 rights defenders from over 100...

US slaps financial sanctions on Colombia’s Petro over drug dispute

President Gustavo Petro. Image credit: @infopresidencia via X. Riohacha, Colombia – The White House today announced financial sanctions on...