Tag: Colombia
‘Real threat’ of US military action against Colombia, president tells BBC
Ione WellsBBC South America Correspondent, in Bogotá BBCColombia's President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a "real...
Trump and Colombian President Speak by Phone Amid Escalating Tensions
In an about-face from his recent comments about Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, President Trump said on social media Wednesday evening that it had...
US designates Colombia cocaine gang a terrorist group
Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News OnlineGetty ImagesPetro has called the lethal strikes the US has carried out on alleged drug-smuggling boats in...
Map: 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Colombia
Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or...
Senior Venezuelan gang member captured in Colombia
The alleged leader of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua's armed wing has been captured in a joint operation involving Colombia, the US...
US designates Colombia country ‘failing to cooperate in drug war’
The United States has officially named Colombia as a country which has "demonstrably failed" to uphold its obligations to control drug trafficking, but...
Key suspect arrested in shooting of Colombia senator
Colombian police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the assassination attempt against a presidential hopeful during a rally last month. Miguel Uribe, a...
Colombia says 57 soldiers kidnapped by civilians
Colombia's military says 57 soldiers have been kidnapped by civilians in the country's south-western Micay Canyon area. It says 31 soldiers were seized...
At least four dead in Colombia attacks, local media reports
At least four people have died in a wave of bomb and gun attacks in south-western Colombia, according to local media reports.Two police...
