Colombia’s new defense minister vows to reclaim territory lost to rebel groups
Colombia’s newly appointed defense minister says he will focus on taking back territory lost to rebel groups that have forced ...
Colombian president calls for referendum on health and labor reforms that have stalled in congress
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will call for a special election in which voters will be able to approve or reject ...
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Cocaine Canyon: Inside Colombia's guerrilla-run micro-state
Drug-running guerrillas have repelled military efforts to retake a slice of southwest Colombia -- a virtual microstate where ...
Trump has begun another trade war. Here’s a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from President Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again ...
Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...
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Gustavo Petro: ‘I was wrong to believe that I could make a revolution by governing’
In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS, the president of Colombia analyzes the difficult situation within his government, the ...
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Colombian president urges marijuana legalization to end cartel violence
March 3 (UPI) --Colombia President Gustavo Petro is calling on his country's ... North Korea condemned an ongoing U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Wednesday, saying another incident ...
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Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a plan Monday to ... He added that the Colombian military will continue to operate against rebels in the region while the ...
Colombia’s Top Diplomat Seeks US Reset After Petro’s Feud With Trump
Colombia’s foreign minister still sees the US as a strategic partner under Donald Trump, saying she wants to reset diplomacy ...
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Colombia's Petro taps general for defense minister
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday named General Pedro ... Sanchez will be the first military official in the role in more than three decades. Since 1991, civilians ...