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Colombia’s first leftist president declares ‘the war on drugs has failed’

Colombia’s first leftist president declared “the war on drugs has failed” as he was sworn into office on Sunday. Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, promised to fight inequality and bring peace to a country ...

08 Aug 2022 at 08:39

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Colombians to vote for president amid widespread discontent

Colombians emerging from the coronavirus pandemic are voting for their next president, choosing from six candidates who all promise various degrees of change amid rising inequality, inflation, violence and a discontent with the status ...

29 May 2022 at 08:43

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Former rebel leads in Colombia election with runoff likely

The early vote count in Sunday’s six-way presidential election in Colombia pointed toward a runoff in June, with leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro leading in a ballot held amid growing discontent over increasing inequality and ...

30 May 2022 at 00:17

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Colombia removes police chief who said exorcisms were used to catch fugitives

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has removed the national police director who had talked about using exorcisms to catch fugitives. Neither Mr Petro nor the Defence Ministry elaborated on reasons for the dismissal of General ...

12 Apr 2023 at 22:01

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Colombian leader warns UN humanity is making itself extinct

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro delivered an ominous prophecy on Tuesday, painting a grim picture of what lies ahead if nations fail to swiftly redesign the way humans live. “It has been a year in which humanity lost and ...

19 Sept 2023 at 19:14

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At least four dead after stands collapse at bullfight in Colombia

At least four people were dead and hundreds injured after wooden stands partially collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia. The disaster took place in a stadium in the city of El Espinal in Tolima state during a ...

27 Jun 2022 at 06:17

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Search for four children in Amazon jungle after plane crash

Four Indigenous children who were on a small plane that crashed in the Amazon jungle in Colombia on May 1 have not been found, while the three adults on board died. The crash happened in the early hours of May 1 when ...

20 May 2023 at 02:16

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Colombia’s president calls for migrants to leave jobs in US and return home

Colombia’s president is calling on his compatriots working without legal status in the US to leave their jobs and return home as soon as possible. “Wealth is only produced by the working people,” Gustavo Petro said ...

31 Jan 2025 at 13:54

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Trump orders tariffs and visa restrictions on Colombia over deportation flights

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures to be taken against Colombia after its government rejected two US military flights carrying ...

26 Jan 2025 at 23:09

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Colombia agrees to accepts flights of deported migrants from US

The White House claimed victory over Colombia into accepting flights of deported migrants from the US on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions. Press ...

27 Jan 2025 at 04:29

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