Colombia
Mexican cartels swap arms for cocaine, fueling Colombia violence
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Mexican drug cartels appear to be shipping high-powered weapons to Colombia to purchase...
Read moreElephant tramples Colombian researcher to death in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) - An elephant trampled to death a Colombian researcher who was studying chimpanzees in Kibali National Park in...
Read moreColombian police rescue 1,000 animals in anti-smuggling operation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's national police rescued over 1,000 ocelots, snakes, birds and other animals valued at more than $1...
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Colombia court approves extradition to the U.S. of accused drug trafficker Otoniel
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday approved the extradition to the United...
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Colombian man pleads not guilty to conspiring to kill Haiti’s Moise
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) - A former Colombian soldier pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges by U.S. prosecutors...
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Big spike in migrant numbers crossing Darien Gap from 2021 figures -UNHCR
By Steven Grattan (Reuters) - The number of people crossing the Darien Gap, one of the most dangerous and impassable...
Read moreAt least 11 FARC dissidents killed in combat, Colombia army says
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least 11 members of a group formed by former FARC rebels who...
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Analysis-Colombia presidential candidate Petro’s oil, pension proposals give investors pause
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Leftist Colombia presidential candidate Gustavo Petro's promises to halt new oil projects and redistribute...
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FARC dissidents responsible for bombing that killed two children, says Colombia’s Duque
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday accused former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)...
Read moreVenezuelan security forces carry out operations with ELN rebels-HRW
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces have carried out joint operations with Colombian rebel group the...
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Soccer-Peru livid after being denied equaliser in 1-0 loss to Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Peru striker Paolo Guerrero lashed out at South American football authorities on Thursday after his team were...
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Colombia’s violence causes more displacement, explosives’ victims – ICRC
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Surging violence in Colombia caused the number of people internally displaced, forced to...
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Ecuador’s Lasso seeks rule changes over limits for abortion in rape cases
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, a conservative former banker, on Tuesday said he would propose tightening time limits...
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Colombian centrist must push social policies to win over polarized nation in vote -analysts
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Mathematician Sergio Fajardo, chosen to represent Colombia's center-left coalition at presidential elections in May,...
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Colombia leftist Petro wins decisive presidential primary victory
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) -Gustavo Petro, the front-runner for Colombia's May presidential election, secured the...
Read moreColombian conflict victims will head to Congress after Sunday vote
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombians from areas hard hit by nearly six decades of fighting will for...
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Biden to grant Colombia special non-NATO ally status after Duque meeting
By Steve Holland and Julia Symmes Cobb WASHINGTON/BOGOTA (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told Colombian President Ivan Duque on Thursday...
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Colombia presidential hopeful Fajardo proposes tax reform to fund more social spending
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian presidential hopeful Sergio Fajardo told Reuters on Tuesday...
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Colombia’s president says any solution for Venezuela must come through elections
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) - Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday said any solution for Venezuela's future, whose humanitarian...
Read moreWork conditions worsen for Venezuelan migrant women in Colombia: report
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Venezuelan migrant women in Colombia are facing worse working conditions than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with high...
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