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The Cali Cartel Paid $220,000 to Hire El Chavo del 8 Cast for a Child's Birthday Party

One of Latin America's strangest crossovers between pop culture and organized crime has resurfaced. The members of the El Chavo del 8 cast were reportedly hired by the Cali Cartel in 1986 to perform at a private children's party for the daughter of drug trafficker José "Chepe" Santa Cruz in…

Latin Times

Two Venezuelan exiles wounded in ‘targeted’ shooting in Colombia

Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado blames Nicolás Maduro’s government for attack in Bogotá

The Guardian - UK

Venezuelan Refugees and Activists Shot in Colombia After Fleeing Maduro Regime

Two Venezuelan exiles living in Colombia, political consultant Luis Peche Arteaga and human rights activist Yendri Velásquez, were shot and wounded Monday afternoon in northern Bogotá.

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Andrea Peña & Artists: Bogotá review – writhing, sweaty dancefloor revolt is exhausting

The Dance Umbrella festival opens with a bold yet alienating piece inspired by mythology and magical realism

The Guardian - UK

Senator Miguel Uribe Dies at 39 – Decades After His Mother's Murder in 1991: What Happened?

Colombian senator and 2026 presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, has died two months after being shot at a Bogotá rally, reviving painful memories of his mother Diana Turbay's 1991 killing.

International Business Times UK

Colombian senator Miguel Uribe dies after June campaign shooting

Rightwing presidential hopeful, who had been in hospital in Bogotá since shooting, has died aged 39

The Guardian - UK

A Colombian senator shot in June falls back into critical condition after hemorrhaging

Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was shot in June during a campaign rally in Bogotá and remains hospitalized, has experienced a hemorrhage in his nervous system

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Alvaro Uribe Becomes First Former Colombian President To Be Criminally Convicted

Álvaro Uribe, Colombian president from 2002 to 2010, was found guilty of bribing witnesses and abuse of process by a Bogotá court

Latin Times

UN’s Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine

The Hague Group aims to agree political, economic and legal actions in ‘existential hour’ for Israel and Palestine

The Guardian - UK

Fabián Ríos Reveals Truth About Zuleyka Rivera and Aracely Arámbula in 'Miss Universe Latina' – Plus 'Sin Senos' Update - INTERVIEW

The Colombian actor talks about the crises on the Telemundo reality show and his plans for future telenovelas. Fabián Ríos has a clear vision of things and his upcoming projects.

Latin Times

Teen Suspect Arrested As Colombian Presidential Hopeful Rushed to ICU After Being Shot in Head Twice

Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in critical condition after he was shot twice in the head and once in the leg during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday.

Latin Times

Miguel Uribe Turbay: Colombian Presidential candidate shot in head at rally

Prominent oppostion politician fighting for his life after being shot three times during campaign rally in Bogotá

Evening Standard

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay shot at a rally in Bogotá

Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after the attack on Saturday, which is being investigated by the authorities.

Euronews

Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous group from Colombia that disappeared 2,000 years ago

A new analysis of ancient DNA reveals a previously unknown lineage of hunter-gatherers who lived in what is now Colombia.

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The Independent UK

Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities

Colombia’s capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall

Latin Times

Two Dead and Several Seriously Injured: The Tragic Toll of Shakira's Tour in Latin America

The Colombian star's performance has unfortunately been tainted with blood.

Tom’s Guide

Netflix just added a new Korean crime thriller movie — and it's already crashed the top 10

Netflix's newest crime thriller movie, 'Bogotá: City of the Lost' has already become one of the most popular watches on the platform.

The Guardian - UK

‘Most of my work is a response to war’: Colombian artist Doris Salcedo on violence, Trump and her crack in Tate Modern’s floor

The artist, famed in the UK for her extraordinary fissure in the Turbine Hall, has turned her focus to the climate catastrophe and the plight of migrants, but old concerns about her country remain

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Meet "Smart and Savvy" Students During Colombia Royal Tour

The Sussexes visited a charter school in Bogotá, where they attended a session about social media.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lo que Chicago puede aprender de Colombia sobre cómo manejar una ola migratoria

El pequeño y relativamente pobre país sudamericano ha recibido cuatro veces más venezolanos que Estados Unidos, pero ofrece una vía de integración. Fuimos a verlo.

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Eco-park Ciénaga de Mallorquín protects fragile mangroves and the beauty of Colombian wildlife

Ciénaga de Mallorquín is a collaboration between Francisco Ricardo (of Barranquilla-based DEB) and Giancarlo Mazzanti (of Bogotá-based Equipo Mazzanti), to protect and preserve Colombian flora and fauna

The Guardian - UK

A sense of optimism and the chance to chat: how Bogotá is giving respect to unpaid carers

An innovative programme in the Colombian capital is giving a new kind of support and confidence to caregivers, most of them women

The Guardian - UK

‘The tranquility frees you’: Bogotá, the city that shuts out cars every week

Born out of an anti-car protest in 1974, the Colombian capital closes many roads to cars every Sunday, leaving them free for bikes, skates and pedestrians

The Guardian - US

Who is Juan Merchan, the judge in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial?

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Merchan grew up in Queens and was the first in his family to attend college

Fortune

3 Dream Trips You Can Take with 100,000 Capital One Miles

From coffee tours in Colombia to breathtaking vistas in Canada, there’s no shortage of places where 100k Capital One Miles can take you. Here’s a trio of ideas.

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