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Colombia vows to counter armed groups after twin attacks in Cali killed 19 people, including civilians, and wounded dozens. President Petro and Defense Minister Sanchez launch "Operation Sultana" to strengthen security.

Colombia's defense minister vowed Friday to defeat "desperate" armed groups after twin guerrilla attacks killed 19 people and deepened the country's worst security crisis in decades.

At least four people were killed in Colombia as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province, according to Colombian authorities

The world's biggest nature conservation conference resumed in Rome today, Tuesday, in a bid to overcome a deadlock between northern and southern countries over funding. Negotiations collapsed last year, with the head of the meeting warning that increasing global "polarisation" was frustrating efforts to protect the planet.

After last year’s Cop16 biodiversity talks in Cali left key issues unresolved, the extra summit will attempt to seek consensus, especially over funding

After the conclusion of UN biodiversity conference Cop16, it was easy to feel disappointed. In Cali, Colombia, discussions fell short on how to monitor targets and progress remains slow. Despite agreements, Cop16 lacked urgency from governments and the UN on how to halt the crisis in the natural world.

Progress at the UN’s biodiversity summit, Cop16, in Cali, Colombia, has been slow. Frustratingly so.

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Negotiators at the world's biggest nature conservation conference knuckled down in Cali, Colombia on Friday for a last-ditch effort to break a deadlock on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.