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Police arrest additional suspect in Amazon murder of British journalist

Brazilian police said on Friday that they had arrested a man known as "Colombia" as authorities investigate his possible involvement in the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest.

Reuters

At Colombia-Venezuela border, a trade revival is eagerly awaited

Colombia's leftist president-elect, Gustavo Petro, pledged on the campaign trail to end neighboring Venezuela's isolation, normalize relations with the socialist government in Caracas, and get trade flowing.

Reuters

Accused of killing Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, Colombian ex-soldier breaks his silence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Retired Sgt. Edwin Blanquicet Rodríguez had spent 20 years in the Colombian military when he received an offer: Travel to Haiti as part of a security team to protect a politician and guard electrical infrastructure projects.

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What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America

In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Here's what Latin America's green wave can teach the movement in the U.S.

WEKU

South American women's soccer improving but some way to go

The next edition of the Women's Copa America soccer tournament starts on Friday in Colombia at a time when the sport is clearly evolving in South America but at different speeds and opportunities for players

The Independent UK

UAE Minister: CEPA Pacts with India, Israel, Indonesia to Drive 2.6% Economic Growth

The comprehensive economic partnership agreements (CEPA) signed between the UAE, India, Israel, and Indonesia in the first half of 2022 will help the national economy to grow by 2.6 percent in 2030, announced Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani al-Zeyoudi. Zeyoudi described the growth percentage as "excellent", saying that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Where cowboys rule

The Colombian writer and journalist Gabriel Garcia Marquez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. At his award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, a delegation of Colombian musicians performed for the event. Harp player Carlos "Cuco" Rojas, the founder of the Cimarron band, and lead singer Ana Veydo joined…

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Colombia: Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez have achieved a historic victory for the left – so who are they?

It was, said Francia Márquez Mina, a victory for “the nobodies”. Speaking in Bogota on June 19 after the results of the Colombian presidential election were announced, the newly elected vice-president struck a jubilant note after becoming the first black woman to be elected to the office – on a…

The Conversation

Luis Sinisterra profiled as Leeds United identify Colombian winger as Raphinha replacement

Sinisterra was named UEFA Europa Conference League young player of the year as Feyenoord finished runners-up in 2021-22.

Leeds Live

Colombia extradites accused drug cartel leader's sister to U.S

Colombia on Friday extradited to the United States a sister of accused major drug cartel leader Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, to face drug trafficking charges, the national police said.

Reuters

What we learned from the USWNT’s last games before World Cup and Olympics qualifying

SANDY, Utah — The U.S. women’s soccer team finished its preparations for next month’s Concacaf World Cup and Olympic qualifying tournament late Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Colombia at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Colombia's Petro picks Jose Antonio Ocampo as finance minister

Colombia's leftist President-elect Gustavo Petro has picked Jose Antonio Ocampo to be finance minister in his government when he begins his term in August, he said on Thursday.

Reuters

Colombia must advance talks with armed groups to secure peace -truth commission president

Colombia's armed conflict will only end when the 2016 peace deal with the now-demobilized FARC guerrillas is properly implemented and peace talks with other armed groups and gangs make progress, the president of the Andean country's peace commission said.

Reuters

Allied Corp Successfully Ships First Commercial Cannabis Flower Export From Colombia To International Market

Allied Corp. (OTCQB: ALID) has completed the first shipment of commercial dried cannabis from Colombia to an international market.

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Pickett Becomes First Player With Limb Difference to Earn USWNT Cap

Pickett started the U.S.’s friendly against Colombia on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

War on drugs prolonged Colombia’s decades-long civil war, landmark report finds

Truth commission’s report, touted as a chance to heal after half a century of bloodshed, called for a ‘substantial change in drug policy’

The Independent UK

Colombia truth commission gives scathing report on civil war

A Truth Commission has presented its final report on Colombia’s armed conflict, urging the government, military and rebel groups that are still fighting in the countryside to recognize the suffering victims have endured and ensure that political disputes are no longer solved through violence

The Independent UK

Fire kills 49 after apparent riot attempt at Colombia prison

Authorities say a fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 49 people and injured a dozen more

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Al Jazeera

Latin American activists undeterred despite US abortion rollback

Women’s rights advocates across Americas region say their struggle goes on after top US court overturns Roe v Wade.

Daily Mirror

'Disastrous' Colombia prison riot leaves 49 dead and more than 30 injured

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WEKU

Colombia's tribunal exposes how troops kidnapped and killed thousands of civilians

Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.

Reuters

Colombia bull-running where stand collapse killed 4 people under investigation

Colombia's procurator will investigate the official response to the partial collapse of seating at a bull-running event on Sunday, which killed at least four people and injured hundreds.

Evening Standard

Colombia: 18-month-old baby among four dead as stand collapses at bullfight

An 18-month-old baby is among the four dead after wooden stands partially collapsed at a bullfight in central Colombia on Sunday.

The Guardian - US

Collapse of bullfight stands in Colombia leaves four dead, hundreds injured

Chaos overtakes city of Espinal after wood and bamboo stands collapse during cultural festival

France 24

Several killed, hundreds wounded after stands collapse at Colombia bullfight

Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and injuring hundreds, authorities said.

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