The Latest Breaking News from Colombia

Is a peace generation coming of age in Colombia? Six years after the FARC rebellion laid down its arms and one year after student-led protests against inequality and police brutality, citizens will vote on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election where the 2016 peace deal that ended…

Juan Larinson Castro, better known as Matamba, an accused top Colombian drug trafficker who escaped a maximum-security prison in the Andean country earlier this year, was killed in a police operation to try and recapture him on Thursday, the government said.

Miguel Botache Santillana, better known as Gentil Duarte, who leads one faction of former FARC rebels who remained armed after a peace deal with Colombia's government, is presumed killed in Venezuela, Colombia's Defense Minister Diego Molano told journalists on Wednesday.

Rodolfo Hernandez, a septuagenarian construction magnate and former mayor, is enjoying a late rise in polls ahead of Colombia's presidential vote on Sunday, boosted by his colorful social media presence and anti-corruption promises.

Whoever wins Colombia's presidency will face a divided congress and likely street protests, which will complicate efforts to carry out badly-needed fiscal and social reforms, analysts and politicians said.

Over two thirds of young Colombians say their lives have got worse over the past year, which saw a fierce crackdown on anti-government protests in a country still recovering from five decades of conflict. Six years after the peace deal with the FARC rebels, many young people are backing the…

Leftwinger Francia Márquez is on course to become the first black female vice-president of a deeply unequal country

Nineteen people have been indicted in a complex money laundering scheme to move millions of dollars in drug proceeds from Colombian cartels through U.S. banks

A team of Colombian soldiers will travel to Europe to train their Ukrainian counterparts on de-mining techniques, the South American country's defense minister said on Monday.