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Brit, 27, dies in tropical storm after drink spiked with cocaine at festival in Colombia

Thomas Arthur had gotten lost on a hike in Tayrona National Park in Colombia with wife Carolyn when her went into cardiac arrest - potentially caused by cocaine in his system

Daily Mirror

New Biden plan will let people in Latin American countries apply to legally enter U.S., Canada or Spain

As it prepares for the end of Title 42, which lets U.S. officials rapidly expel migrants, the Biden administration said it will open centers in Guatemala and Colombia where people can apply to legally enter the three participating nations.

The Texas Tribune

US to dedicate specially trained asylum officers to centers in Guatemala, Colombia

The United States will dedicate specially trained asylum officers to new refugee centers in Guatemala and Colombia, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Thursday as Washington seeks to create new lawful pathways for migrants.

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Watch live: International officials warn of dangers of crossing US-Mexico border illegally

Watch live as officials from the US, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru hold a news conference to warn about the dangers of crossing the US-Mexico border illegally.

The Independent UK

US opening migrant centres in Colombia and Guatemala in effort to bolster border security

US will open ‘regional processing centres’ which will be operated with the assistance of international aid organisations

The Independent UK

US to open foreign centers in bid to stop migration surge

The Biden administration will open migration centers in Guatemala and Colombia for asylum seekers heading to the U.S.-Mexico border in a bid to slow what’s expected to be a surge of migrants seeking to cross the border as pandemic-era immigration restrictions end

The Independent UK

Colombia's Petro reshuffles cabinet, replacing several ministers

Colombian President Gustavo Petro named Ricardo Bonilla as finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle, replacing Jose Antonio Ocampo.

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Colombia's Petro names new finance minister in cabinet reshuffle

Colombian President Gustavo Petro named Ricardo Bonilla as finance minister in a Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, despite market anxiety over former minister Jose Antonio Ocampo remaining in the job.

Reuters

Colombian president asks cabinet to resign ahead of reshuffle - sources

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has asked his cabinet ministers to resign ahead of a reshuffle, two sources told Reuters late on Tuesday, as the leftist leader said he had lost his majority coalition in Congress.

Reuters

Colombia hosts conference on Venezuela's political crisis

Diplomats from 20 countries have gathered in Colombia for a conference in on the political crisis in Venezuela, where Nicolas Maduro’s socialist administration has strengthened its autocratic rule despite international efforts to expand political freedoms in the South American nation

The Independent UK

US, EU, Latin American countries meet to encourage Venezuela elections

A summit meant to reinvigorate talks between the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro and opposition political parties, attended by representatives from 19 countries and the European Union, produced no concrete results on Tuesday, though a further meeting was planned.

Reuters

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó ejected from Colombia

Guaidó lands in Miami after failed bid to attend summit hosted by leftwing president, with return to Venezuela looking unlikely

The Guardian - US

Venezuela's Guaido arrives in Miami after surprise Colombia visit

Former Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived in Miami on Tuesday, following a surprise visit to Colombia the previous day, where he said he would take part in an international summit.

Reuters

Jaishankar On Pakistan: 'Very difficult to engage with neighbour who practices cross-border terrorism...'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (local time) took a veiled dig at Pakistan and said that it is very difficult to engage with a neighbour, who practices cross-border terrorism against India. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Venezuelan opposition figure Guaido expelled from Colombia, slams ‘persecution’

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said he was expelled from Colombia hours after he crossed the border from Venezuela to try to meet with some participants at an international conference Tuesday to discuss his country’s political crisis.

Reuters

Colombia's police seize arms shipment destined for Ecuador

Colombia's national police on Monday confiscated a shipment of guns and ammunition, destined for Ecuador, after stopping a vehicle in the south of the country.

The Independent UK

Guaidó travels to Colombia ahead of Venezuela-focused summit

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he has crossed the border into Colombia on foot to seek a meeting with international delegations gathering there for a conference focused on his country’s political crisis

Daily Mirror

Man who married rag doll distraught as wife 'falls ill' and is treated by medics

Cristian Montenegro, from Bogot in Colombia, said his rag doll wife Natalia was treated by paramedics in the back of an ambulance after she had a headache and fainted

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Mum in pain for 11 years discovers she has a needle and thread stuck inside her

María Forero, from Colombia, spent years living in agony without knowing what was causing her pain before an MRI scan revealed she had a needle sticking inside her body

Cycling News

Buitrago's breakthrough continues with Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium

23-year-old the first Colombian on Doyenne podium with high hopes for Giro d'Italia

Inverse

These 3 Strategies Could Solve the Problem of Pablo Escobar’s “Cocaine Hippos”

Last week, Colombia recorded its first road traffic incident involving a hippopotamus. A car collided with the animal at speed leaving it dead on the road.

WEKU

How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

Reuters

Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline attacked for ninth time in 2023

The suspension of pumping operations at Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline will be prolonged after a new bombing attack damaged its infrastructure in the country's Arauca province, oil transportation company Cenit said.

France 24

Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno: Paying the ultimate price for the truth

Rafael Moreno was a Colombian journalist who regularly exposed corruption and crime in his northern home region of Cordoba. On his Facebook page, Moreno tirelessly denounced embezzlement in public contracts and illegal resource extraction. But he paid the ultimate price for his reporting. Our Bogota correspondent Pascale Mariani travelled to…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

As Petro visits, White House threatens new pressure on Maduro without democratic progress

President Joe Biden is open to increasing pressure on Venezuela if Nicolás Maduro fails to take concrete steps toward democratic elections, the Biden administration said on Thursday, as Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro visited the White House.

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