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Colombian government calls on rebel group to suspend planned armed strike

Colombia's government on Wednesday called on the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group to suspend a so-called armed strike planned for the northwest of the country, after advocacy group Human Rights Watch warned the ELN may conduct a strike later this week.

Reuters

Mexico to host next round of Colombian peace talks

The Colombian government and the nation’s largest remaining rebel group said on Tuesday that they will continue to stage peace talks in Mexico, following three weeks of negotiations in Venezuela that have only yielded modest results

The Independent UK

Colombia's government, ELN guerrillas complete first round of talks

Representatives of Colombia's government and of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas completed the first round of peace talks in Venezuela's capital Caracas on Monday, with the next round of negotiations to take place in Mexico.

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Incredible new Edinburgh pink 'Instagrammable' cafe opens at St James Quarter

EL&N have confirmed they will be opening their new site in the capital's city centre this week, with their all-pink decor and impressive food menu to be quite the talking point.

Edinburgh Live

Colombia, ELN rebels invite three more countries to help with peace talks

Colombia's government and leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) said on Friday they have agreed to invite Brazil, Chile and Mexico as so-called guarantor countries in peace talks that seek to end nearly 60 years of conflict.

Reuters

Colombia, ELN rebels start peace talks, hoping to end six decades of war

Negotiators from the Colombian government and leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) began peace talks on Monday, the first major step in President Gustavo Petro's efforts to end nearly 60 years of war.

Reuters

Colombian government, guerrilla group resume peace talks

The Colombian government and the South American country’s largest remaining guerrilla group are set to resume peace negotiations, breaking a roughly four-year hiatus during which the rebels have expanded the territory where they operate

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Edinburgh shopping centre to get plush new café dubbed 'world's most Instagrammable'

The plush café chain, who were only founded five years ago yet own branches all over the world, are to take up residence at St James Quarter just in time for the festivities

Edinburgh Live

Colombian President Gustavo Petro: ‘The war on drugs was a failure’

The war against drugs has killed more than a million people in Latin America without denting the power of drug trafficking mafias, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro tells FRANCE 24 and RFI in a wide-ranging interview that also touches on the war in Ukraine, the climate emergency and the tentative peace…

France 24

Colombia's President promises to deepen ties with Venezuela

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have met and say they will improve trade and security cooperation, as both countries seek to normalize relations following the election of Colombia’s first leftist leader

The Independent UK

Support for Venezuela's opposition is dwindling at OAS

Venezuela’s opposition has suffered a rebuff as 19 members of the Organization of American States backed a proposal to remove its envoy from the regional forum for political and economic issues

The Independent UK

Colombia and ELN rebels to restart peace talks

Delegates of Colombia’s government and the nation’s largest remaining guerrilla group announced that they will restart peace talks that were suspended in 2018

The Independent UK

Colombia's government, ELN rebel group to reestablish peace talks

Colombia's government and left-wing rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) will reestablish peace talks next month, both parties said on Tuesday during a press conference in Venezuela's capital Caracas.

Reuters

Colombia ELN rebel group peace talks delegation set for Caracas

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Colombia peace process must solve causes of conflict - ELN rebel commander

The top commander of Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group, which is exploring a resumption of peace talks with the leftist government, told Reuters any process must seek profound change for all of society and not political power for a few guerrilla commanders.

Reuters

Colombia´s ELN rebel group favors bilateral ceasefire if peace talks resume

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The Guardian - US

‘I live in fear’: can Colombia’s new president ease violence at the border?

As armed groups prosper, local residents put hopes Gustavo Petro’s pledge to normalise relations with Venezuela

Reuters

Colombia suspends ELN rebel arrest warrants, extradition orders to restart peace talks

Colombia's new president said Saturday he was suspending arrest warrants and extradition requests for members of the left-wing guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) in an effort to restart peace talks to end nearly 60 years of war.

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Afro-Colombians helped install a new government in Bogotá. Will it address their needs?

Despite launching several initiatives, the Pacific coast region suffers from lack of basic services and is in the grips of violence

The Guardian - US

Colombian government and ELN rebels meet in Havana to restart peace talks

Government pledges ‘judicial and political steps’ to enable talks to resume with nation’s last guerrillas broken off three years ago

The Independent UK

Colombia and ELN rebels begin moving to restart peace talks

Colombia’s new government and members of the nation's last guerrilla group are moving toward restarting peace talks that were suspended three years ago in Cuba

Reuters

Colombia says ELN rebels to take steps to restart peace talks

Colombia's ELN guerrilla group will take the necessary steps to restart peace talks, the new government's peace commissioner said on Friday.

Reuters

Colombia advances towards restarting peace talks with ELN

Colombia hopes to restart peace talks with leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Cuba, the country's Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva said in the Cuban capital, Havana, on Thursday.

Reuters

Colombia ELN rebel group open to peace talks with next president Gustavo Petro

Colombian leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) is open to advancing peace talks with the incoming government of President-elect Gustavo Petro, it said on Monday, and called for reforms to tackle social exclusion and inequality.

Reuters

Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president

Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia's presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country's history.

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