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Griner-Bout prisoner swap: A sign of easing US-Russia tensions?

The high-profile exchange was a rare moment of agreement between two nations locked in conflict over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

Reuters

Colombia's armed forces to maintain offensive against armed groups -president says

Colombia's military will keep up offensive operations against illegal armed groups until they demonstrate the will to negotiate for peace, President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday, after FARC dissidents attacked and killed six soldiers.

Reuters

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Colombia to launch military operation against armed groups on border

Colombia will launch a military offensive against illegal armed groups operating in border areas, and it is seeking collaboration from neighbors, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said on Monday.

Reuters

Colombia's ex-FARC leaders face up to eight year sentences for kidnappings

Colombia's transitional justice tribunal recommended sentencing seven former FARC guerilla commanders to five to eight years for kidnappings and similar crimes during the country's decades-long armed conflict.

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

The Independent UK

FARC dissident fighting leaves 18 dead in southern Colombia

At least 18 people died in fighting between two FARC dissident factions for control of a drug trafficking area in Colombia's southern jungle, said Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez on Monday.

Reuters

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Who is Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who could be swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

Reuters

‘They think we’re terrorists’: Colombia’s female former guerrilla fighters find no peace

The 2016 ceasefire was supposed to help Farc’s ex-guerrillas reintegrate into society, but with little work and many having been murdered, fear stalks the camps

The Guardian - UK

Why a Democrat and Republican imply support in Florida from Colombia’s ex-president

MIAMI — Two candidates fighting for votes in South Florida’s most competitive congressional race are trying to appeal to voters by turning to a surprising source: former Colombian President Ivan Duque.

Miami Herald

Colombia, the world's largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia — The grizzled farmers had come on motorcycles and in pickups from jungle homesteads to a soccer field hours from the nearest town of any consequence.

Los Angeles Times

Colombian drug dealers’ dirty lawyers caught selling sweetheart deals to avoid US prison

DALLAS – The Colombian cocaine kingpins faced extradition to the U.S. on serious drug trafficking charges and a lifetime in federal prison. They were desperate, wealthy and needed excellent legal advice.

Tribune News Service

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 says 10 armed groups agree to unilateral ceasefire

At least 10 armed groups in Colombia, including former members of the FARC rebels who reject a peace deal and the Clan del Golfo crime gang, have agreed to participate in unilateral ceasefires, the government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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The Guardian - US

Colombian leader’s promise of ‘total peace’ may prove too ambitious

Little-known militia groups have surfaced to declare their willingness to strike peace deals – and reap ceasefire rewards

Financial Times

Colombia’s battle against Amazon deforestation: ‘The jungle is disappearing’

Leftwing government launches crackdown on illegal clearances to tackle destruction of rainforest

Reuters

Colombian officials met FARC dissidents, president's tweet shows

Colombian government representatives have met with members of an armed group that grew out of the demobilized FARC rebels, photos tweeted by President Gustavo Petro showed on Sunday.

Reuters

Eight Colombia police killed in deadliest attack since leftist took office

Eight police officers were killed in an explosives attack in western Colombia on Friday, President Gustavo Petro said, the deadliest attack on security forces since he took office promising to end the country's nearly 60-year conflict.

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Colombian president proposes multilateral ceasefire to illegal armed groups

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who took office earlier this month, on Saturday proposed a multilateral ceasefire to all illegal armed groups operating in the country as part of an effort to promote peace and end decades of internal conflict.

Daily Mirror

Gun-toting guerilla president rolls out 'tax-the-rich' policy in Colombia

Once a guerilla fighter imprisoned for firearm offences, President Gustavo Petro rose to office earlier this year and has revealed a number of controversial policies, including seeking "total peace" with drug lords and a tax on the country's wealthiest residents

Reuters

Colombia will not extradite criminals who fulfill deals with gov't -Petro

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday that drug traffickers who comply with government surrender conditions and exit the trade will not be extradited to face charges abroad.

The Guardian - US

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

Explainer-Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Russia?

The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.

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