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Colombia To Start Recovering Bounty From 18th-century Shipwreck

Colombia's government on Friday announced an expedition to remove items of "incalculable value" from the wreck of the legendary San Jose Galleon, which sank in 1708 while laden with gold, silver and emeralds estimated to be worth billions of dollars.

International Business Times

Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations

The country’s environment minister says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Colombia Blames ELN Rebels For 'Unnecessary Crisis' As Talks Stall

Colombia's government on Wednesday blamed the ELN guerrilla group for unnecessarily prolonging the country's decades-old armed conflict by putting on hold ongoing peace negotiations.

International Business Times

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‘Very afraid’: Colombian human rights lawyer loses security after winning prize

Adil Meléndez Márquez received call from bodyguards 20 minutes after Sir Henry Brooke award from Alliance for Lawyers at Risk

The Guardian - US

UN Urges Colombia To Elect New AG 'Without Interference'

The United Nations' rights office in Colombia urged the government Wednesday to guarantee the election of a new attorney general "without interference" after a bumpy process that has sparked political turmoil.

International Business Times

Colombia Rebels Move Back Toward Ceasefire With Government

Colombia's ELN rebel group announced on Tuesday it would lift restrictions it imposed on the movement of civilians, after being accused by the government that those actions were violating an ongoing ceasefire in place during peace talks.

International Business Times

Colombia Says Armed Groups Not Respecting Ceasefire

The Colombian government on Tuesday accused two key armed groups of failing to comply with an ongoing ceasefire in place during peace talks aimed at ending decades of conflict in the country.

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'I don't have to prove anything to anyone' – Egan Bernal finds joy in comeback

Ineos rider on being competitive again and being a Colombian idol

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Colombia Signs $1.2 Billion Loan Agreements With Multilateral Lenders

The three contracts will help reform programs such as the peace agenda, strengthening gender equality policy and implementing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) agenda in the environmental sector that will be implemented over the years.

Latin Times

Colombia To Hold Peace Talks With Ex-FARC Guerilla Holdouts

The Colombian government will hold fresh peace talks with one of the main dissident FARC guerrilla groups still active in the country, according to a document released Friday.

International Business Times

How Professional Colombian Fighters Are Aiding Ukraine in the War Against Russia

Many nationals, seasoned by years of conflict with guerrillas, have volunteered to contribute to Kyiv's war effort

Latin Times

Colombia Extends Cease-fire with ELN to Combat Kidnappings

Colombia's government and the ELN rebels have agreed to extend their cease-fire for six months, with the rebels pledging to halt civilian kidnappings.

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Colombia Declares Disaster, Requests International Help for Wildfires

Colombia declares a disaster and seeks international aid to combat wildfires worsened by El Niño. Lack of fire departments in some areas poses challenges.

International Business Times

Colombian Government, ELN Rebels Resume Peace Talks In Havana

Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group started a sixth round of peace talks Monday, seeking to agree in Cuba on an extension of a ceasefire that expires next week.

Latin Times

Colombian Government Extends Ceasefire With FARC-EMC Rebel Group

Elizabeth Dickinson, a Colombia analyst at the International Crisis Group, appreciated the ceasefire extension, noting that it has so far limited the clashes between the government and the rebel groups.

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The Independent UK

Colombia extends cease-fire with FARC splinter group in bid to reduce rural violence

Colombia’s government has extended a cease-fire with the FARC-EMC rebel group that was set to expire this week, as both sides hold peace talks in Bogota that seek to reduce violence in rural parts of the country

Evening Standard

Colombia mudslide 'tragedy' kills at least 18 as drivers take shelter

President Gustavo Petro pledges aid after tragedy in South American country

International Business Times

Latin America's Experience Shows Limits Of All-out War On Gangs

As Ecuador wages war against criminal gangs, experts warn that similar security crackdowns have produced mixed results elsewhere in Latin America -- and sometimes even led to worse violence.

Latin Times

Colombian Senator's Brother Pleads Guilty In New York To Smuggling Charge

The 64-year-old was arrested in Colombia in February 2022 and extradited to the United States in January last year by President Gustavo Petro.

Latin Times

Colombian President Under Investigation Over Alleged Illegal Funding Of Election Campaign

The committee said the evidence was required for "clarifying the facts," but did not mention if they planned to order the president to testify.

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year

At last year's climate talks, then Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was received as a hero with chants of “Lula

The Guardian - UK

Middle-class fear of green policies fuels rise of far right, Colombia’s Petro warns

Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’

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