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Colombia on brink of outlawing female genital mutilation in landmark vote

Colombia is set to ban female genital mutilation after a unanimous Senate committee approval, marking a landmark step in ...
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Influencer Prank on Avianca Flight Triggers Safety Fears Over Atlantic

Avianca sanctioned Yeferson Cossio after he allegedly released a chemical odor on a Bogotá–Madrid flight, alarming passengers ...
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FARC dissident commander ‘Iván Mordisco’ alive but wounded after major military bombardment

Colombian authorities say Iván Mordisco survived a major military bombardment in Vaupés but is believed seriously wounded, as forces intensify operations to capture the elusive FARC dissident leader ...
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Colombia probes aging Hercules crash as Petro calls aircraft “scrap”

A Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed near Puerto Leguízamo, killing at least 69, as Gustavo Petro and Iván Duque clash over the ...
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American Airlines flight attendant missing in Medellín prompts cross-border search

U.S. flight attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina disappeared during a Medellín layover after a night out, prompting a ...
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Colombia mourns 66 dead after military Hercules crash in Putumayo

A Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed near Puerto Leguízamo shortly after take-off, killing 66 of 128 aboard, ...
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Indigenous communities caught in armed clashes in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada

Colombia's Armed Forces evacuate members of the Arhuaco community in the Sierra Nevada. Photo: Ejercito Nacional Colombia’s high-altitude Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta has become the latest flashpoint ...
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U.S. prosecutors probe Colombia’s Petro over alleged narco links, NYT reports

U.S. federal prosecutors have opened preliminary criminal investigations into Colombian President Gustavo Petro over alleged links to drug traffickers and possible illicit financing of his 2022 ...
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Valencia picks Oviedo as VP to expand Colombia’s center-right base

Conservative presidential candidate Paloma Valencia has chosen economist and former statistics chief Juan Daniel Oviedo as her vice-presidential running mate, a move widely interpreted as an effort by ...
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Colombia arrests “mastermind” of Ecuador candidate Villavicencio’s murder

Colombian authorities on Wednesday arrested Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales, alias “Lobo Menor”, an alleged senior figure in the Ecuadorian criminal group Los Lobos and suspected intellectual author ...
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Colombia bars 10 foreigners in single-day crackdown on suspected sex tourism

Colombia’s migration authority Migración Colombia denied entry last week to 10 foreign nationals suspected of seeking sex tourism, marking the largest single-day refusal of its kind at Medellín’s main ...
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Paloma Valencia surge reshapes Colombia race as election season begins

Senator Paloma Valencia clinched more than 3 million votes in La Gran Consulta. Photo: Paloma Presidente Colombia’s presidential race entered a decisive new phase this week after Sunday’s inter-party ...