Bogotá
capital city of Colombia
Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 21h ago
Colombia's De la Espriella signs protest decree letting police act without waiting for dialogue
President Abelardo de la Espriella signed Decree 1525 of 2026 on Tuesday, 13 October, changing how security forces respond to demonstrations. The government said it would apply the rules at anti-government marches called for Wednesday, 14 October.
- yesterday
Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem, drawing Saudi and Palestinian condemnation
Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, becoming the tenth embassy in the city. Israel welcomed the move, while Saudi Arabia called it a violation of international law.
- 6d ago
Scientists describe new giant waterlily Victoria colombiana found in Colombian jungle
Victoria colombiana, with an estimated 30 to 50 plants left in the wild, was identified after a horticulturist noticed an Instagram photo taken in Colombia's Inírida region. A five-day expedition then located the plants.
- Oct 6
Passenger subdued after attempting to open Lufthansa door mid-flight from Bogotá to Frankfurt
Cabin crew and passengers restrained a 33-year-old man who attempted to open an exit door on Lufthansa flight LH543 from Bogotá to Frankfurt before police transferred him to a psychiatric hospital.
- Oct 3
Dua Lipa joins Shakira on stage in Madrid during 12-date concert residency
The British singer made an unannounced appearance at the Iberdrola Music venue to sing Antología during the eighth show of Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour residency.
- Sep 24
Colombia deploys 1,100 troops to Santa Marta after armed strike closes city
President Abelardo De La Espriella deployed 1,100 soldiers and police officers to Santa Marta after the Sierra Nevada armed group enforced a 48-hour commercial shutdown following the killing of its second-in-command.
- Sep 8
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella Sign Barranquilla Accords
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella in Barranquilla to sign bilateral agreements covering security, critical minerals, and nuclear energy.
- Aug 30
Colombia ends peace negotiations with three armed groups, dismantling Petro's 25-point plan
President Abelardo de la Espriella signed nine executive resolutions on 28 August 2026 to revoke negotiator credentials and end dialogue tables with dissident and paramilitary factions across Colombia.
- Aug 27
Eros Ramazzotti postpones American tour to 2027 after vocal cord surgery
Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti has halted his world tour following vocal cord surgery, postponing 17 concerts in North and South America until autumn 2027 while cancelling two dates.
- Aug 26
Colombia orders deportation operations targeting irregular migrants and foreign crime suspects
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella instructed police and migration authorities to begin deporting irregular foreign nationals and migrants accused of crimes, focusing initial operations in Barranquilla.
- Aug 13
Colombia joins US-led anti-cartel coalition, authorizes joint military operations
Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has authorized joint military operations with the United States against drug trafficking groups, joining the US-led Americas Counter Cartel Coalition as its 19th member during a summit in Panama City.
- Aug 12
Spanish minister Óscar Puente publicly criticizes King Felipe VI for posing with right-wing activist Javier Negre in Colombia
Transport Minister Óscar Puente called it an 'absoluta ignominia' that King Felipe VI posed for a photo with right-wing media founder Javier Negre at the Colombian presidential inauguration on August 7, drawing fierce rebuttals from the PP and a retort from Negre himself.
- Aug 11
Colombia earthquake: death toll reaches 132 as rescue teams search collapsed buildings
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on 10 August, killing at least 132 people and injuring 570, with rescue teams still searching collapsed buildings for survivors.
- Aug 7
Colombia shifts to recovery after magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills at least 289
One week after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, emergency teams are ending active survivor searches as the confirmed death toll reaches 289 and over 26,000 homes lie destroyed.
- Aug 1
Truck bomb wounds 11 in Colombia's Cucutá six days before far-right president-elect takes office
A truck loaded with explosives detonated outside a police station in the Colombian border city of Cucutá on Saturday, wounding at least 11 people just six days before the inauguration of far-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella.
- Jul 27
Colombia’s president-elect to close 14 embassies, break ties with Cuba and Nicaragua in first diplomatic overhaul
Colombian president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella announced the closure of 14 embassies and 15 consulates worldwide and the break of diplomatic relations with Cuba and Nicaragua. The measures will take effect after his 7 August inauguration, as part of a broader “optimization” of the country’s diplomatic network.
- Jul 14
De la Espriella vows military-base inauguration as Petro bans barracks and refuses to concede
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella pledged to take his August 7 oath of office at a military garrison in southern Colombia, defying an explicit ban by still-commanding President Gustavo Petro, who refuses to recognize the election outcome.
- Jul 13
FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations, agents told, as fatal shootings draw scrutiny
Federal agents were told the FBI would stop investigating assaults against immigration officers, leaving ICE to investigate itself, after two fatal shootings in two weeks. DHS and DOJ deny any policy change.
- Jul 4
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner urge compromise in Kyiv after Moscow talks with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, urging both sides to compromise as the war threatens to continue into winter.
- Jun 25
Colombia's conservative outsider de la Espriella confirmed as president after rival concedes
The national electoral authority finalized the official vote count on Wednesday, cementing Abelardo de la Espriella's victory over left-wing senator Iván Cepeda by less than one percentage point. Cepeda had conceded hours earlier, defusing weeks of tension.
