- 2d ago
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.
- 5d ago
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.
- 6d ago
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 18
Shakira pledges $1.25M to rebuild Colombia schools after 7.4 earthquake
Pop singer Shakira visited Quibdó on Monday with philanthropist Howard Buffett, pledging $1.25 million to rebuild at least ten schools and a university following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
- Aug 15
Daniela Largo, symbol of hope in Colombia earthquake, dies in hospital after 37 hours under rubble
Daniela Largo, who survived nearly 37 hours trapped under rubble in Pereira after Colombia's magnitude 7.4 earthquake, died in hospital on Friday evening. Her rescue had become a national symbol of hope as the death toll climbed to 294.
- 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 10
Colombia earthquake: 265 dead, 496 missing as rescuers pull survivor from rubble after 36 hours
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia has killed 265 people and left 496 missing as of Wednesday, with rescuers pulling a 32-year-old woman from rubble in Pereira after 36 hours.
- 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
EU approves €6.1 billion military aid for Ukraine as Western leaders gather in Kyiv
The European Union released a €6.1 billion weapons package on Ukraine's 35th Independence Day as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and European leaders met in Kyiv to pledge expanded defence support.
- Jun 29
Keiko Fujimori elected president of Peru after 22-day count, defeating Roberto Sánchez by 49,600 votes
Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori secured victory in Peru's presidential runoff with a margin of less than 50,000 votes, capping three weeks of ballot scrutiny and deepening the country's political divide.
- Jun 26
Portugal seeks group top spot against already-qualified Colombia in Miami humidity as Martínez downplays weather and crowd
Roberto Martínez believes his team is perfectly prepared for the hostile Colombian crowd and Miami’s stifling humidity when they meet in the early hours of Sunday to decide Group K.
- 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.
- Jun 24
International rescue teams arrive in Venezuela as twin earthquakes kill more than 900 and aftershocks collapse bridge
Seventeen flights carrying 1,600 rescue personnel have landed in Venezuela, with 25 more expected within 24 hours, as authorities race to find survivors of the twin quakes that killed over 900 people on June 24.
- Jun 22
Right-wing outsider De La Espriella wins Colombia's presidency by razor-thin margin
Right-wing populist Abelardo De La Espriella has won Colombia's presidential runoff by a margin of less than one percentage point, preliminary results show, adding the country to a growing list of Latin American nations turning to political outsiders.
