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Venezuela, Colombia poised to re-establish diplomatic ties after 3 years
Jul 29, 2022 05:50Colombia is set to re-establish diplomatic ties at an ambassadorial level with Venezuela when President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office in Bogota on August 7, officials of the Latin American neighbors have said.
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Leftist Petro wins Colombia's presidential vote, ends century of rightwing rule
Jun 20, 2022 07:11Gustavo Petro’s surprise win in the Colombian presidential election has ushered in a new era of politics in the South American country after a century of right-wing rule and decades of civil war.
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Leftist Gustavo Petro elected president of Colombia
Jun 20, 2022 04:24Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country’s history.
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Ex-mayor eyes historic leftist conquest of Colombian presidency
May 29, 2022 10:58Colombians vote Sunday in the first round of presidential elections, with a leftist poised for victory for the first time in the country's troubled history.
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Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker extradited to US
May 05, 2022 01:57Colombia extradited the alleged head of the feared Gulf Clan, who had been the country's most wanted drug lord before his capture, to the United States Wednesday where he faces indictments in three federal courts.
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Civilians killed in army operation in Colombia
Mar 31, 2022 08:55Colombia’s armed forces have killed at least three civilians in a military operation against drug trafficking on the southern border of the Latin American country, according to a human rights group.
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Colombian navy seizes four tonnes of cocaine from submarine
Feb 09, 2022 13:37Colombia's navy intercepts a submarine that was transporting four tonnes of cocaine, the biggest seizure at sea in the last two years. Three Colombian nationals and a foreigner were arrested.
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Colombia deploys 14,000 troops to restive region bordering Venezuela
Oct 07, 2021 06:47Colombia has deployed thousands of troops to a restive region in the country’s north near the border with Venezuela in a declared attempt to bolster government control of the area, which is a hotspot of activity by criminal groups and drug traffickers.
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Colombia, Venezuela tensions rising as Bogota boosts troop presence on border
Sep 14, 2021 05:57Colombia has increased its troop presence on the joint border with Venezuela after five Colombian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in an attack.
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Colombians hit streets to protest against government
Aug 27, 2021 05:16Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully in Colombia on Thursday to urge its congress to approve union-backed social and economic policies supporters say will benefit the most vulnerable.