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Russia expels two Colombian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Dec 23, 2020 11:55Russia has expelled two Colombian diplomats in response to the expulsion of two of its diplomats from the South American country.
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Colombia official says troops alone will not stop killings
Aug 29, 2020 02:01A recent spate of mass killings in Colombia will not be stopped by the presence of the armed forces alone, a high-ranking security official said this week, emphasizing that social investment is key to ending violence.
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Maduro: US, Colombia have long plotted to assassinate me
Aug 24, 2020 10:49Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced the United States and its allies in neighboring Colombia for their longtime plots to eliminate him and the Latin American country’s senior military officials.
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Venezuela captures 39 ‘army deserters’ over botched plot
May 15, 2020 04:56Venezuelan troops have arrested 39 army forces on the Colombian border, over a recent botched plot to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela on high alert after abortive US-backed military raid
May 04, 2020 09:43The Venezuelan military has been placed on heightened alert after foiling a raid by US-backed mercenaries.
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Colombian coal mine blast results in multiple fatalities
Apr 05, 2020 08:27Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the local fire department.
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Musicians join anti-government protests in Colombia
Dec 09, 2019 10:56Thousands of Colombian protesters including dozens of musicians marched, sang and banged pots and pans Sunday in a bold new show of discontent with President Ivan Duque's administration.
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Colombians protest against government, US backs Bogota
Nov 28, 2019 05:52Thousands of Colombians have flocked to the streets in the country’s capital during a second nationwide strike against the government’s economic reforms, corruption, and police violence.
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Anti-government protests resume in Colombia
Nov 24, 2019 09:48Anti-government protesters in Colombia have once again taken to the streets, violently clashing with security forces, even as President Ivan Duque calls for dialog.
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Clashes erupt in Colombia amid protests, nationwide strike against government
Nov 22, 2019 09:51Clashes erupted between Colombian police and protesters, who took to the streets of the capital, Bogota, against the US-backed government of President Ivan Duque, in what became one of the biggest rallies in recent years.