Car of Petro’s brother attacked in Colombia’s capital
Unknown gunman in Colombia’s capital Bogota opened fire at the car that had been assigned to the brother of President Gustavo Petro, the National Protection Unit (UNP) said Wednesday. A…
Unknown gunman in Colombia’s capital Bogota opened fire at the car that had been assigned to the brother of President Gustavo Petro, the National Protection Unit (UNP) said Wednesday. A…
Colombia’s police said they have arrested a founder and a regional chief of organized crime group Tren de Aragua over the past week. Last week, police arrested Salomon Fernandez, the…
Tensions between Colombia’s news media and President Gustavo Petro escalated after he accused press freedom foundation FLIP of having ties to the far-right. Petro’s accusation was met with online clashes…
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro sacked the counterintelligence chief of his intelligence agency amid persistent concerns over illegal wiretapping of the courts. The director of the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI), Carlos…
Violence in Colombia’s port cities on the Caribbean coast is soaring despite efforts by President Gustavo Petro to implement his “Total Peace” policy. Local authorities in Cartagena, Barranquilla and Santa…
Colombia’s chief prosecutor ordered a team of prosecutors to investigate if Constitutional Court magistrates are being wiretapped. The Prosecutor General’s Office made this announcement after an emergency meeting between chief…
Corruption cost Colombia’s disaster management agency UNGRD more than $60 million since 2022, acting Comptroller General Carlos Mario Zuluaga told weekly Cambio. In an interview, Zuluaga told Cambio that 20…
Rodolfo Hernandez, who ended second in Colombia’s presidential election of 2022 was sentenced to five years and four months for corruption. The judge ruled that Hernandez will be allowed to…
Teachers laid down work on Wednesday for the first major strike since Colombia’s first leftist president in history took office. The strike was organized by teachers union Fecode in response…