Colombian striker shines in Slovak village league with four-goal debut

In the first round of eastern Slovakia's 4th football league, two small villages went head-to-head, with Gerlachov, situated beneath the High Tatras, defeating Záhradné, the Prešov district, 5-2. Article continues after video advertisement Article...

Colombia’s left urges Senator Ivan Cepeda enter the presidential race

Influential voices from Colombia’s left have urged Senator Ivan Cepeda to run for president in 2026. In a video, Senator Wilson Arias and Representative Alfredo Mondragon of the coalition Pacto Historico party said that they signed a letter in...

Plus500 touches down in Colombia in first LatAm move

The company, which operates online CFD trading platforms, said the new office will allow it to deliver a localised and more tailored service to Colombian customers in the OTC market. Chief executive David Zruia called it a “significant milestone...

El ICE detiene a tiktoker colombiana durante transmisión en vivo

Por Zoe Sottile, Sharif Paget y Ana Melgar, CNN Una tiktoker inmigrante colombiana que publica sobre asuntos migratorios para decenas de miles de seguidores fue detenida el viernes en Los Ángeles por agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control...

AFRICA/SUDAN - Khartoum Prime Minister's Appeal: "Stop Sending Colombian Mercenaries to Sudan"

Monday, 18 August 2025 Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – "Stop sending Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan." Sudanese Prime Minister Kamal Idris addressed this appeal in a video message to the authorities and people of Colombia. "The Spanish-speaking...

What Nigeria can learn from Caribbean—and Colombian—health financing

In the global search for sustainable health financing models, countries like Nigeria must look beyond legacy systems and toward proven innovations emerging from resource-constrained regions. At the 2025 BusinessDay Health Conference, a compelling...

Colombian VP Torches Socialist President Gustavo Petro Over Alleged Racist Insults: ‘I Came Here to Suffer’

Far-left Vice President of Colombia Francia Márquez criticized the government of President Gustavo Petro in an interview published by Caracol Televisión on Sunday evening, airing personal grievances against her own Marxist government. Márquez said...

Ambassador Helena Storm Highlights Sweden’s Trade Growth and Peacebuilding Impact in Colombia

The Nordic country of Sweden has been in the news quite a bit recently in Colombia. Yes, Ikea has been establishing a presence in Bogotá and Medellín, and the Grupo Familia consumer packaged goods company is now part of Essity, but notably,...

The Colombian Peso Held Steady Against the US Dollar in July, Slipping Slightly

The Colombian peso (COP) depreciated by 1.9% month-over-month in July, a development attributed to several interconnected factors on both the international and domestic fronts, according to a report from Bancolombia‘s International and Foreign...

NG Energy Announces Progress at Its Colombian Caribbean Petroleum Projects

NG Energy International Corp. (TSXV: GASX) (OTCQX: GASXF) has announced the commencement of drilling at the Aruchara-4 well at the Maria Conchita block in La Guajira, Colombia, and an increase in production at the Sinu-9 block in Córdoba,...

Colombian-born U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno gives native land ultimatum: ‘Choose America or China’

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno returned to the country where he was born on a congressional trip last week with a blunt message for Colombian leaders: clean up the drug trade, distance yourself from China, and choose America as your...

Colombian brand Vélez unveils its official summer collection

Colombian label Vélez has launched a new collection in the local market, a proposal that fuses handcrafted design classics with an avant-garde approach and a connection with nature. This new collection is designed to become the perfect ally to...

Colombia: Petrobras, Ecopetrol Gas Probe Falls Flat

Governments of Colombia and Peru exploit border dispute to promote national chauvinism

Dina Bolaurte appears with her cabinet and military chiefs in Santa Rosa de Loreto [Photo: @presidenciaperu]The border conflict in Santa Rosa de Loreto, a remote Amazonian Island straddling the boundary between Colombia and Peru, has recently...

4. Tren de Aragua Clashes with Colombia’s Underworld

In the early hours of July 1, 2024, an elite corps of Colombian police suited up and loaded their automatic rifles, aiming to end their hunt for one of the most wanted men in Latin America. After several months of tracking and surveillance,...

‘Grito de Independencia’ – Colombians on the Ukrainian Front

“We are quite satisfied with the citizens of Colombia,” said Merle, the Ukrainian second-in-command of the 4th Battalion of Khartiia – a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. “They are coming here to protect and defend our motherland and are...

Colombia's 'rebel nun' has led decades of spiritual resistance against state violence

In a homey third-story apartment in Soacha, Colombia, on the outskirts of Bogotá, Sr. Maritze Trigos Torres pulls a plastic bag from a cabinet. Inside are photographs no one should have to see: the decomposing body of Fr. Tiberio Fernández Mafla,...

FIBA AmeriCup 2025 – Team profile: Colombia

MIAMI (United States) – Colombia has experienced remarkable growth in recent years. It went from being a team that wasn’t taken into account to becoming a competitive rival in the region. Today, it boasts the best talent in its history, with...

A Colombian farmer finds $600 million buried on his farm that may belong to Pablo Escobar

A farmer from the department of Antioquia, in Colombia, has made a discovery that seems straight out of a movie: while carrying out agricultural work on his farm, he discovered 600 million dollars in cash buried, allegedly linked to the late Pablo...

The Specter of Political Violence Once Again Haunts Colombia

The coffin of Miguel Uribe, a senator and presidential hopeful at a funeral service in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 13, 2025 (AP photo by Ivan Valencia). Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, died last week, two months after...