Colombia Archives

US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro levied tariff threats against each other less than a week after the former took office

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How Donald Trump weaponized tariffs

When President Donald Trump learned Colombia had pushed back on US deportations, his threat of a massive trade war laid out the stakes: cooperate,...

AFPJanuary 27, 2025

Some 10,000 members of the security forces have been deployed to put an end to the violence in northeast Colombia

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More deaths as Colombian guerrilla violence displaces nearly 50,000

A new bout of fighting between two guerrilla groups in northeastern Colombia, where violence has displaced nearly 50,000 people in 10 days, claimed 13...

AFPJanuary 27, 2025

US President Donald Trump has clashed with Colombian President Gustavo Petro over deportations

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Colombia awaits deported migrants after Trump forces climbdown

Colombia said Monday it had sent aircraft to repatriate migrants deported from the United States after apparently bowing to President Donald Trump’s threats of...

AFPJanuary 27, 2025

Trump's threats to deport millions of migrants has put him on a potential collision course with governments in Latin America, the original home to many of the estimated 11 million undocumented migrants in the United States

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Colombia to block US deportation flights amid growing LatAm pushback

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would block US deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed “dignified treatment,” escalating a row between Washington and...

AFPJanuary 26, 2025

A police officer stands guard in the street as forces patrol in Tibu, Norte de Santander province, Colombia, on January 22, 2025, after recent clashes between rival left-wing guerrillas.

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Colombia moves to arrest guerrilla leaders behind wave of violence

Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced 32,000 people and sparked the country’s most...

AFPJanuary 22, 2025

Army soldiers patrol in Tibu, Norte de Santander province, Colombia, on January 21, 2025, after recent clashes between rival left-wing guerrillas.

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Colombian forces edge into guerrilla strongholds

Colombian special forces edged into guerrilla-controlled territory near the border with Venezuela Tuesday, trying to reassert state control amid violence that has forced 20,000...

AFPJanuary 21, 2025

A woman buys groceries at a market in Colombo

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Colombia troops try to contain guerrilla violence that has killed 100

Colombia’s security forces on Monday struggled to contain a surge in left-wing guerrilla violence that has now killed more than 100 people in five...

AFPJanuary 20, 2025

Gladis Angarita was among hundreds of people displaced in the latest guerrilla violence to find refuge at a community center in Tibu

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‘We want peace’ say Colombians displaced by fresh guerrilla violence

Gladis Angarita, 62, fled her village in northeast Colombia in terror last Friday, among thousands escaping a fresh guerrilla onslaught that has claimed dozens...

AFPJanuary 19, 2025