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Bogota, Colombia – Santiago Uribe, the brother of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, has been sentenced to 28 years and three months in prison for aggravated homicide and conspiracy to commit a crime while leading a paramilitary group. In Tuesday’s verdict, a three-judge panel in the northwestern province of Antioquia ruled that, in the early…
President Gustavo Petro says purchase of warplanes is a ‘deterrent weapon to achieve peace’ amid ‘messy’ geopolitics. Published On 15 Nov 202515 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced a $4.3bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes at a time when his country is locked in…
President Gustavo Petro says purchase of warplanes is a ‘deterrent weapon to achieve peace’ amid ‘messy’ geopolitics. Published On 15 Nov 202515 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced a $4.3bn deal to buy Swedish warplanes at a time when his country is locked in…
US reportedly carries out 20th attack on a vessel in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing four people with ‘no survivors’. Published On 14 Nov 202514 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has formally announced the launch of a US military operation to target so-called…
The announcement comes after President Petro said Colombia would stop working with US over strikes on alleged drug boats. Officials in Colombia say the country will continue to share intelligence with international agencies combatting drug trafficking, just days after President Gustavo Petro said he was suspending such collaboration with the United States over attacks on…
Conflict Analysis Resource Center Director, Jorge Restrepo, says the US must change its domestic strategy on drugs, after President Donald Trump put sanctions on Colombia’s president. Published On 9 Nov 20259 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link
Colombian fighters Alexander Ante, 48, and Jose Aron Medina Aranda, 37 were each sentenced to 13 years in prison for serving with Ukrainian forces. Published On 7 Nov 20257 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A court run by Moscow-installed authorities in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk region has sentenced two Colombian…
Legal experts says US attacks amount to extrajudicial killings even if those targeted are suspected of drug trafficking. Published On 5 Nov 20255 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States has killed two people in another strike on a vessel in the Pacific, US Secretary of Defense Pete…
NewsFeed The US is deploying the world’s largest aircraft carrier to Latin America as part of the Trump administration’s stated goal of combating drug trafficking. But as regional tensions soar, Venezuela is accusing Washington of trying to overthrow its government. Published On 25 Oct 202525 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2…
United States President Donald Trump’s campaign against “narcoterrorists” has transformed the Caribbean into a new battlefield. Since August, Washington has deployed thousands of troops, warships and aircraft across the region, and reopened military bases in Puerto Rico and conducted drills, in what analysts describe as the largest US presence in Latin America in decades. In…
