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Trump faces new battleground in Latin America with China and Russia
While elected on an America-first, isolationist platform, freshly reinstalled U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have…
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Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hedged Tuesday on whether Mexico would accept U.S. military flights carrying deportees…
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Trump’s Colombia Tariff Threat Startled Companies Trying to Rely Less on China
Before Sunday, Colombia was quietly emerging as a refuge for multinational brands seeking a stable place to make their products in a time…
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U.S., Colombia back down from trade war, agree to resume deportation flights
WASHINGTON — An impasse between the United States and Colombia over Colombia’s refusal to accept deportation flights ended Monday,…
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Trump punishes Colombia for refusing entry to deportation flights
WASHINGTON — Facing another early challenge to his immigration policies, President Trump on Sunday ordered a 25% tariff on exports from…
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Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace
CALI, Colombia (AP) — From time to time, Gustavo Arbeláez faces relatives whose losses were caused by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of…
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Stranded in Mexico City, these migrants hoping to reach the United States have no good options
A sense of despair has engulfed the migrant camp of La Soledad, named after the colonial-era church that towers over the shantytown in…
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Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government on Saturday announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and…
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'We want peace': Colombians swept up in bloody guerrilla violence
The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade -- as well as…
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Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
TRES BOCAS, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela…
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Colombia's president to declare 'state of emergency' as violence in the country's north escalates
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro said on Monday that he will declare a state of emergency, following a spate of…
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Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group again after violence in northeastern region
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A rose's journey from a Colombian farm to a parade float in Pasadena
A little more than a week before the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, Bob Mellano was counting flowers and coming up short — 50,000 roses…
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Colombia minimum wage to increase 9.54% to $323 per month in 2025
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's minimum wage will increase by 9.54% in 2025, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday, announcing…
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Colombia arrests alleged 'invisible' cocaine trafficker wanted in the UK
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia arrested a suspected British drug trafficker they described as “invisible” due to his low-key lifestyle…
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A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in Colombia and killed 1, injured 14
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated at a police checkpoint in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, killing…
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Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Many of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France in which two people were killed and dozens of others were…
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Thousands of Colombians take to the streets to reject proposed reforms and rebuke the president
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians took to the streets on Saturday to oppose the policies of President Gustavo Petro, who…
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Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting…
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Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia
CALI, Colombia (AP) — Delegates came to an agreement late Friday at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a…
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Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in Colombia
CALI, Colombia (AP) — At the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators have struggled to find common ground on key…
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Slight progress in global biodiversity protection efforts but some species decline, new reports find
CALI, Colombia (AP) — Global efforts to protect the world's plants and animals have made slight progress and some species remain in…
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Cali's love motels adapt to host UN summit delegates
Aggrey Rwetsiba, a Ugandan delegate to the UN's biodiversity summit in Colombia, finds himself in unusual accommodations: a motel normally…
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Colombia's Awa people resist violence, maintain 'spiritual bond' with nature
The Awa of Colombia are an Indigenous people who have been threatened by armed groups in the country's southwestern rainforests for…