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Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/colombia-wildfire-villa-de-leyva
Published: September 21, 2026 17:13
Wildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known colonial towns in the…
People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
Published: September 16, 2026 05:00
Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin AmericaNature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence…
Barrio Triste review – raw and dynamic portrait of anarchic slum life in 1980s MedellÃn
Published: September 14, 2026 12:00
Bad Bunny collaborator Stillz’s debut feature shot using Betacam focuses on vibes over plotBest known as the creative mind behind the music videos of Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny, Stillz has risen to the top of the industry as an in-demand…
‘In parks you only see dogs, never children’: can Bogotá adapt to its ageing population?
Published: September 8, 2026 10:00
With a lower fertility rate than Tokyo and the number of pensioners rapidly rising, Colombia’s capital is being forced to change the way it thinks about growing oldFrom his wheelchair, Alberto Delgado Londoño can see over the wall of the sunlit courtyard…
Drone attack blamed on guerrillas kills at least three soldiers in Colombia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/05/drone-attack-guerrillas-kills-soldiers-colombia
Published: September 5, 2026 22:16
Officials accuse National Liberation Army of launching strike followed by clash inside military compoundAn attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in north-eastern Colombia has killed at least three…
Colombia president provokes disgust by posing with bodies of ‘terrorists’
Published: September 4, 2026 13:50
Abelardo De La Espriella posts video of himself with rows of body bags as performative populism continues to sweep AmericasColombia’s hardline president, Abelardo De La Espriella, has provoked outrage after posting a video on social media in which he…
Moment motorcyclist in Colombia flies into bus in high-speed collision – video
Published: September 3, 2026 08:51
CCTV footage captured the moment a motorcyclist drove into the side of a moving bus in Buga, Colombia. The man flew through the open doors and landed inside the bus after reportedly running a red light. The identity of the motorcyclist has not been…
They laid down arms. Now ex-guerrillas in Colombia fear fate under new hardline president
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/29/former-guerrillas-colombia-fate-new-president
Published: August 29, 2026 10:00
‘Total peace’ plan of previous government led only 99 of Colombia’s 30,000 armed combatants to disarm, but new president Abelardo De la Espriella opposes peace agreementsIn mid-June, 99 guerrilla fighters were flown by helicopter to a small settlement in a…
Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella announces immigration crackdown
Published: August 25, 2026 00:34
Far-right leader echoes ally Donald Trump and says operations to ‘track down illegal immigrants’ should begin this week, amid earthquake aftermathColombia’s far-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced a crackdown on immigrants, ordering…
US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/vessel-strike-eastern-pacific
Published: August 24, 2026 21:40
US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugsThe US military has launched a deadly strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of drug trafficking.On Monday, US…
Activist forced out of US after criticising Trump-aligned Colombian politician
Published: August 19, 2026 09:00
Beto Coral held up banners in Florida warning fellow Colombians to not vote for Abelardo de la EspriellaIn the week before Colombia’s presidential election, Beto Coral, a well-known activist living in the United States, travelled to Florida to persuade…