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Colombia declares state of emergency

Colombia declares state of emergency over deadly attacks

Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued a state of emergency after violent attacks between two armed groups killed several people and forced others to evacuate. NBC News' David Noriega has more on the deadly attacks.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Colombia’s president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee.

The New York Times · 3d

At Least 80 Dead and 18,000 Flee Amid a New Surge of Violence in Colombia

At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

Colombia's Petro Visits Southern Haiti

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Colombia's Petro Visits Southern Haiti as Violence Spikes in Both Countries

Colombian President Gustavo Petro looks on as he is welcomed with military honors by Leslie Voltaire, president of Haiti's Transition Council, upon his arrival for an official visit where they will have a binational council of ministers, in Jacmel, Haiti January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Marckinson Pierre

Miami Herald on MSN · 1d

Rebel violence not stopping Colombia President Gustavo Petro’s Haiti visit

Francisco de Miranda, considered to be the precursor of Venezuela’s independence, stitched the country’s first flag in Jacmel and set sail from the port city. A decade later, South American liberator Simón Bolívar launched his successful movement from Jacmel’s shores.

The Washington Post · 1d

Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Haiti as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country

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Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war

Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group.

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Colombia Reissues Rebel Arrest Warrants, Displacement Rises to 32,000 Amid Fighting

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's attorney general's office on Wednesday reissued arrest warrants for leaders of the National ...

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Rebel feud displaces more than 30,000 in northern Colombia

More than 32,000 people have fled the northern Colombian region of Catatumbo where two rival rebel groups are engaged in a ...

The Manhattan Mercury10h

Colombia asks Venezuela to help quell border violence

Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has ...

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Discover The Beauty Of Colombia’s Grasslands At This Remote Ecolodge

Known as Los Llanos, this sprawling plains district harbors fascinating wildlife like the anaconda, giant anteater and jaguar ...

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de ...

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More than 32,000 displaced as violence spirals in Colombian drug trafficking region

More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between ...

Amateur Photographer on MSN50m

Stag beetle fight wins top prize in close-up competition

An image of two male stag beetles battling for mating rights has been announced as the winner of the Close-up photographer of ...

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