Colombia Expels Israeli Diplomats After Detention of Two Nationals in Gaza Flotilla Bogotá – Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the expulsion of Israel’s diplomatic mission from Bogotá after Israeli forces detained two Colombian citizens participating in a pro-Palestinian aid flotilla. Petro said the women, Manuela Bedoya and Luna Barreto, were part of the Global Sumud […]
Peru, Colombia Reaffirm Amazon River Cooperation Amid Island Dispute Lima – Peru and Colombia have renewed their commitment to maintaining peace and cooperation along their shared Amazon River border, even as tensions simmer over competing territorial claims. Following a two-day meeting in Lima, the foreign ministries of both nations released a joint statement stressing their […]
Colombia’s Coal Sector Faces Sharp Decline Amid Falling Prices and Policy Shifts Bogotá – Colombia, Latin America’s top coal producer, is seeing its coal industry shrink for the fifth consecutive quarter as international prices tumble and domestic policies tighten. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics, the country exported $479.8 million worth of coal […]
Colombia’s leftist president, Gustavo Petro, had earlier said he would only take back citizens “with dignity,” such as on civilian planes, and had turned back two US military aircraft with repatriated Colombians. Trump, less than a week back in office, responded furiously and threatened sanctions of 25 percent that would quickly scale up to 50 […]
