Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok, UN warns
Armed groups post videos of weapons, cars and parties to social media to depict ‘perks’ of lifestyle, say experts Gangs in Colombia are increasingly recruiting...
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Colombia presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe in ‘critical’ condition after emergency surgery
The 39-year-old senator was shot at a campaign rally in Bogota on 7 June and has now undergone three surgeries Colombian senator and presidential hopeful...
At least seven dead and 50 wounded as Colombia hit with bombings and gun attacks
Police say 19 attacks launched on targets in Cali and nearby areas, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilians Colombia has been rocked by a...
Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack
Revelation from Gustavo Petro follows shooting of Miguel Uribe Turbay by alleged 15-year-old hitman in Bogotá The security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who...
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot at campaign event
39-year-old opposition senator said to be fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in the back, with one suspect arrested The Colombian presidential...
‘I had 30 Lamborghinis’: Pablo Escobar’s top cocaine pilot gives first interview
Tirso ‘TJ’ Dominguez says Escobar paid him $20m monthly to fly planeloads of coke A man who eventually became Pablo Escobar’s go-to cocaine pilot has...
Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows
Fourth most important food crop in peril as Latin America and Caribbean suffer from slow-onset climate disaster The climate crisis is threatening the future of...
Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’
Family incarceration has been revived after Biden – and Jade, Jason and Gabriela are speaking out about their distressing treatment in Texas When Jade and...
Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse
Gustavo Petro hits back after Álvaro Leyva accused him of going awol during official visit to France A prominent Colombian politician and former minister has...
Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list
Foreign minister says legalisation of main ingredient of cocaine is only way to stop drug trafficking and violence Colombia, whose president, Gustavo Petro, is a...
