The officer initially told two Colombian soldiers that they would be “arresting” the president, Colombian police said. The order, they said, changed days before the operation.
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Suspects in Haitian President’s Killing Met to Plan a Future Without Him
Haitian officials accuse the suspects of meeting to plot President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, but participants say the sessions were intended to plan a government once the president stepped down.
Suspects in Haitian President’s Killing Met to Plan a Future Without Him
Haitian officials accuse the suspects of meeting to plot President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, but participants say the sessions were intended to plan a government once the president stepped down.
How Colombians Got Embroiled in Haiti Assassination
A revealing look at the effort to recruit Colombian military veterans for what was described as a noble nation-building effort in Haiti but ended with 18 of them arrested and three of them dead.
Your Monday Briefing
Haiti is searching for answers almost a week after the assassination of its president.
Colombian Military Leaders Accused of Assassinating Civilians in Civil War
The indictments, issued by a special court, say the military leaders falsely presented 120 victims as combatants in a bid to show the country was winning its long civil war.
1+1=4? Latin America Confronts a Pandemic Education Crisis.
With economies reeling and millions cut off from the classroom, Latin America’s students are leaving school in alarming numbers, experts say.
Colombia’s President Is Shot at in Helicopter but Survives Attack
President Iván Duque said he was aboard a helicopter with several top ministers when it came under fire on Friday afternoon. No one was killed.
Colombia Covid Deaths Surpass 100,000
The surge in the country has been steadily worsening since spring and less than 10 percent of its population is fully vaccinated.
‘Like a Dream’: Latin Americans Head to U.S. for Covid Shots
Frustrated with the lagging pace of vaccinations at home, well-off Latin Americans have been flying north for a shot — and feeling guilty about those left behind.