Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine.
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Miguel Uribe, Colombian Senator Shot at Campaign Event, Dies at 39
Mr. Uribe, a presidential hopeful, was shot in June at a campaign rally in Bogotá in an attack that shocked the nation.
War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon
Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.
Attack on Colombia Senator, Miguel Uribe Turbay, Caught on Video
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a conservative presidential hopeful, remained in “extremely serious” condition on Sunday, a day after being shot.
A Colombian Senator, Miguel Uribe, Is Shot at a Campaign Event
The brazen attack, captured on video, recalled the political violence of past decades. The senator arrived at a hospital in critical condition.
How Venezuela Helps Feed the Violence in Colombia
After finding refuge and building power in Venezuela, a decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.
Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil
The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.
Inside Colombia’s Crisis Over Trump’s Deportations
When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become.
Behind the Colombia Blowup: Mapping Trump’s Rapid-Escalation Tactics
There were no Situation Room meetings and no quiet calls to de-escalate a dispute with an ally. Just threats, counterthreats, surrender and an indication of the president’s approach to Greenland and Panama.
Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs
The country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Mr. Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees.