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Ex-FARC admit to recruiting 18,677 children during Colombia conflict

Former FARC commanders admitted to recruiting 18,677 minors during Colombia’s conflict, acknowledging sexual and reproductive abuses. The confession to the JEP marks a pivotal moment in transitional ...
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Marina Sánchez paints Bogotá’s Cerros in luminous colour at Museo del Chicó

Marina Sánchez’s Panorámicas de la Sabana opens at the Museo del Chicó, reimagining Bogotá’s Eastern Hills through vivid ...
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Suspected drone attack disrupts high-level visit to Colombia’s Hidroituango

Colombian authorities cancelled a planned visit to Hidroituango after intelligence warned of a possible attack targeting ...
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UN report warns Colombia faces worsening human rights crisis

The United Nations warned Colombia faces worsening human rights conditions in 2025, citing rising violence by armed groups, increased massacres, child recruitment and mass displacement. The report ...
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Bogotá to welcome 500,000 Easter visitors with expanded Semana Santa programme

Bogotá and Cundinamarca have launched an expanded Semana Santa 2026 programme aimed at attracting 500,000 visitors, combining ...
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Colombians now the biggest foreign contingent on Ukraine’s frontlines

Colombians have become the largest group of foreign fighters in Ukraine, with up to 2,000 currently serving and 7,000 having ...
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Tayrona Park closure highlights security risks on Colombia’s Caribbean coast

Colombia has temporarily closed PNN Tayrona National Park after threats against staff and rising violence between rival armed groups. Authorities cited security concerns following illegal activity ...
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Candice Fast on the Hidden Beliefs That Shape Workplace Performance

Dr. Candice Fast’s research shows that hidden beliefs between leaders and employees significantly shape workplace performance ...
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Colombia’s Petro Defies Court Suspension of Minimum Wage Hike

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro defended his 23.7% minimum wage hike for 2026 after a court suspended the decree, vowing to keep a temporary “vital wage” in place. The government may raise it ...
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Extreme flooding in northern Colombia triggers humanitarian crisis

Colombia's Armed Forces are working to salvage personal effects of families affected by the flooding. Photo: Ejercito Nacional Unseasonal heavy rains and severe flooding across northern Colombia have ...
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All That Glitters Isn’t Trump Nor Petro

U.S President Donald Trump and Colombia's Gustavo Petro in the Oval Office. Photo: The White House Colombian President Gustavo Petro appeared on Tuesday to melt into the gilded woodwork of the Oval ...
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Colombia rules out external factors in SATENA crash as probe opens

Colombian authorities said on Thursday they have found no evidence so far of “external factors” contributing to the crash on Wednesday of a SATENA Beechcraft 1900 aircraft on the Cúcuta–Ocaña route , ...