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Colombia can celebrate ‘significant progress’ towards peace: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated Colombia on its 206th anniversary Wednesday and said its people “can celebrate significant progress in your quest for a just and lasting peace.” Kerry…...
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‘El Loco Barrera’ tried to negotiate surrender ahead of arrest: NYT
The “last of Colombia’s great capos,” Daniel “El Loco Barrera,” was cooperating with justice and seeking a voluntary surrender ahead of his arrest, his lawyer claimed in a memo obtained by… Read more...
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Colombia town to declare emergency over 4000 stuck migrants
Colombia port town Turbo on the Caribbean coast is set to declare a state of emergency as migrants already in excess of 4,000 continue to arrive and national authorities allegedly… Read more Colombia...
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Migrants stranded in Colombia plead with Obama for safe passage to US
Cuban migrants stuck in the Colombian port town of Turbo pleaded to President Barack Obama on Sunday to intervene and grant them safe passage to the US. The letter, written… Read more Migrants...
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International human rights authority condemns Colombia over deportation of...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned Colombia on Tuesday following the country’s decision to expel hundreds of Cuban migrants through “voluntary deportation.” The statement...
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US arrests Colombia’s fugitive former agriculture minister
The United States arrested Colombia’s fugitive former agriculture minister who in his home country is facing a 17-year sentence for the embezzlement of millions of dollars in tax money. The arrest...
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US judge to decide whether or not to extradite fugitive Colombia minister
Colombia’s former agriculture, who fled the country before being sentenced to 17 years in prison for embezzlement, will hear Friday whether the United States will extradite him or grant him…Read more...
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US judge denies bail to fugitive former Colombia minister
A Florida judge has denied bail to Colombia’s former agriculture minister who fled his own country before being sentenced 17 years in prison for embezzlement of public funds. The decision is another...
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Netherlands eye Colombia peace deal over Dutch guerrilla’s future
The Netherlands said Friday it was closely watching the outcome of the Colombian peace deal and how it will affect a notorious Dutch woman guerrilla, wanted by the United States.…Read more Netherlands...
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Justice Department blocked efforts to sign Colombia peace in US: Report
Colombia President Santos and FARC leader “Timochenko” were going to sign peace at the UN General Summit in New York until the US Department of Justice (DOJ) hit the brakes,…Read more Justice...
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Clinton ‘more in line with’ Colombia than Trump: Santos
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview Tuesday that US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton “offers more guarantees for peace” than her competitor, Donald Trump. In an interview...
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Uribe writes Clinton and Trump Colombia is heading towards becoming ‘2nd...
Former President Alvaro Uribe wrote both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, warning the US presidential hopefuls that a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels could turn Colombia into “a second...
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Santos travels to US to present Colombia peace deal at UN and meet with Obama
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos traveled to the United States on Sunday to present a historic peace deal with leftist FARC rebels at the UN General Assembly and meet with US President…Read more...
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Kerry to attend peace ceremony in Colombia, urges world to fund landmine removal
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he will visit Colombia next week to attend the ceremonial end to the South American country’s more than half-a-century armed conflict between leftist…Read...
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‘We helped Colombia end Latin America’s longest war’ Obama tells UN
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he considers peace in Colombia one of the world’s most important achievements during his eight-year presidency. The peace deal bartered by Colombian President...
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Colombia peace deal an ‘historic achievement’: Obama tells Santos
Us President Barack Obama on Wednesday welcomed a recently signed peace deal between Colombia’s state and FARC rebels, praising the “historic achievement” after 52 years of armed conflict. Obama met...
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US to reconsider FARC designation as terrorist group after peace signing
The United States will reconsider the FARC’s presence on the country’s terror list once Colombia’s largest rebel group signed peace with the state, the ambassador said. According to US ambassador…Read...
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Colombia peace crisis ‘within national security interest’: White House
The United States said on Tuesday that it “is within the national security interest of the United States to end” Colombia’s 52-year war with FARC rebels after voters turned down…Read more Colombia...
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Kerry sends envoy back to Havana to attend Colombia peace process crisis
United States Secretary of State John Kerry sent Special Envoy to Colombia’s peace talks back to Havana to assist in crisis negotiations that follow the rejection of a peace deal…Read more Kerry sends...
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Colombia congratulates Trump for winning US presidency
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump for winning his country’s presidential elections. According to Santos, his administration “will...
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