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Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia's president in historic shift

Colombia's first leftist president promises to fight inequality and heralds a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups

Apple not permitted to import, sell iPhone 12 and 13 models in Colombia

A Colombian court has granted Ericsson a preliminary injunction against Apple, preventing the company from importing, marketing, or advertising certain iPhones and iPads with 5G connectivity

5th wave of Covid in Colombia, minister asks people for self-care measures

Colombia has entered the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, so citizens should reinforce self-care measures and get vaccinated against the virus

Colombian Prez-elect confirms economist Jose Ocampo as Finance Minister

"Jose Antonio Ocampo will be our Finance Minister. Let's build a productive economy and an economy for life," President-elect Gustavo Petro posted on Twitter on Thursday

Colombia seeks support from India for harnessing space technology

Columbian ambassador has shown interest in getting India's support for harnessing the benefits of space technology for national development

Colombia: Fire kills 51 after apparent riot attempt at prison

The director of the national prison system, Tito Castellanos, told Radio Caracol that it's not clear if all of the dead were prisoners

New Colombian president Gustavo Petro pledges to protect rainforest

Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first elected leftist president, will take office in August with ambitious proposals to halt the record-high rates of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

Colombia's first leftist leader targets inequality; investors on edge

The election of a former guerrilla marks a radical change for a country still scarred by decades of conflict and highlights the depth of frustration with the right-leaning political establishment

Colombia tells Mexican president to pull out of its president race

Mexico's president has claimed the leftist candidate in Colombia's presidential race faces a dirty war by conservatives

Colombian outsider surges to runoff with a real shot at presidency

Rodolfo Hernandez got 28% of votes, compared to 40% for Gustavo Petro, the electoral authority said after an election in which no candidate reached the 50% threshold to avoid a second round

Colombian election heads to runoff between leftist, populist candidates

Leftist Sen. Gustavo Petro led Sunday's results with just over 40 per cent of the votes, while independent real estate tychoon Rodolfo Hernndez finished second with more than 28 per cent

Colombia to lift mandatory use of face masks in closed places from May 1

As of May 1, the use of face masks will be lifted in closed spaces, with the exception of health centers, elderly homes, transportation and closed spaces within educational facilities

Joe Biden announces major non-NATO ally status for Colombia

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he intends to designate Colombia as a major non-NATO ally

At least 23 killed in Colombia as fighting between rebel groups intensifies

At least 23 people were killed in Colombia this weekend and 20 had to flee their homes as fighting between rebel groups intensified in Arauca

Colombian vice president arrives in New Delhi, to hold bilateral talks

Colombian Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez arrived in New Delhi today to hold bilateral discussions.

Ex-Haitian official ordered President Jovonel Moise's killing: Colombia

A former official of the Haitian Ministry of Justice ordered the assassination of the country's President Jovenel Moise, Colombian authorities said

Colombia describes travel by suspects in Haiti's president assassination

The Colombians implicated in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise were recruited by four companies and travelled to the Caribbean nation in two groups via the Dominican Republic

Colombia and Peru teams play for honour, third place at Copa America

Few teams want to play a third-place match in any tournament, even less so during the Covid-19 pandemic, but that's not the case for Colombia and Peru at the Copa America

Colombia edges Uruguay on penalties to reach Copa semis

Two penalty shootout saves by goalkeeper David Ospina put Colombia in the semis of Copa America after a 0-0 draw with Uruguay in regular time and kept alive its hopes of a first Copa title since 2001

Helicopter carrying Colombia's prez, senior officials attacked, all safe

Colombian President Ivn Duque said a helicopter carrying him and several senior officials came under fire in southern Catatumbo region, in a rare instance of a direct attack on a presidential aircraft