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The stories that matter most today. Updated Nov 10, 12:30 PM ET.
Colombian Air Raids Kill Four, Capture SixA bombing in Colombia's Catatumbo region killed four armed-group members and led to six arrests.
Mon 4:53 PM ET
- US Warns Americans Before Cartagena Festival
Americans heading to Cartagena’s Independence festivities from 11 to 16 November should avoid areas east of Caribe Plaza, the US Embassy says.
Tue 12:57 AM ET
- Sudamericana Final Set for 5:30 p.m. Eastern
Boca Juniors and Atlético Mineiro play a single-leg final on 21 November at 5:30 p.m.
Mon 6:25 PM ET
- Court Leaves Uribe Case With Prosecutors
Colombia's Constitutional Court declined to decide who investigates ex-president Álvaro Uribe over two 1990s massacres, leaving the case with prosecutors.
Mon 4:56 PM ET
- Colombia Spy Agency Files Allege Spying Plan
Colombia's comptroller ordered a review of five intelligence contracts worth US$6.4 million as an unconfirmed internal report alleges spying plans.
Mon 1:12 PM ET
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Sudamericana Final Set for 5:30 p.m. Eastern
Boca Juniors meet Atlético Mineiro in Barranquilla on Saturday, 21 November at 5:30 p.m. ET. Time, stakes, tickets...
Court Leaves Uribe Case With Prosecutors
Colombia's Constitutional Court refused 7-2 to say who probes ex-president Uribe over two 1990s massacres, so prosecutors keep...
At Least Six Die in Colombia Tunnel Crash
At least six people died when a bus and a truck collided in Tunnel 6 on Colombia's Buga–Buenaventura...
Colombian Air Raids Kill Four, Capture Six
Colombia's military bombed three rebel camps near Tibú on 9 November, killing four and capturing six. What it...
Colombia Oil Union Rejects Ecopetrol Sale
Colombia's oil workers' union USO rejected a plan to sell more state shares of Ecopetrol to close the...
Colombia Spy Agency Files Allege Spying Plan
Colombia's comptroller ordered a review of five spy agency contracts worth US$6.4 million as an unconfirmed internal report...
Colombia Dam Hits Peak Level Before El Niño
Colombia’s Hidroituango dam reached its 420-metre design limit on 9 November as El Niño looms, but the mayor...
Colombia Solar Farm Hit by Bomb Attack
Explosives damaged a solar farm of developer Evolti in Nariño, Colombia, on 29 October 2026. No injuries; no...