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Gustavo Petro is in Mexico on his first trip abroad since leaving Colombia's presidency, closing Wednesday with a lecture at the UNAM university.
Ecuador, Colombia and the US are preparing joint military operations on the Ecuador Colombia border, with field teams free to act on targets of
Colombia did not trade on Friday as the Battle of Boyacá holiday shut the exchange. The...
Bogotá could lose 30–40% of its power supply from 2028 if two 500 kV transmission lines...
Colombia and Venezuela will restore direct SWIFT transfers before 2026 ends, ending costly third-country triangulation for...
Ecopetrol leadership changes continued on 31 August with new acting heads at two vice presidencies, days before the...
Colombia's COLCAP index fell 1.33% to 2,425 while the peso weakened 1.81% to 3,219 per dollar as oil...
Colombia country risk jumped to 142 basis points after the 2027 budget, as gas reserves shrink below six...
Colombia’s new anti-corruption search bloc answers to the presidency as a criminal complaint says 74 disqualified officials signed...
Colombia airstrike kills 20 guerrillas in the deadliest raid of the new government, the third bombing in three...
The Coca-Cola Colombia investment plan for the next four years will be presented in Barranquilla in December, President...
The Medellín corruption dossier went to the FBI from mayor Gutiérrez, as prosecutor Juan Martín Parada took over...
Medicina Legal says 62 minors died in Colombia military operations under Petro, versus 42 under Duque, as three...