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Colombia must advance talks with armed groups to secure peace -truth commission president

Colombia's armed conflict will only end when the 2016 peace deal with the now-demobilized FARC guerrillas is properly implemented and peace talks with other armed groups and gangs make progress, the president of the Andean country's peace commission said.

Reuters

Colombia's new president was once part of a guerrilla group with a wild history. Now he promises social change

Colombia's new President, Gustavo Petro, was once a member of M-19 — a wild rebel group that stole the Sword of Simon Bolivar and is rumoured to have worked with and against Pablo Escobar.

ABC News

Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first left-wing president

Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia's presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country's history.

The Independent UK

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Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president

Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia's presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country's history.

Reuters

Colombians will choose between leftist and eccentric businessman in Sunday vote

Colombians will vote on Sunday for their next president, choosing between leftist Gustavo Petro, who promises profound social reforms, and eccentric business magnate Rodolfo Hernandez, who has found fertile ground in anti-corruption rhetoric despite facing a graft investigation.

Reuters

Poochy Blinders: Dog’s Tommy Shelby Act Is Peak Online Performance

Viking boasts 1.9 million followers on his TikTok page where his canine antics regularly go viral with millions of views.

Zenger

Foo Fighters Announce Tribute Concerts for Late Drummer Taylor Hawkins

American rock band Foo Fighters will play two tribute concerts for their late drummer Taylor Hawkins, taking to the stage in London and Los Angeles in September, the group said on Wednesday. Hawkins, 50, died unexpectedly in late March in a Bogota hotel during the group's South American tour, the…

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The left could be poised to take power in Colombia for the first time

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, obtained 40.34 per cent of the vote in the first round of Colombian elections on May 29.

The Conversation

14 miners trapped by Colombian coal mine explosion

BOGOTA, Colombia: Fourteen miners remained trapped in a coal mine in northern Colombia after an underground explosion, the mayor of the town said.

Bangkok Post

Francia Marquez, the Afro-Colombian rights activist campaigning for vice president of Colombia

For the first time in Colombia's history, the left, led by former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro, could win the presidential election set to begin Sunday. If it prevails, Afro-Colombian environmental and human rights activist Francia Marquez would become vice president. A victory would mark a turning point for a country…

France 24

Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties

Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential ballot being held Sunday amid a generalized feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction

The Independent UK

Analysis: Left-wing Colombian candidate plans drug war shakeup

Leading Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is roundly critical of the U.S.-led war on drugs and has questioned the extradition of a drug kingpin, views that may herald a shakeup of how the Andean nation battles the narcotics industry.

Reuters

Special programme: Colombia's peace deal generation

Over two thirds of young Colombians say their lives have got worse over the past year, which saw a fierce crackdown on anti-government protests in a country still recovering from five decades of conflict. Six years after the peace deal with the FARC rebels, many young people are backing the…

France 24

Otoniel shipped ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US: Prosecutor

Accused Colombian drug trafficker pleads not guilty to two charges after being extradited to the US from Bogota.

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Colombia starts extradition of accused drug trafficker Otoniel to the United States

Colombian authorities took Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group to an airport in the capital Bogota to be extradited to the United States on Wednesday, police told Reuters.

Reuters

Colombian leftist Petro leads presidential election poll

The leftist former mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro, remains the front-runner in Colombia's May 29 presidential election, while center-right candidate Federico Gutierrez has vaulted into second place, according to a poll released on Friday by Invamer.

Benzinga

Exclusive: Isiah Thomas, NBA Star And President Of One World Products, To Visit Colombia This Week

One World Products, Inc. (OTCQB: OWPC), the largest Black-controlled, fully-licensed hemp and cannabis producer in Colombia, announced Monday that its Chairman and CEO, Isiah Thomas, will visit Cali and Bogotá in Colombia between April 26 and 28, 2022.

Daily Mirror

Woman who miscarried paid 2 hitmen to murder homeless pregnant woman then steal her baby

The lifeless body of Sandra Johanna Alvarez Solano, 37, was found in a roadside field outside Bogota, Colombia - she had been brutally murdered with cuts to her throat, face and abdomen

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Colombian Cops Bust 21 Suspects And Seize Over 1,000 Exotic Animals Worth $1 Million

The authorities said they arrested "21 people during the process of 15 raids in different parts of the country".

Los Angeles Times

Taylor Hawkins, Stephen Sondheim honored at 2022 Grammy Awards

As most Grammy Awards viewers were sadly aware, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was supposed to be pounding his kit with the band at this year's ceremony. Tragically, though, less than two weeks ago, Hawkins, 50, was found dead in a Bogota, Colombia, hotel room.

Reuters

FARC dissidents responsible for bombing that killed two children, says Colombia's Duque

Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday accused former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who reject a peace deal of setting off explosives at a police station which killed two children and injured 39 others in Bogota.

Evening Standard

Investigators pave way for repatriation of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’ body

Forensic investigators have paved the way for the repatriation of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’ body following his shock death on Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in body, early report finds

Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office said it would “continue to investigate and will duly inform the findings of forensic examinations in due time.”

Daily Mirror

Taylor Hawkins' heart was twice as heavy as it should have been when he died

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, 50, is believed to have suffered a suspected heart attack, according to health chiefs in Bogota, which may have been due to an overdose

The Independent UK

Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in his system, officials say

The 50-year-old was playing on the South American leg of the band’s world tour when his sudden death was announced on Saturday.

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