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Colombia hosts conference on Venezuela's political crisis

Diplomats from 20 countries have gathered in Colombia for a conference in on the political crisis in Venezuela, where Nicolas Maduro’s socialist administration has strengthened its autocratic rule despite international efforts to expand political freedoms in the South American nation

The Independent UK

US, EU, Latin American countries meet to encourage Venezuela elections

A summit meant to reinvigorate talks between the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro and opposition political parties, attended by representatives from 19 countries and the European Union, produced no concrete results on Tuesday, though a further meeting was planned.

Reuters

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó ejected from Colombia

Guaidó lands in Miami after failed bid to attend summit hosted by leftwing president, with return to Venezuela looking unlikely

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Venezuela's Guaido arrives in Miami after surprise Colombia visit

Former Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived in Miami on Tuesday, following a surprise visit to Colombia the previous day, where he said he would take part in an international summit.

Reuters

Jaishankar On Pakistan: 'Very difficult to engage with neighbour who practices cross-border terrorism...'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (local time) took a veiled dig at Pakistan and said that it is very difficult to engage with a neighbour, who practices cross-border terrorism against India. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Venezuelan opposition figure Guaido expelled from Colombia, slams ‘persecution’

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said he was expelled from Colombia hours after he crossed the border from Venezuela to try to meet with some participants at an international conference Tuesday to discuss his country’s political crisis.

France 24

Colombia's police seize arms shipment destined for Ecuador

Colombia's national police on Monday confiscated a shipment of guns and ammunition, destined for Ecuador, after stopping a vehicle in the south of the country.

Reuters

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Guaidó travels to Colombia ahead of Venezuela-focused summit

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he has crossed the border into Colombia on foot to seek a meeting with international delegations gathering there for a conference focused on his country’s political crisis

The Independent UK

Man who married rag doll distraught as wife 'falls ill' and is treated by medics

Cristian Montenegro, from Bogot in Colombia, said his rag doll wife Natalia was treated by paramedics in the back of an ambulance after she had a headache and fainted

Daily Mirror

Mum in pain for 11 years discovers she has a needle and thread stuck inside her

María Forero, from Colombia, spent years living in agony without knowing what was causing her pain before an MRI scan revealed she had a needle sticking inside her body

Daily Mirror

Buitrago's breakthrough continues with Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium

23-year-old the first Colombian on Doyenne podium with high hopes for Giro d'Italia

Cycling News

These 3 Strategies Could Solve the Problem of Pablo Escobar’s “Cocaine Hippos”

Last week, Colombia recorded its first road traffic incident involving a hippopotamus. A car collided with the animal at speed leaving it dead on the road.

Inverse

How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

WEKU

Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline attacked for ninth time in 2023

The suspension of pumping operations at Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline will be prolonged after a new bombing attack damaged its infrastructure in the country's Arauca province, oil transportation company Cenit said.

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France 24

Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno: Paying the ultimate price for the truth

Rafael Moreno was a Colombian journalist who regularly exposed corruption and crime in his northern home region of Cordoba. On his Facebook page, Moreno tirelessly denounced embezzlement in public contracts and illegal resource extraction. But he paid the ultimate price for his reporting. Our Bogota correspondent Pascale Mariani travelled to…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

As Petro visits, White House threatens new pressure on Maduro without democratic progress

President Joe Biden is open to increasing pressure on Venezuela if Nicolás Maduro fails to take concrete steps toward democratic elections, the Biden administration said on Thursday, as Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro visited the White House.

Reuters

Biden thanks Colombia for hosting Venezuelan refugees, eyes deeper partnership

U.S. President Joe Biden praised Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday for his country's treatment of refugees from Venezuela and for his commitment to democracy and human rights.

Al Jazeera

Colombian President Petro meets Biden in Washington, DC

The two leaders discussed issues such as climate change, migration and drug trafficking in a White House meeting.

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The Independent UK

Biden, Colombia's Petro to meet amid deep policy differences

President Joe Biden is set to host Colombian President Gustavo Petro for talks at the White House later Thursday

Birmingham Post

North East chocolatier Sweetdreams launches new luxury sustainable choc bar range

Founders Matt and Cath Stephenson say Gozo represents a mission to put everything they’ve learned about chocolate into their own sustainably sourced range of chocolate

Reuters

Biden to discuss Venezuela sanctions with Colombia's Petro in White House talks -official

President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to further ease sanctions on the OPEC nation only in return for concrete steps toward free elections there, a senior administration official said.

Reuters

Searching for the disappeared must be priority at Colombia peace talks -official

The search for tens of thousands of people who were disappeared during Colombia's six-decade conflict must be a priority at peace and surrender talks with rebel groups and crime gangs, the top official tasked with finding them said on Wednesday.

The Week

The Darién Gap migrant crossing

A US-backed campaign between Panama and Colombia aims to stop migrants crossing the Darién Gap from South into Central America, as UN groups warn that the number of people attempting the journey could rise to a record 400,000 this year.

The Guardian - UK

Rafael Moreno was murdered, but not silenced. This is how we finished his stories of Colombian corruption

Journalists under threat send their research to our team of reporters to make sure it can never be buried, says Laurent Richard, director of the Forbidden Stories consortium

Cycling Weekly

Convicted EPO doper Jarlinson Pantano returns to cycling with Colombian EPM team

Former Trek-Segafredo and IAM Cycling rider rejoins peloton after his four-year band expires

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