The Latest Breaking News from Colombia

DR Congo World Cup Odds: Lines, Tips and Group K Value

DR Congo sit 37th of 48 teams in the outright market at +100000. Here is whether their Group K odds offer any real betting value.

Sports Lens · Jun 11

Colombia World Cup 2026 Picks and Betting Lines

Colombia's 2026 World Cup betting odds sit around +4000 outright. Get expert picks, their Group K path vs Portugal, and see where the smart money is going.

Sports Lens · Jun 11

Petro Rebukes Trump's Public Endorsement of Colombian Far-Right Candidate: 'Allow the People to Decide Freely'

The exchange comes as a new poll shows de la Espriella leading the race with 52.2% support compared with 44.5% for leftist Cepeda

Latin Times · Jun 11

Breaking free from fossil fuels is urgent but hard – Colombia shows why

Colombia’s outgoing president Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla and the country’s first leftist leader, came to power in 2022. He promised something few leaders of fossil fuel-producing countries have seriously attempted: to reduce his country’s dependence on oil, gas and coal.

The Conversation · Jun 10

Colombia passes law to track cattle and keep deforestation-linked beef out of supply chains

Colombia has enacted a law aimed at preventing cattle linked to deforestation from entering beef supply chains by connecting livestock traceability, land ownership and forest monitoring systems

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Colombian presidential candidate urges prosecutors to investigate alleged voter coercion

Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is urging prosecutors to investigate possible voter coercion by rebel groups in favor of governing party candidate Iván Cepeda

AAP · Jun 9

What TV channel is the World Cup final on? How to watch Spain v Argentina in the UK

The matches are all free-to-air on the BBC and ITV

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Colombia's president Petro faces backlash over 'heil Hitler' post ahead of election

Colombian President Gustavo Petro sparked controversy by posting "Heil Hitler" on social media in response to an AI-generated newspaper column endorsing a right-wing candidate. This remark, made ahead of a presidential runoff, has drawn condemnation from Latin American lawmakers who deem Nazi references unacceptable in political discourse.

The Times of India · Jun 9

Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels

Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities

The Independent UK · Jun 6

Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave

Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in country’s presidential runoff election

The Guardian - US · Jun 6