The Latest Breaking News from Colombia

‘A ray of hope’: EU governments gather to plan way out of fossil fuel reliance

Energy crises could be a thing of the past if reliable, cheap and abundant clean energy is given precedence over fossil fuels.

Euronews · Apr 15

Colombia to kill 80 wild hippos once owned by Pablo Escobar: Why are the African giants being killed?

Pablo Escobar's illegal hippos, once a symbol of excess, now pose a major ecological and safety crisis in Colombia. Descendants of four animals imported decades ago, their population has surged to over 150, disrupting ecosystems and threatening communities. Authorities have approved a controversial plan to cull up to 80, sparking…

The Times of India · Apr 14

Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ to face mass culling despite outcry

Colombia is the only country outside of Africa with a wild hippo population

The Independent UK · Apr 13

#MeToo movement brings wave of harassment claims across Colombia

Female journalists’ accounts of harassment trigger avalanche of allegations reaching as far as government

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7

Viktor who? Sporting’s new Gyökeres has sights trained on Arsenal

The Sweden striker’s goals had inspired Sporting for two years but in the Colombian Luis Suárez they have found an equally prolific target man

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7

Leaked Audio Suggests Possible U.S. Role in Efforts to Build Drug Trafficking Case Against Colombia's Petro

The recording features a Colombian and an Ecuadorian discussing a plan to block the extradition of drug traffickers in exchange for testimony against Petro before U.S. authorities

Latin Times · Apr 6

Are Baby Cartels the Future of Drug Trafficking After El Mencho's Death?

Colombian security experts are warning that the reported fall of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," the leader of the powerful Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) may not weaken organized crime in Mexico as much as many expect.

Latin Times · Apr 3

Colombia’s James Rodriguez Hospitalized Amid World Cup Heat Fears

The 34-year-old has not played more than 26 minutes in a single match with Minnesota United.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 3

Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s

With the world struggling to get oil supplies moving from the Middle East, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post highlighting a radical idea: Use nuclear bombs to cut a new channel along a route that would avoid Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Conversation · Apr 2

The Favorites to Win the 2026 World Cup—Ranked

Familiar faces harbor genuine ambitions of winning the World Cup trophy.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 1