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Facing death threats, a Colombian mayor makes a daring visit to the town he runs

Mayor Edilberto Molina relocated to a nearby town last year after drug-trafficking guerrillas threatened to kill him. He's not the only Colombian politician forced away by threats from criminal gangs.

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From streets to stage: Colombia’s magical dance school in a forest

At its idyllic campus near Cartagena, a school for young dancers aims to break the cycle of violence and poverty suffered by so many in the South American country. The verdict of one pupil? ‘It saved me’

The Guardian - UK

After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents

After a dip in illegal crossings that followed policy changes in May, the Biden administration is again on its heels as more asylum-seekers cross the U.S. border from Mexico

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Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language

The Independent UK

Mexican court ruling upholding women's right to abortion shows global trend better than US Roe v Wade decision

It may surprise you to learn that, over the past 30 years, no fewer than 60 countries have liberalised their abortion laws while only four have rolled back abortion rights. The United States is, of course, one of the latter group that has recently restricted women’s access to abortion.

The Conversation

President Gustavo Petro's plan for 'total peace' in Colombia: Takeaways from AP's report

Across Colombia, decades of war between leftist guerrillas, rightwing paramilitaries, trafficking groups and the government have left more than 9.5 million people as victims of forced displacement, homicide, sexual violence and more

The Independent UK

Colombia's president has a plan for 'total peace.' But militias aren't putting down their guns yet

When elected, Colombia’s rebel-turned-president Gustavo Petro promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts

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Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91

Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. "I don't paint fat women," he once told Spain's El Mundo newspaper, "I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form."

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Fernando Botero obituary

Colombian painter and sculptor of voluminous figures that grace city centres the world over, including Paris, Madrid and London

The Guardian - UK

Frank Ospina: Colombian migrant who died at Heathrow detention centre begged to be sent home, says family

Frank Ospina was detained at Heathrow detention centre after an immigration raid in March where his mental health deteriorated

Evening Standard

Migrants pursue 'Paths of Desperate Hope' for better life across Americas' Darién Gap

Colombian photographer Federico Rios Escobar won the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or Award for his photo report on migrants trying to cross the Darién gap between Colombia and Panama in Latin America.

Radio France Internationale

Fentanyl, cartels or simple market glut: what’s behind collapse of Colombia’s coca market?

As the price of coca has slumped, the rural families who depend on the shrub are wondering how they’re going to get by

The Guardian - US

World Cup qualifiers | Messi misses Argentina's 3-0 win in Bolivia; Brazil beats Peru

Argentina beats Bolivia 3-0 in La Paz, despite Lionel Messi's absence. Brazil wins 1-0 at Peru, Ecuador defeats Uruguay 2-1 and Venezuela beats Paraguay 1-0. Argentina, Brazil lead South American standings with 6 pts, Colombia in 3rd with 4 pts.

The Hindu

Environmental activists killed at a rate of one every other day in 2022 – report

Colombia was the deadliest country and a fifth of the 177 recorded killings took place in the Amazon rainforest, says Global Witness

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AP PHOTOS: Humpback whales draw thousands of visitors to a small port on Colombia’s Pacific coast

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UN says Colombia's coca crop at all-time high as officials promote new drug policies

The U.N. says coca cultivation reached an all-time high in Colombia last year the administration of President Gustavo Petro struggles to reduce poverty in remote areas and contain armed groups that are profiting from the cocaine trade

The Guardian - US

The US can rebuild trust abroad – by declassifying incriminating intelligence

We just returned from a delegation to Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Each country is still seeking answers about the history of US intervention

The Independent UK

Panama to increase deportations in face of record migration through the Darien Gap

Panama says it will increase deportations and infrastructure in the area of the Darien jungle along its shared border with Colombia

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Messi’s free-kick goal gives Argentina 1-0 win over Ecuador in World Cup qualifier

Lionel Messi scored from a free kick in the 78th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 win against Ecuador in the first round of South American World Cup qualifying on September 7.

The Guardian - UK

Vuelta a España: Juan Sebastián Molano denies Kaden Groves in stage 12 sprint

Colombia’s Juan Sebastián Molano surged to victory in Zaragoza, denying his Australian sprint rival a hat-trick of stage wins

The Conversation

Colombia: former Farc fighters who signed 2016 peace deal now live amid threats and assassinations

Former members of the Farc guerrilla army in Colombia who laid down their arms as part of a peace deal in 2016 are being forced off the land they were allowed to settle after they demobilised.

The Guardian - US

‘We can’t keep up’: Panama-Colombia border sees record number of migrants

In August, 50,000 people fleeing northward were met with long lines for medical attention, a lack of water and sleeping spaces

Al Jazeera

‘I have to leave’: Migrants flock to US ‘mobility’ centres in Latin America

Critics argue ‘Safe Mobility’ sites in countries like Colombia are no substitute for asylum at the US-Mexico border.

The Independent UK

Drug cartels: How cocaine and bananas fuel violence in once-peaceful Ecuador

Ecuador's location is increasingly putting it at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine

The Independent UK

Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine

Ecuador's location is increasingly putting it at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine

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