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Colombia chief of staff, ambassador leave posts amid phone intercept scandal

The chief of staff for Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the country's ambassador in Venezuela will leave their posts, Petro said on Friday, as the prosecutor's office probes accusations of illegal phone intercepts of domestic staff.

Reuters

Colombia president's allies exit over nanny wiretap scandal

BOGOTá - Two close allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro stepped down Friday after prosecutors announced the pair would be called to testify in a probe into alleged illegal wiretapping of a nanny.

Bangkok Post

Panama launches operation in Darien jungle targeting organized crime, migrant smugglers

Panama has launched a security operation along its shared border with Colombia to combat organized crime groups and migrant smugglers involved in record-setting migration through the perilous Darien Gap this year

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Operations at Zijin Colombia mine partially halted after attacks

Some 60% of operations at Zijin Mining's Colombia gold mine have been halted because of recent attacks against workers, allegedly carried out by illegal miners allied with a major crime gang, the company said on Friday.

Reuters

New footprints revive hope in Colombia of finding four children missing in jungle

The discovery this week of small footprints in a southern jungle-clad area of Colombia has rekindled hope of finding alive four children who survived a small plane crash and went missing a month ago

The Independent UK

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira will not be forgotten, vows Brazil’s Lula

President says last year’s killings were result of ‘encouragement of anarchy’ in Amazon under Bolsonaro

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns

Alexandre Saraiva gives alert on organised crime in region ahead of anniversary of killings of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

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Colombia accuses Drummond executives of funding paramilitary group

The current Colombia head of coal miner Drummond Co Inc and his predecessor will be tried for allegedly funding right-wing paramilitaries, the country's attorney general's office said on Wednesday, as the U.S.-based company denied any wrongdoing by the executives.

Reuters

Child migrants crossing Darien Gap surge eightfold -UNICEF

The number of child migrants crossing a dangerous stretch of jungle dividing Colombia and Panama has rapidly increased during the first four months of this year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Colombia Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline bombed

Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline was bombed by unknown actors, operator Cenit said in a statement on Tuesday, prolonging the suspension of pumping crude between oil fields in the country's northeast and the Caribbean coast, where the oil is exported.

Reuters

Colombia, Venezuela reach agreement to find remains of victims buried by paramilitaries

Colombia and Venezuela have reached an agreement to search for remains of victims who were killed by paramilitaries during Colombia's internal armed conflict and reportedly buried in Venezuela, Colombia President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday.

Reuters

New clues suggests four kids missing after Amazon plane crash a month ago could be alive

Searches are ongoing for the children, who have been missing since a Cessna 206 airplane crashed in the dense Colombian Amazon on May 1, but spirits are positive

Daily Mirror

Jamie Laing thought he was being pranked during honeymoon hell with new wife Sophie Habboo

Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in London last month, before jetting off to Seville in Spain for a lavish wedding, surrounded by their family and friends

Daily Mirror

The spray-can vigilantes shaming Bogotá for its perilous paving slabs

In Colombia’s capital a group of ‘Minesweepers’ are marking loose slabs to warn pedestrians and prod local authorities to act

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Reuters

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake shakes Panama-Colombia border

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in the Gulf of Darien near the border of Panama and Colombia late on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with tremors felt across both countries.

Daily Record

Alfredo Morelos rages at Steven Naismith as Rangers striker in bust up with Hearts boss during fiery Ibrox clash

The Colombian was caught on camera in an angry exchange with the Jambos gaffer in Govan.

Reuters

Colombian ex-president Uribe to go to trial in witness tampering case

Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe will be tried on allegations of witness tampering, after a judge on Tuesday dismissed a prosecutor request to shelve the probe, reviving a long-running and deeply-polarizing case.

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Coffee Prices Retreat on a Stronger Dollar

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -1.75 (-0.92%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) closed down -72 (-2.74%). Coffee prices Tuesday retreated on a rally in the dollar index today to a 2-month high. Arabica also has carryover pressure from Monday when the USDA's FAS predicted...

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Biden leaning into global diplomacy to manage migration at US-Mexico border

President Joe Biden was getting nowhere with Congress on immigration

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Coffee Prices Mixed as Arabica Falls on the Outlook for Higher Colombian Coffee Output

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) on Monday closed down -2.80 (-1.46%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) closed up +41 (+1.58%). Coffee prices Monday settled mixed, with July robusta a posting a contract high and near-futures robusta (K23) rallying to a record high (data from 2008). Arabica was under...

Reuters

Colombia suspends ceasefire with Estado Mayor Central rebels in some areas

Colombia's government on Monday suspended a national ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) armed group in some provinces, following the murder of four Indigenous teenagers.

Zenger

Israel Kicks Off U-20 World Cup With Narrow Loss

Israel lost 2-1 to Colombia on Sunday to open its first-ever FIFA Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament.

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90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way's Tell-All Revealed Some Wild Details That Prove Kris And Jeymi Never Should Have Gotten Married

Jeymi and Kris shared more relationship details during 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way's tell-all that prove they shouldn't have ever gotten married.

The Guardian - US

Colombian elite backed death squads, former paramilitary commander says

Salvatore Mancuso testified to peace tribunal that rightwing AUC worked hand in glove with business, military and political elite

The Independent UK

Officials said four children survived a plane crash in the Colombian jungle. They weren’t found until 40 days later

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called the Mucutuy siblings the ‘children of the jungle’, Andrea Blanco reports

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