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Security Forces Taken Hostage By Colombian Guerillas Released: AFP

Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, according to an AFP team on the ground.

International Business Times

Colombian FARC Dissidents Take 29 Soldiers, Police Captive

Dissident members of Colombia's FARC rebel group have taken 29 soldiers and police officers captive during clashes with the military in a key cocaine-growing region in the southwest, the defense ministry said Friday.

International Business Times

Colombian President Announces Plan To Reduce Coca Planting

Colombian President Petro's initiative to eradicate coca in Catatumbo region to combat rebel violence and drug trafficking.

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Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc

Cúcuta imposes curfew as National Liberation Army (ELN) clashes with army in province bordering Venezuela

The Guardian - US

Mexico’s Sheinbaum wins plaudits for cool head in dealings with Trump

President, under pressure over tariffs and border, has held firm and avoided direct clashes with erratic counterpart

The Guardian - US

Bomb Attacks In Colombia Injure Six

Guerrilla fighters carried out four bomb attacks that wounded six people in northeast Colombia overnight, officials said Thursday, stoking concerns for a fragile peace process.

International Business Times

Colombian President Alleges Plot To Down His Plane With Missiles

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro claimed Monday to have been the target of a plot to down his plane with missiles by "big mafias" irate at his government's attempts to hunt them down.

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Poll Reveals That Trump is More Popular Than Petro in Colombia After Diplomatic Spat

The poll by AtlasIntel also found that 82% of Colombians want Petro to pursue closer ties to Washington, and 70% hold a positive view of the U.S.

Latin Times

Trump’s disdain for South American allies is China’s gain

The US is targeting its own allies and its withdrawal from the region has left a power vacuum for China to fill in

The Guardian - US

Roses are red, violets are blue, 940 million flowers are traveling (through Miami) to you

If any husbands or boyfriends mess up Valentine’s Day this week, it’s not because of a shortage of flowers

The Independent UK

Colombian President Advocates For Legalizing Cocaine Worldwide

Colombian President's proposal to legalize cocaine globally sparks debate on drug policy and its impact on combating drug trafficking.

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The Independent UK

Colombia's president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns

Colombian president Gustavo Petro has ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum that was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day

Latin Times

Allies to Adversaries? How The U.S.-Colombia Relations Could Devolve Under Trump and Petro

While Petro folded under the pressure from Trump's tariff threat, analysts worry that the high-profile dispute may foreshadow turbulent relations between two ideological foes

The Conversation

As Trump deportations intensify, Pacific Island nations worry they could be overwhelmed

In his first term, Donald Trump deported far fewer people from the United States than his three predecessors: Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

The Conversation

Trump’s tariff threats fit a growing global phenomenon: hardball migration diplomacy

As diplomatic spats go, it was short-lived.

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Latin Times

Brazil to Set Up Reception Center for Deportees After Accusing U.S. of 'Degrading Treatment' of Nationals on Deportation Flight

"We don't want to provoke the American government, but it's essential that deported Brazilians are treated with dignity," said the country's Justice Minister

Latin Times

Colombian President Urges Undocumented National in U.S. to Go Back, Offer Credits to Returnees

"Wealth is produced only by the working people," Gustavo Petro said in a post on X: "Let's build social wealth in Colombia"

Latin Times

Mexican President Says Country Is 'Ready' For Trump Tariffs, Has 'Plans A, B, C' To Address Them

"We'll always defend the dignity of our people and the respect for our sovereignty," said Claudia Sheinbaum ahead of the deadline set by Trump for tariffs to go into effect

Latin Times

Mexican Business Leaders Say Border Cities Will Be Impacted The Most By Tariffs

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will impose 25% tariffs on both Mexico and Canada starting February

The Conversation

How Trump’s suggestion to ‘clean out’ Gaza sent shockwaves through the Middle East

This article was first published as World Affairs Briefing from The Conversation UK. Click here to receive this newsletter every Thursday, direct to your inbox.

Latin Times

Trump Administration Says Tariffs on Mexico and Canada 'Still on The Books' To Start Feb. 1

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the administration is still looking toward Feb. 1 to kick off 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada

The Independent UK

Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows

A U.S. military plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles has left Texas bound for Guatemala carrying 80 deportees, eight of them children

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