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Colombia sees new peace breakthrough as 100 rebels hand over arms

About 100 guerrillas surrendered their weapons in southern Colombia on Thursday under a peace deal with leftist President Gustavo Petro. The surrender came days before Sunday's presidential runoff election between Petro ally Senator Ivan Cepeda, who promises to continue the peace initiative, and far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who…

France 24

At least 66 killed and dozens injured in Colombian military plane crashes in Putumayo

At least 66 people have been killed after a military aircraft crashed while taking off on Monday, according to the head of Colombia's armed forces.

Euronews

Weevils and lemon ants: a chef in the Amazon keeps rainforest dishes alive

Colombian Mauricio Velasco dreamed of working in the Michelin-starred kitchens of Europe but now his Amazónico eatery celebrates local, Indigenous gastronomic traditions

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Major banks support rainforest oil project despite problems

Financing fossil fuels, which are the primary cause of climate change, has become controversial in recent years, with major banks under fire for the scale of their lending for oil and gas development

The Independent UK

Colombia urged to investigate botched army raid that left four civilians dead

March raid in remote Putumayo village was intended to target former Farc dissidents now involved in cocaine trade

The Guardian - US

Colombia's coca production seen through TikTok (2/2): Farmers under traffickers' control

Hundreds of videos posted on TikTok by young Colombians document cocaine being produced in this South American country, from the fields where coca grows to the labs where the leaves are transformed into the drug. Colombia is the largest global producer of both coca and cocaine. One of these young…

France 24

A rare look inside a Colombian coca farm and cocaine lab, via TikTok

Hundreds of videos posted on TikTok by young Colombians document cocaine being produced in the South American country, from the fields where coca grows to the labs where the leaves are transformed into the drug. Colombia is the largest global producer of both coca and cocaine. One of these TikTokers…

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