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  Colombian Congressman Slams President's 'Battle Against The Empire' Over Trump Deportations: 'It Lasted Less Than Three Hours' (Exclusive)

  "In an attempt to supposedly defend the dignity of undocumented migrants, he ended up damaging the dignity of all Colombians," Christian Garcés told The Latin Times

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  Latin American Countries Call Off Emergency Meeting After U.S.-Colombia Deportation Feud Ends

  Honduras, which currently holds the bloc's rotational presidency, confirmed Thursday's meeting will no longer take place

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  Everything We Know About the 110 US-Deported Immigrants Landing in Colombia

  Even though the diplomatic standoff seems to have come to an end, analysts still anticipate challenges between both countries going forward

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  Venezuela Closes Border with Colombia Citing 'International Conspiracy' As Maduro Claims a Third Term In Contested Inauguration

  The announcement comes a day after opposition leader María Corina Machado reappeared in public after months in hiding, was apprehended and later released

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  Suspected Tren de Aragua Leader Arrested in Colombia as Gang Solidifies Regional Presence

  Carlos Francisco Gómez Moreno, a.k.a "Bobby" is also the right-hand man of Héctor Guerrero Flores, a.k.a. "Niño Guerrero," the leader of Tren de Aragua

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  Colombian car bombers who tried to murder 47 people, including 3 U.S. Soldiers, sentenced

  The men – documented members of the extremist faction of Las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias – were convicted of conspiring and attempting to murder U.S. soldiers in a June 2021 targeted attack.

• Colombian Authorities Deported Peruvian Drug Lord Arrested in Medellin

  Gerson Galvez, the most wanted drug lord in Peru, was arrested in a restaurant in Colombia last Saturday by the police. The Colombian authority immediately deported Galvez to Peru on the next day.

• Colombia's high court rules in favor of same-sex unions in landmark decision

  Colombia's Constitutional Court has ruled that gay couples have the right to civil marriage despite strong opposition from the powerful Roman Catholic church.

• Colombian President Santos expresses his disgust over media ethics; video clip shocks South American ideology

  A viral video caught the attention of the whole Colombian nation - both citizens and public officers.

• Colombian Model arrested for kidnapping, torturing a rival after online war

  Police arrested a Colombian model for kidnapping and torturing one of her colleagues after a bitter war of words on social media turned violent.

• U.S. to charge Venezuela's National Guard chief with drug trafficking

  U.S. prosecutors are preparing to unveil drug trafficking charges against the head of Venezuela's National Guard, according to people familiar with the case, as the United States investigates the suspected involvement of senior Venezuelan officials in the cocaine trade.

• Shaken by deportations, Colombians in Venezuela fret for future

  Shaken by the deportation of over a thousand compatriots, Venezuela's roughly 5 million Colombians are grappling with whether to stay on in the crisis-hit country that has become increasingly unlivable.

• Shortages push some Venezuelans to queue overnight for food

  As dawn breaks over the scorching Venezuelan city of Maracaibo, smugglers, young mothers and a handful of kids stir outside a supermarket where they spent the night, hoping to be first in line for scarce rice, milk or whatever may be available.

• U.S. authorities seize $180 million Colombian cocaine shipment

  U.S. authorities confiscated a $180 million shipment of cocaine from Colombian drug traffickers aboard a boat on the Pacific Ocean bound for the United States, the Colombian attorney general's office said on Saturday.

• Honduras seizes cocaine paste hidden in wooden sticks

  Security forces in Honduras have seized 2,852 wooden sticks stuffed with cocaine paste in the Caribbean port of Puerto Cortes, police said on Tuesday.

• U.S. corporations winning fight over human rights lawsuits

  A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 that made it all but impossible to sue foreign companies in U.S. courts for alleged roles in overseas human rights abuses is proving to be a boon for U.S. firms too, court documents show.

• Colombia rebel chief says peace talks suspension destroyed confidence

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos "destroyed" confidence in the peace process by suspending talks and violated the terms of an agreement that brought the rebels to the negotiating table, FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono said.

• Secret Service director faces grilling over security breaches

  The head of the U.S. Secret Service is expected to face blistering questions from lawmakers on Tuesday about the latest White House security breach and a string of scandals that have tarnished the image of the agency charged with protecting the president.

• Colombia arrests suspected drug trafficker for major Mexico cartel

  Colombian authorities have arrested a Costa Rican man accused of trafficking shipments of cocaine to the United States on behalf of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel.

• Colombians Indicted: Virginian Grand Jury Charges 6 South American Nationals For Kidnapping and Murder

  A Virginia grand jury indicted six Colombians for the kidnapping and murder of a Drug Enforcement agent in Colombia during an attempted robbery in June, federal authorities. Special Agent James "Terry" Watson died after being stabbed in a taxi in the country's capital Bogota