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NEWS
09/09/2025

NEWS

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has toughened his stance on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and suggested a return to aerial fumigation of coca crops after soldiers were kidnapped in Cauca, as Washington weighs whether to decertify Colombia in its anti-narcotics efforts.

NEWS
08/09/2025

NEWS

Colombia faces a critical U.S. anti-narcotics certification decision by September 15, testing a security partnership with Washington. Despite record co***ne seizures, coca cultivation has surged, straining ties under President Petro. Defense Minister Sánchez warns decertification would empower ille...

FEATURE
06/09/2025

FEATURE

Colombian botanist Óscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar, Research Group Leader at Kew Gardens, leads the Orchid Tree of Life project, tracing the evolution of 30,000 orchid species. His research, published in New Phytologist, underscores orchids as “canaries in a coalmine,” vital for biodiversity, co...

CULTURE
04/09/2025

CULTURE

Bogotá will host the 14th International Sacred Music Festival from September 10 to October 5, featuring 750 artists from 16 countries in 40 concerts and lectures. Centered on the theme “La Gloria,” the festival spans 20 venues, with Verdi’s Nabucco opening and Brahms’s German Requiem closin...

Bogotás starts the Metro era…
02/09/2025

Bogotás starts the Metro era…

Bogotá’s first metro train has arrived in Colombia after a 30-day journey from China, marking a historic milestone for the long-delayed project. The six-car train will undergo testing in the capital, with Line 1 expected to begin passenger service in March 2028.

NEWS
01/09/2025

NEWS

Colombia, as Celac chair, convened an urgent virtual meeting of regional foreign ministers to discuss U.S. military deployments in the Caribbean. Venezuela condemned the warships as a hostile threat, urging condemnation, while Bogotá stressed dialogue and respect for sovereignty amid growing region...

NEWS
27/08/2025

NEWS

The United States deployed the nuclear submarine USS Newport News and cruiser USS Lake Erie to the Caribbean, escalating tensions with Venezuela. Caracas responded with warship and troop deployments, and lodged a U.N. complaint accusing Washington of intimidation and violating disarmament commitment...

CULTURE
27/08/2025

CULTURE

Bogotá launches the first edition of Bogotá Concertante – Bach 340 (27–31 August 2025), a festival with 20 concerts, workshops and masterclasses across libraries, museums and theaters. Most events are free, celebrating Bach’s legacy and Colombia’s independent classical ensembles.

NEWS
25/08/2025

NEWS

Tensions are rising across the hemisphere after Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that 15,000 troops will be sent to the border with Colombia as the U.S Navy presence in the Caribbean intensifies.

Day of Terror in Colombia.
21/08/2025

Day of Terror in Colombia.

At least eleven people are dead in Colombia after FARC dissidents detonated a truck bomb outside an air force base in Cali and shot down a police helicopter in Antioquia, in one of the deadliest days of recent violence.

NEWS
21/08/2025

NEWS

The U.S. Navy is deploying warships near Venezuela, sparking warnings from Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro of migration and economic fallout. Meanwhile, ex-President Álvaro Uribe was freed from house arrest and announced a political comeback with a rally honoring slain senator Miguel Uribe Tur...

NEWS
20/08/2025

NEWS

Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned U.S. President Donald Trump that military action in Venezuela would be the “worst mistake,” after Washington deployed three warships to the Caribbean. Petro said an intervention risked dragging Colombia into a Syria-like conflict while fueling regional in...

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