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29/10/2025

LIVING (and the dead)

Bogotá’s colonial heart, La Candelaria, is home to some of the city’s most haunted sites, from ghostly figures in Cementerio Central to tortured spirits trapped in historic houses, where centuries-old legends and chilling modern accounts keep Bogotá’s paranormal folklore alive.

28/10/2025

News

FARC dissidents from the Segunda Marquetalia faction have emerged as the leading suspects in the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, investigators say. The arrest of alias “El Viejo” is considered the most significant breakthrough yet, linking the intellectual authors to the criminal n...

27/10/2025

NEWS

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, First Lady Verónica Alcocer, their son Nicolás, and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, following intelligence possibly linked to Venezuelan ex-spy Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal’s testimony. Colombia’s banking association...

26/10/2025

NEWS

The United States has deployed its largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Caribbean to lead an expanded military campaign against narcotics networks linked to Venezuela, intensifying regional tensions and marking a major escalation of U.S. operations in Latin America.

25/10/2025

NEWS

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, First Lady Verónica Alcocer, Nicolás Petro, and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, placing them on the 'Clinton List' for alleged links to drug trafficking and corruption, marking an unprecedented move against a sitting Colombia...

23/10/2025

NEWS

GlobalNews U.S. Senate Warns of Hezbollah Expansion in Colombia and Venezuela By The City Paper Staff - October 23, 2025 0 36 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinTelegramCopy URL ELN Guerrilla. Photo: FILE/ELN Hezbollah’s growing foothold in Latin America has found its epicenter in Venezuela a...

22/10/2025

Probably the most serious declaration to emerge from the White House against Colombia, and a direct threat to President Petro.

22/10/2025

First strike in the Pacific Ocean. Given that Venezuela only has a Caribbean coast, the four-engine fast boat most likely departed one of Colombia’s many ports along the Pacific litoral.

News U.S. Destroys Drug Boat in the Pacific as Trump Expands Anti-Narco Offensive By The City Paper Staff - October 22, 2025 0 197 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinTelegramCopy URL The United States said it destroyed a vessel carrying narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing...

21/10/2025

NEWS

Colombia’s Superior Tribunal of Bogotá overturned the conviction of former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, declaring him innocent of bribery and witness tampering. The court ruled there was insufficient evidence and procedural flaws in the original case, a decision that will redefine Colombia’s...

20/10/2025

NEWS

Colombian leaders across the spectrum condemned or defended Petro, as Bogotá recalled its ambassador to Washington, deepening the diplomatic crisis with the United States. President Trump suspended all aid to Colombia and will impose punitive tariffs after branding President Gustavo Petro an “ill...

19/10/2025

The remarks amount to one of the most aggressive condemnations ever issued by a U.S. President against a Colombian counterpart, essentially placing Petro in the same category as Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader” and suspended all U.S. aid to Colombia, accusing him of encouraging narcotics production. The move follows Petro’s accusations of “murder” over U.S. maritime strikes in the Caribbean.

19/10/2025

BREAKING NEWS: In an extraordinary escalation that threatens to end decades of strategic partnership, U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Sunday labeled Colombian President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader” and announced the immediate suspension of U.S. financial aid to Colombia.

https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/trump-calls-colombias-petro-an-illegal-drug-leader-halts-u-s-aid/