Colombia

Why Israel must distinguish Kurds in Kermanshah, Iran from separatist movements - opinion

Israel risks losing the trust of patriotic Iranian Kurds by conflating them with separatist movements.

 Relief depicting the victory of Darius I over magus Gaumata with inscriptions in three languages, ancient Persian, Elamite and Babylonian, Bisotun (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2006), Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) meets with Latin American leaders (L-R): Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña in New York City, September 24, 2026.

Netanyahu meets Latin American leaders as Israel seeks deeper regional ties

Israel and Colombia flags at the peaceful protest of the members of the active reserve of the military and police forces against the government of Gustavo Petro, October 2023.

Colombia officially withdraws from South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel

The Dutch chess team is seen on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Chess Olympiad  in Samarkand Uzbekistan sat across from empty seats and the Isreali team refused to play on Yom Kippur.

Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart


Oldest trace of Syphilis-linked DNA from 5,500-year-old bone shows disease came from Americas

Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia reveals the oldest genome of "Treponema pallidum" yet, sharpening evidence that treponemal diseases predate European contact.

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Plane crash in Colombia kills all 15 on board including lawmaker

A Satena flight from Cúcuta to Ocaña crashed in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people aboard, among them local lawmaker Diógenes Quintero.

A Twin Otter aircraft purchased by Colombian airline Satena is seen in the company's hangar in Bogota, Colombia, November 25, 2024; illustrative.

Trump invites Colombia's Petro to White House after earlier threat of military action

Trump and Petro said they discussed relations between the two countries in their first call since the US president's comments on Colombia on Sunday.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a rally in defense of national sovereignty, following statements by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting a possible military intervention in Colombia, days after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores,

Over a dozen media workers detained in Venezuela, national press association says

Media workers were briefly detained while reporting on pro-Maduro marches and the new legislature’s swearing-in, days after the US captured the Venezuelan president.

A supporter of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro carry his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026.

Trump says military action against Colombia 'sounds good' after Maduro capture

"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters.

US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.

Iran, Hezbollah condemn, Russia offers mediation after US operation on Venezuela

US allies are "monitoring the situation." US President Trump will be holding a press conference later on Saturday to share more information.

A vehicle burns at La Carlota air base in Caracas after a series of explosions on January 3, 2026.

Anti-Israel Colombia integrates IAI's Barak air defense system

The Barak MX has been adopted by several countries worldwide

 The Barak medium-range surface-to-air missile system.

Belgium joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

South Africa initially brought the accusation against Israel before the court over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention in relation to the war in Gaza in December 2023. 

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

UN official warns funding cuts threaten human rights efforts worldwide

OHCHR has $90 million less in funding than it needed this year, which resulted in 300 job cuts, directly impacting the office's work, Turk said.

Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses the Human Rights Council on his report on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, F

Any country trafficking drugs into US 'subject to attack,' says Trump

The Trump administration launched an offensive on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific in recent months, killing dozens through targeted missile strikes.

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 2, 2025.