Colombia

At least two killed, 37 injured after monster truck crashes into crowd in Popayan, Colombia

Videos on social media showed a large monster truck clearing an obstacle but failing to brake in time, causing the vehicle to veer off to the side and plow into spectators.

People stand near a monster truck after a driver lost control of the vehicle and plowed into spectators, killing people and injuring others, in Popayan, Cauca province, Colombia, May 3, 2026.
Rabbi Nahum Israel Ober.

Brooklyn hasidic Jew found dead in remote area of Colombia, ZAKA working to repatriate body

Scene of explosives attack in western Colombia, April 25, 2026.

At least 13 killed, 17 injured in Colombia explosives attack, police source says

A US Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft takes off from RAF Fairford on March 19, 2026 in Fairford, England. Since UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer back-tracked on his initial refusal to allow the US to use British bases to launch defensive strikes.

Colombian military plane involved in accident had 125 soldiers onboard, media reports


For the first time: Hebrew schools to open in Colombia

"Our goal is to teach the Hebrew language as the common language of the Jewish people,” says Marina Rosenberg Koritny, head of the Department for Encouraging Aliyah in the World Zionist Organization.

 Marina Rosenberg Koritny, head of the Department for Encouraging Aliyah in the World Zionist Organization with students in Colombia

This is why you shouldn't bring strippers to a nursing home

After causing an uproar on the internet, the organizers apologized and said that they were shocked at what they heard and "did not expect this to happen."

 Illustrative image of a nursing home.

Grapevine July 22, 2022: Naysayers

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IN FEBRUARY 2014, President Shimon Peres awards the Medal of Distinction to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Israeli who was lactose intolerant dies after being exposed to dairy in Colombia

The Israeli had asked the restaurant for a dish without dairy products. However, he was given food with cheese which he did not notice. 

 Milk is seen in a supermarket, as inflation continues to hit consumers with the annual CPI increasing 8.3% in the 12 months through April, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. May 27, 2022.

At least 51 dead in prison riot fire in Colombia - prisons agency

The director of the INPEC prison agency told local radio a fire started during a protest by prisoners.

 Clothes hang outside cells of La Modelo jail in Bogota February 19, 2016.

Four killed, 70 injured in partial collapse of bullring in Colombia

Ambulances were sent from the nearby cities of Ibague and Melgar to help the injured, who have overwhelmed El Espinal's hospital.

 Debris is seen after part of a grandstand collapsed in a bullring, during the celebration of the San Pedro festivities in El Espinal, Colombia June 26, 2022.

Colombian senator to 'Post': Christianity is Judaism for gentiles

Meet Colombia's first-known Jewish senator, Edgar Palacio Mizrahi.

 Colombian Senator Edgar Palacio Mizrahi

Iran, Russia aid Venezuela in moving troops to Colombian border

Colombia's defense minister Diego Molano claimed foreign interference by Iran and Russia is at play in South America.

 Colombia's Defense Minister Diego Molano speaks with the Commander of the Colombian Military Forces, General Luis Fernando Navarro

First Colombian with non-terminal illness dies legally by euthanasia

Victor Escobar, diagnosed with end-stage COPD, had fought two years for his right to euthanasia in the face of opposition from doctors, clinics and courts

Victor Escobar, 60, who suffered from an end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and became the first person in Colombia to undergo euthanasia for a non-terminal disease, leans on the shoulder of his wife Diana Nieto at their home in Cali, Colombia, October 19, 2021.

Two Hezbollah members arrested in Colombia, says defense minister

The defense minister stated Iran's enrichment of uranium and support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela sparked "concerns."

WAVING THE Hezbollah flag in Marjayoun, Lebanon.