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


Grapevine November 12: Yet another honor

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MOSHE KANTOR (left) with Wolfgang Sobotka.

Colombian president downplays Jerusalem office: ‘We’re being practical’

Iván Duque says Bogota is Israel’s “number-one ally in Latin America,” seeks to deepen ties through tech collaboration.

 Ivan Duque Marquez, President of Colombia, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021.

Herzog asks Colombian president, as IAEA board member, to crack down on Iran

The president asked Colombia, which was recently admitted to the IAEA, to help combat Iran's nuclear ambitions.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Colombia President Iván Duque Márquez, November 8, 2021.

Colombia to open Jerusalem trade office in nod to Israel's sovereignty

Office opening is seen as a partial victory for the campaign to push international recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Ivan Duque Marquez, President of Colombia, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, 7 November 2021.

Woman pushed off balcony can't return to Israel to testify

Charlotte Alberado from Colombia was pushed off a four-story balcony in Israel in 2018.

 View of the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem on August 15, 2018.

Grapevine November 5, 2021: When understanding overrides emotion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER Simon Coveney.

Drug kingpin Otoniel captured by Colombian armed forces

Colombian president Duque said Otoniel's capture is the biggest blow to drug trafficking since the death of Pablo Escobar.

 Dairo Antonio Usuga David, alias "Otoniel", top leader of the Gulf clan, poses for a photo escorted by Colombian military soldiers after being captured, in Necocli, Colombia October 23, 2021

‘Havana syndrome’ attacks reveal US adversaries may have dangerous intel

The coincidental timing of when US intelligence is being targeted with the "Havana syndrome" raises the possibility that the attacks are targeted.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price takes questions from reporters at the State Department in Washington, US, March 31, 2021.

Jewish humanitarian effort slated to launch on Colombia-Venezuela border

NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief, HIAS and CADENA are slated to collaboratively offer a range of medical, mental health and informational services to refugees fleeing from Venezuela to Colombia.

Venezuelan soldiers patrol by boat on the Arauca River, the border between Colombia and Venezuela, as seen from Arauquita, Colombia, March 28, 2021.

COVID-19: New 'Mu variant' from Colombia could be vaccine resistant - WHO

A number of mutations suggest that the Mu variant could resist immune defenses and possibly even have a faster transmission than other variants.

This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti