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Biden, Colombia's Petro to meet amid deep policy differences

President Joe Biden is set to host Colombian President Gustavo Petro for talks at the White House later Thursday

The Independent UK

North East chocolatier Sweetdreams launches new luxury sustainable choc bar range

Founders Matt and Cath Stephenson say Gozo represents a mission to put everything they’ve learned about chocolate into their own sustainably sourced range of chocolate

Birmingham Post

Biden to discuss Venezuela sanctions with Colombia's Petro in White House talks -official

President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to further ease sanctions on the OPEC nation only in return for concrete steps toward free elections there, a senior administration official said.

Reuters

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Searching for the disappeared must be priority at Colombia peace talks -official

The search for tens of thousands of people who were disappeared during Colombia's six-decade conflict must be a priority at peace and surrender talks with rebel groups and crime gangs, the top official tasked with finding them said on Wednesday.

Reuters

The Darién Gap migrant crossing

A US-backed campaign between Panama and Colombia aims to stop migrants crossing the Darién Gap from South into Central America, as UN groups warn that the number of people attempting the journey could rise to a record 400,000 this year.

The Week

Rafael Moreno was murdered, but not silenced. This is how we finished his stories of Colombian corruption

Journalists under threat send their research to our team of reporters to make sure it can never be buried, says Laurent Richard, director of the Forbidden Stories consortium

The Guardian - UK

Convicted EPO doper Jarlinson Pantano returns to cycling with Colombian EPM team

Former Trek-Segafredo and IAM Cycling rider rejoins peloton after his four-year band expires

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Exclusive: Nickel mine in Colombia destroying biodiversity and health

Thirty media outlets in the Forbidden Stories consortium of investigative journalists, including FRANCE 24, are continuing the work of Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno, who was murdered in October 2022. In particular, Moreno was investigating Cerro Matoso, an open-pit nickel mine in Colombia's northern Córdoba region. For 40 years, its operation…

France 24

Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' are a problem -- but a lot of thought is going into preventing their spread

Last week, Colombia recorded its first road traffic incident involving a hippopotamus. A car collided with the animal at speed leaving it dead on the road.

The Conversation

Results of assassinated Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno’s investigations revealed

Colombian journalist Rafael Moreno was killed on October 16 after his reporting exposed corruption and crime, from embezzlement in public contracts to illegal resource extraction – work that ultimately cost him his life. A group of journalists including a team from FRANCE 24 formed The Rafael Project to complete his…

France 24

Meet the 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise season 3 cast — who's who

Who's searching for love in the 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise season 3 cast? Let's get to know the couples taking part in the new season.

WhatToWatch

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way's Latest Update On Kris And Jeymi Has Me Suspecting There's More To The Story

Kris and Jeymi's marriage is off to a rough start, but there are key questions presented by 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way that we need answers to.

Cinemablend

Colombian FARC dissidents 'ready' for peace talks

San Vicente del Caguán (Colombia) (AFP) - An armed dissident group of Colombia's disbanded FARC guerrillas said Sunday it was ready to start peace talks with the government next month in an apparent boost for leftist President Gustavo Petro's quest for "total peace."

AFP

Biden to host Colombia leader Petro for White House talks

President Joe Biden is hosting Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for talks next week

The Independent UK

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Biden to hold first meeting with Colombia's leftist president

Washington (AFP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Washington next week for his first meeting with President Joe Biden, the two countries announced Friday, as the longstanding US ally charts a new course under its first leftist leader.

The Guardian - UK

Police dismantle cocaine ‘mega lab’ in Spain with 200kg daily capacity

Colombian and Mexican specialists among 18 arrested in operation against ‘sophisticated’ enterprise

Reuters

UN expects more than 400,000 migrants to cross perilous Darien Gap this year

More than 400,000 migrants could cross the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama with Colombia this year, the United Nations said on Friday, well up from nearly 250,000 in 2022 as the number of people making the journey surged over recent months.

The Guardian - US

‘Terrifying’: Critics decry US plan to stop migrants at Darién Gap

Deal with Colombia and Panama aims to halt refugees crossing the lawless jungle region, but some say dangers will only increase

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The Independent UK

UN: As many as 400,000 migrants may cross Darien Gap in 2023

Two U.N. groups say the number of migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama could soar to as many as 400,000 this year

The Independent UK

Ex-Colombia rebel urges armed groups to support government

A former Colombian rebel leader who now heads a political party has addressed the U.N. Security Council for the first time

Reuters

Exclusive-Colombian armed groups and gangs have 17,600 members, intelligence reports find

More than 17,600 people are members of the four major armed groups and 23 gangs with which the Colombian government hopes to reach peace or surrender deals, two security agency reports seen by Reuters show.

Daily Mirror

Enormous hippo descended from Pablo Escobar's herd dies after being hit by a car

The people inside the vehicle were unharmed in the collision which took place on a highway from Bogota to Medellin in the northwest, close to where Pablo Escobar's estate in Colombia

Al Jazeera

US-led plan to ‘end’ migration through Darien Gap spurs questions

Deal with Panama, Colombia seeks to stem ‘illicit crossings’ of dangerous jungle route used by US-bound asylum seekers.

The Guardian - UK

Calls for action on Colombia’s hippo scourge after animal dies in road crash

Dead creature was one of 150 descendants of four hippos imported by drug baron Pablo Escobar in 1980s

The Independent UK

Colombia president removes police chief who cited exorcisms

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has removed the national police director who had talked about using exorcisms to catch fugitives

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