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Recordings shake confidence in Colombia's leftist government, jeopardize reforms

A corruption scandal that has shaken Colombia’s first leftist government and undermined its ability to carry out ambitious reforms has grown following the release of several voice messages featuring the nation’s former ambassador to Venezuela

The Independent UK

Colombia's lower house freezes reform debates amid voice memo scandal

Colombia's lower house on Monday said it would freeze debates on government-backed social reforms, as former high-ranking officials in President Gustavo Petro's administration were called to give evidence over alleged campaign financing irregularities.

Reuters

Colombian president’s allies resign amid illegal wiretapping scandal

Inquiry reveals phone calls of Gustavo Petro’s aide’s nanny were intercepted in ‘grotesque’ abuse of power

The Guardian - UK

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Colombia to offer Swahili lessons in schools in nod to African heritage

Swahili will be taught in Colombian schools as a foreign language option, Colombia’s vice president has announced. She says the move will help Afro-Colombians reconnect with their roots, but it caused an outcry among her opponents on the right.

Radio France Internationale

Colombia chief of staff, ambassador leave posts amid phone intercept scandal

The chief of staff for Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the country's ambassador in Venezuela will leave their posts, Petro said on Friday, as the prosecutor's office probes accusations of illegal phone intercepts of domestic staff.

Reuters

Colombia president's allies exit over nanny wiretap scandal

BOGOTá - Two close allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro stepped down Friday after prosecutors announced the pair would be called to testify in a probe into alleged illegal wiretapping of a nanny.

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Colombia, Venezuela reach agreement to find remains of victims buried by paramilitaries

Colombia and Venezuela have reached an agreement to search for remains of victims who were killed by paramilitaries during Colombia's internal armed conflict and reportedly buried in Venezuela, Colombia President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday.

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Colombia suspends ceasefire with Estado Mayor Central rebels in some areas

Colombia's government on Monday suspended a national ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) armed group in some provinces, following the murder of four Indigenous teenagers.

Reuters

Colombia on edge as search continues for 4 children who could have survived plane crash

Colombians are on edge as a search continues for four Indigenous children who may have survived a deadly plane crash in the Amazon jungle on May 1

The Independent UK

Officials said four children survived a plane crash in the Colombian jungle. They weren’t found until 40 days later

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called the Mucutuy siblings the ‘children of the jungle’, Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

Confusion over fate of four children missing in Colombian plane crash

President Gustavo Petro tweeted that missing children had been found before backtracking

Evening Standard

Three children and 11-month-old baby 'found alive in Amazon' weeks after plane crash

A small aircraft was flying between Araracuara in Amazonas province and San Jose del Guaviare, a city in Guaviare province when it disappeared over two weeks ago in Colombia

Daily Mirror

Colombian president retracts claim that four children in plane crash survived and were rescued

Colombia’s president tweeted children have been found two weeks after crash – but later retracted the statement

The Independent UK

Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash

Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the south of the country more than two weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in thick jungle, President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday.

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Colombian rebel leader says peace talks are 'on pause'

Colombian rebel leader Pablo Beltran says peace talks between his National Liberation Army and the government have been put “on pause” due to remarks made last week by President Gustavo Petro

Reuters

Colombia ELN guerrilla group warns of peace talks 'crisis'

Colombian leftwing guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) on Monday said peace talks with the government were in crisis due to comments made by Colombia's President Gustavo Petro.

Reuters

Venezuela, Colombia to increase military presence along shared border

Venezuela and Colombia will boost the number of troops stationed along its shared border at informal crossings where armed criminal groups linked to drug trafficking often operate, the defense ministers of the two countries said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

At least 27 workers killed after fire in gold mine sparks explosion 300ft below ground

Contractors were working an overnight shfit at the Sermigold mine in Peru's Arequipa region an explosion thought to have been caused by an electrical short circuit erupted around 100 metres (330ft) below ground

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Colombia's Congress approves $247 billion development plan

Colombia's Congress on Thursday approved a $247.4 billion four-year development plan, paving the way for the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro to implement social and economic reforms.

The Independent UK

Spain expresses backing for Colombia peace plan

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has given his full backing to Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s peace plan aimed at reaching a cease-fire with National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla organization

Reuters

Colombian leader says Spain to study removing ELN from EU's terrorism list

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday Spain will look at removing the left-wing Colombian guerrilla group known as the National Liberation Army (ELN) from the European Union's list of designated terrorist organisations during the upcoming Spanish presidency of the EU Council.

The Independent UK

Colombia's Petro urges Spain to lead EU on climate change

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has started a state visit to Spain by urging Europe to do more to fight climate change

The Independent UK

Colombian government, rebels resume talks in Cuba

Colombia’s government and its largest remaining rebel group are meeting this week in Cuba to resume peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict dating back to the 1960s

Reuters

Colombia's ELN rebel group says bilateral ceasefire must be flawless

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France 24

Colombia's Petro reshuffles cabinet, replacing several ministers

Colombian President Gustavo Petro named Ricardo Bonilla as finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle, replacing Jose Antonio Ocampo.

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