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News Colombia » Bogota » Politics: Colombia’s history-making VP blames racism for four years of frustration

News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/colombia-francia-marquez-vice-president-racism

Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Francia Márquez, the country’s first Black vice-president, opens up about the strains in her relationship with the president and the obstacles she has faced: ‘The Colombian state is a racist state’ ...

News Colombia » Bogota » Politics: Colombia not sharing drug intel with US plays into traffickers’ hand, critics say

News channel or source: https://www.wkrg.com/news/politics/colombia-not-sharing-drug-intel-with-us-plays-into-traffickers-hand-critics-say/

Published on: Wednesday 12 November 2025

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The president of Colombia is defending his decision to stop sharing drug intelligence with the United States. In a Wednesday post on X, Gustavo Petro responded to ...

News Colombia » Bogota » Politics: Diaz-Balart warns of 'deterioration of democracy' for Colombia under Petro, cites threats to leaders

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/diaz-balart-warns-of-deterioration-of-democracy-for-colombia-under-petro-cites-threats-to-leaders/ar-AA20Y2kS

Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

His comments come after two presidential candidates in Colombia received images on social media showing funeral wreaths bearing their names ...

News Colombia » Bogota » Politics: Colombia retaliates with 100 percent tariffs on Ecuador

News channel or source: https://www.bssnews.net/business/376573

Published on: Friday 10 April 2026

Colombia has imposed reciprocal tariffs every time Ecuador has raised tariffs since the start of the year, going from an initial 30 percent to 100 percent. But Petro specified Friday afternoon that ...

News Colombia » Bogota » Politics: US is yet to follow through on Trump promise to halt ‘all payments’ to Colombia as Rubio stresses importance of relationship

News channel or source: https://kesq.com/news/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2025/11/04/us-is-yet-to-follow-through-on-trump-promise-to-halt-all-payments-to-colombia-as-rubio-stresses-importance-of-relationship/

Published on: Tuesday 04 November 2025

(CNN) — More than two weeks after President Donald Trump said he would halt “all payments” to Colombia, there has not been any interruption to the assistance, even after the administration sanctioned ...

News Colombia » Bogota » Politics: He Rode an Elephant Costume Into Colombia’s Senate

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/americas/luis-carlos-rua-colombia-senator.html

Published on: Monday 30 March 2026

After years of anonymously documenting abandoned public works projects in Colombia, Luis Carlos Rúa revealed himself days before his election.

News Colombia » Bogota » Politics: Ecuador hikes tariffs to 100% on Colombia; Petro recalls envoy

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ecuador-hikes-tariffs-to-100-on-colombia-petro-recalls-envoy/ar-AA20AT0B