Colombia
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Knows the Drill as Washington Rallies Regional Allies Against Drug Trafficking
Colombia and the United States brought 620 soldiers to Tolemaida for counterdrug training. Where those troops go next matters to…
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LIFE
Dreams on Hold: Waiting for Home After Colombia’s Devastating Earthquake
Three months after Colombia’s magnitude 7.4 earthquake, two homeowners in Manizales face different futures. One still hopes his apartment can…
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AMERICAS
Colombia’s ELN and FARC Dissidents Fight Over Power, Leaving Civilians Under Siege
Across Arauca and Catatumbo, the ELN and FARC dissidents fight over territory, livelihoods and the right to rule. Their revolutionary…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Confronts Pink Cocaine’s Hidden Ingredients as Hospitals Count the Human Cost
Young adults in Colombia are reaching hospitals with damaged circulation, and some have undergone amputations after consuming tusi. Behind pink…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Confronts Armed Groups: Esparta Offensive Seeks to Restore Sovereignty at Venezuela Border
Colombia’s Esparta offensive promises troops, river patrols and drone defenses to its Venezuelan frontier, where armed groups threaten commerce and…
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SPORTS
Yeison López’s New World Record Lift Illuminates Colombia’s Weightlifting Legacy and Social Divide
Colombian weightlifter Yeison López’s world record in China extends a tradition built far from football’s spotlight, revealing how regional training…
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AMERICAS
Panama Celebrates Independence but America’s Canal Grab Still Shapes the National Story
Panama’s 123rd independence anniversary unfolded between marching bands and earthquake recovery, reviving questions about the American intervention that secured its…
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LIFE
Stuck for Years: Bogotá’s Night-by-Night Housing Trap
Behind Bogotá’s tourist streets, daily rental rooms shelter more than 12,000 people whose unstable earnings make every bedtime a financial…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Trained Soldiers for Its Own War, Then Ukraine Became Their Workplace
Colombia reports hundreds of deaths and nearly a thousand disappearances linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Decades of domestic conflict…
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ANALYSIS
Colombian Crackdown Meets Cúcuta’s Border Economy, Where Criminals Collect Their Own Taxes
Cúcuta’s militarization follows a candidate’s murder and a bombing, but the violence reaches beyond Colombia. Armed groups exploit routes into…
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