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Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Colombian police capture wife and daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader extradited to the United States

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Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella salutes after taking the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Latin Americans lured by Russian, Ukrainian job offers end up on war’s front lines

By Joseph Hammond - Special to The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks during an event at the renamed Donald J Trump Institute of Peace, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rubio heads to Latin America to push U.S. counter-drug priorities with Trump-friendly leaders

By Matthew Lee and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

Colombia's President Abelardo De la Espriella announces a joint effort with Bogota's Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan to strengthen security in the Colombian capital through increased police presence, intelligence, technology, and urban capabilities in Bogota, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia’s president says soldiers killed a key dissident leader

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Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella salutes after taking the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Colombian president orders immigration raids, vows deportations of migrants without legal status

By Manuel Rueda and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

A crane lifts a concrete slab to clear the way for rescuers searching through the rubble three days after an earthquake hit Pereira, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Brandon Pinto)

Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery

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Rescuers carry the body of a victim from the rubble four days after after an earthquake hit Pereira, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Brandon Pinto)

Colombia grapples with rebuilding a shattered nation after a deadly earthquake

By Marko Álvarez, Astrid Suárez and Nayara Batschke - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth smiles during a forum of The Americas Counter Cartel Coalition in Panama City, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Hegseth says Colombia’s new president has requested U.S. collaboration in anti-drug efforts

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Rescue workers carry a survivor Daniela Largo after pulling her from the rubble the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Earthquake response strains Colombia’s new government and rescuers as they race against the clock

By Astrid Suárez, Megan Janetsky and Marko Álvarez - Associated Press

Rescue workers cut through debris as they search for survivors the day after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

By Marko Álvarez, Astrid Suárez and Megan Janetsky - Associated Press

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia a day after conservative president takes office

By Astrid Suárez and Gabriela Molina - Associated Press

A soldier keeps watch from the turret of an armored vehicle ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Colombia’s new president to take office in ceremony in Cali highlighting hard line on armed groups

By Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters, flanked by Vice President Francia Marquez, left, and Sen. Maria Jose Pizarro, right, after a military parade marking Colombia's Independence Day in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia’s Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms in his last presidential speech

By Astrid Suárez and Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

Independent presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, right, and his running mate Jose Manuel Restrepo salute as they present their ticket in Cali, Colombia, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Colombia’s incoming vice president wants free markets, better relations with U.S.

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Colombian President Gustavo Petro shows a ballot during the runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia’s president-elect suspends transition after Petro alleges fraud

By Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

FILE - A boat, with gasoline to be taken to illegal mining machinery, maneuvers past an area that was mined and is being reforested by Asociacion Nuestra Casa Comun, or Our Community House Association, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Colombia’s vote may reshape the Amazon’s future as political winds shift across Latin America

By Steven Grattan - Associated Press

Sen. Ivan Cepeda, presidential candidate with the ruling Historic Pact Coalition, gives a press conference the day after the presidential election runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Rival candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to Trump-endorsed outsider

By Regina Garcia Cano and Astrid Suarez - Associated Press

A campaign banner of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella hangs outside his party's headquarters in Barranquilla, Colombia, Monday, June 22, 2026, the day after the presidential election runoff. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

EU observers back Colombia vote count amid challenge to results

By Regina Garcia Cano and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters at a celebration rally after runoff election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement arrives to vote with his family during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia’s election as rival challenges vote

By Regina Garcia Cano and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press