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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

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

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 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

In this combination of photos shows presidential candidates Abelardo de la Espriella, left, on May 6, 2026, and Ivan Cepeda on May 31, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP Photo)

Colombians vote in a presidential runoff that pits an outsider against a progressive

By Regina Garcia Cano and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

Blanca Nubia Monroy poses with a photograph of her son, Julian Oviedo, who disappeared in 2008 and whose body was found months later in a clandestine grave, in Bogota, Colombia, , June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Two sides of a political chasm share one fear in Colombia’s presidential race: A return to the past

By Megan Janetsky and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement salutes after voting during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombian presidential candidate urges prosecutors to investigate alleged voter coercion

By Manuel Rueda and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Colombia’s presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels

By Steven Grattan - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters after leading the first round of the presidential election and advancing to a runoff in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella thanks Trump for endorsing his campaign

By Astrid Suárez - Associated Press