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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

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 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

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

President Gustavo Petro speaks after voting during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

European Union observers reject Petro’s fraud claims, calling Colombia’s vote ‘transparent’

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement departs a polling station after voting during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

De la Espriella takes spotlight in Colombia’s presidential race with promise of crime crackdown

By Megan Janetsky and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

Soldiers patrol as voters arrive at a polling station during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Colombia’s presidential election pits outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates

By Megan Janetsky and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

Stientje van Veldhoven, Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth of the Netherlands, right, embraces Colombia's Environmental Minister Irene Vélez Torres during a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

High-level talks begin on moving away from fossil fuels at Colombia conference

By Steven Grattan - Associated Press

Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote

By Manuel Rueda and Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

An explosive device kills 13 and injures 38 on a bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persists

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro waves after his arrival to meet Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Colombia’s leader visits Venezuela for key talks with acting President Delcy Rodriguez

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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during a news conference at the Colombian embassy in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Colombian President Petro vows a lawsuit after Ecuador’s Noboa alleges ties to gang boss ‘Fito’

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Yeferson de la Hoz, center, the cousin of soldier Mauro Penaranda who was on the cargo plane that crashed the previous day after take off in Puerto Leguizamo, arrives at the military hospital where he is being treated in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombian president questions use of secondhand planes by nation’s military following deadly crash

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks after voting during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

DEA names Colombian president ‘priority target’ as U.S. prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers

By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves after bidding farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright following their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela and Colombia abruptly cancel planned presidents’ meeting, citing ‘force majeure’

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