(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro asserted Friday that he has waged a relentless campaign against narcotics trafficking and refuses to "take a step back" following US sanctions announced against him. "Fighting drug trafficking for decades...
(MENAFN) On Friday, Colombia’s Interior Minister Armando Benedetti strongly criticized the United States after being added to its sanctions list, rejecting any links to drug trafficking. Benedetti emphasized that his stance against U.S. claims was...
(MENAFN) The Trump administration announced sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday, citing his failure to curb the influence of drug cartels in the country. The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the statement, accusing Petro...
(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro vowed on Friday to continue his fight against drug trafficking despite facing sanctions from the United States. Petro, who has been actively involved in efforts to combat the drug trade, expressed...
(MENAFN) Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s largest rebel organization, has rejected U.S. claims linking it to a drug-smuggling vessel destroyed by the American military in the Caribbean. The incident occurred on Friday, when...
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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his administration will halt all financial assistance to Colombia and impose tariffs on the country, criticizing its handling of drug production and calling President Gustavo Petro “a...
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that his administration will halt all financial assistance to Colombia and implement tariffs on the South American nation. He accused the Colombian government of neglecting efforts to combat...
(MENAFN) During remarks to the press on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration would completely halt all financial support to Colombia and introduce tariffs against the South American nation. The decision, he...
Credit: Shutterstock/Shahjehan Holland & Knight LLP, Cuatrecasas (Colombia) and Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas in Limahave helped Colombian state-owned energy company Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) raise US$500 million in an international bond...
Colombia, a key battleground in the war on drugs, has authorized the sale of marijuana for medicinal use, according to a decree made public Tuesday from the Ministry of Health. The Latin American country legalized medical cannabis in 2016 and...
Colombia has in recent weeks become the subject of the expanded hostile US military campaign in the Caribbean Sea and in the Pacific Ocean. Though Venezuela is the primary target, President Donald Trump slandered his Colombian counterpart Gustavo...
Colombia, a key battleground in the war on drugs, has authorised the sale of marijuana for medicinal use, according to a decree made public Tuesday from the Ministry of Health. The Latin American country legalised medical cannabis in 2016 and...
A gangster, Sunil Sardhania, who fled to the US on parole last year, has returned to India after a harrowing experience on the illegal 'dunki' route GURGAON: A gangster who jumped parole last year to escape to the US returned to India earlier this...
Camila Escalante Press TV, Bogota What began as a military aggression against Venezuela has expanded to other countries of the South American region, as the US administration takes a hostile tone with Colombia and its president. Press TV’s website...
In 2025, Colombia is at a pivotal moment in its efforts to regulate corporate conduct through a human rights lens. Civil society organizations have emerged at the forefront, challenging the longstanding gap between businesses' protective legal...
A Gurgaon gangster, Sunil Sardhania, who fled to the US on parole last year, has returned to India after a harrowing experience on the illegal 'dunki' route. Kidnapped twice in Colombia due to payment issues, he preferred prison over the...
Bogotá – Saba: Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the assignment of his country's security forces and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to collect tens of tons of humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Caribbean...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military has carried out three strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean against boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor. WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense...
