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Colombia declares state of emergency

Colombia declares state of emergency over deadly attacks

Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued a state of emergency after violent attacks between two armed groups killed several people and forced others to evacuate. NBC News' David Noriega has more on the deadly attacks.

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Colombia’s president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee.

The New York Times · 3d

At Least 80 Dead and 18,000 Flee Amid a New Surge of Violence in Colombia

At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.

Haiti, President of Colombia and Gustavo Petro

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Colombia's Petro Visits Southern Haiti as Violence Spikes in Both Countries

Colombian President Gustavo Petro looks on as he is welcomed with military honors by Leslie Voltaire, president of Haiti's Transition Council, upon his arrival for an official visit where they will have a binational council of ministers, in Jacmel, Haiti January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Marckinson Pierre

The Washington Post · 1d

Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Haiti as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country

YAHOO!News · 1d

Rebel violence not stopping Colombia President Gustavo Petro’s Haiti visit

Francisco de Miranda, considered to be the precursor of Venezuela’s independence, stitched the country’s first flag in Jacmel and set sail from the port city. A decade later, South American liberator Simón Bolívar launched his successful movement from Jacmel’s shores.

Colombia Reissues Rebel Arrest Warrants, Displacement Rises to 32,000 Amid Fighting

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's attorney general's office on Wednesday reissued arrest warrants for leaders of the National ...

Colombia reactivates arrest orders for top rebels blamed for deadly violence in cocaine turf war

Colombia’s government is reactivating arrest orders for the top leadership of the nation’s largest rebel group ...

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Surging Drug Violence in Colombia Dooms President’s ‘Total Peace’ Plan

The clashes between rival guerrilla groups have left 80 dead as Colombia braces for cutbacks in U.S. foreign aid under ...

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Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia's leader

The money materialized as soon as Colombia’s president confirmed his visit to southern Haiti. The Haitian government invested more than $3.8 million to more than double the runway at the airport in ...

Rebel feud displaces more than 30,000 in northern Colombia

More than 32,000 people have fled the northern Colombian region of Catatumbo where two rival rebel groups are engaged in a ...

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