Colombian politics

Colombia

Colombian presidential hopeful dies weeks after rally shooting

Uribe Turbay's assassination has sent shockwaves through the country and reignited fears that Colombia could again experience the wave of political violence that marred the 1990s.

11/08/2025

World News

Former Colombian president convicted of witness tampering and bribery

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was found guilty of bribery and witness tampering in an unprecedented trial that has shaken the country.

29/07/2025

Colombia

Colombian presidential candidate Uribe shot at a rally in Bogotá

Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after the attack on Saturday, which is being investigated by the authorities.

08/06/2025

Earth News

Good news for the Amazon as Colombia cuts deforestation by 36%

President Gustavo Petro is coming good on his election promise to cut tree felling.

09/07/2024

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WATCH: Colombia's army apologises to relatives of disappeared people

Colombia's army apologised for the first time on Tuesday for the deaths of civilians executed by soldiers to inflate performance numbers as they fought leftist guerrillas.

04/10/2023

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Watch: Anti bullfighting demo in Colombia ahead of debate

Watch: Anti bullfighting demo in Colombia ahead of debate

29/03/2023

Colombia

Ex-rebel, businessman to compete in Colombia presidential runoff

Colombian voters have opted for a dramatic change in presidential politics, choosing a leftist former rebel and an outsider populist businessman to advance to a runoff election in June, amid growing discontent over inequality and rising inflation.

30/05/2022

Earth News

Euroviews. Will Colombia's next president finally put the environment first?

Gustavo Petro is the current frontrunner for the Colombian Presidential election.

27/05/2022

Colombia

Colombia's Ingrid Betancourt announces presidential run

Betancourt's run for the presidency starts months after other candidates.

19/01/2022

Nature

Colombian farmers take on David vs. Goliath fight to stop gold mining

Colombia’s land and communities are under threat from companies looking to extract precious metals.

08/12/2021

Colombia

Court in Colombia set to rule on decriminalising abortion

It is currently a crime punishable by between one and four years in prison.

19/11/2021

Colombia

Everyone 'safe' after Colombia president's helicopter attacked

A helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque and several senior officials came under fire in a region bordering Venezuela, Duque said.

26/06/2021

Colombia

Latin America protest wave crashes into Colombia

Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador are among Latin American countries to see protests in recent months. Now it's Colombia's turn.

22/11/2019

Colombia

Already hosting a million refugees, Colombia still has 'open arms'

The Colombian president's language on immigration contrasts sharply with that of European leaders.

27/10/2018

World

'Dialogue with a dictator doesn't produce results': Colombian President Iván Duque

Three months into his tenure as the new president of Colombia, Iván Duque speaks with Euronews' Ana Lazaro Bosch about his vision for the future of his country and an integrated South America.

26/10/2018

Colombia

Colombia coca cultivation at 'all-time high', UN warns

Colombia's 2017 cocaine production is estimated to have a value of $2.7 billion (€2.3 billion).

20/09/2018