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August 21, 2026 9:56 AM

India’s humanitarian aid reaches Colombia after devastating earthquake

Emergency relief supplies dispatched by India to Colombia have reached Bogota and were formally handed over to local officials to support recovery efforts following the severe earthquake that struck the South American country on August 10. "The first tranche of humanitarian assistance sent by the Government of India arrived and was handed over to support Colombia in the aftermath of the earthquake of 10 August. India stands in solidarity with the people of Colombia and reaffirms its commitm...

August 19, 2026 12:16 PM

First Venezuela. Then Colombia. Then Indonesia. Is the Earth Shaking More?

First Venezuela. Then Colombia. Then Indonesia. Over nearly two months, three countries experienced powerful earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7 or greater. Venezuela was hit by back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes on June 24. On August 10, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia. Five days later, on August 15, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit off Indonesia’s Flores Island. https://youtu.be/D9qnstAnFFM?si=CHAataFkBvMf7kdc The sequence is striking. The destruction is real....

August 12, 2026 9:48 AM

Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Rescue crews on Tuesday dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people. The 7.4-magnitude quake, the most devastating to strike Colombia this century, tore through its coffee-growing heartland early on Monday, leaving apartment blocks, homes, schools and health centers cracked, leaning or flattened. Separate reports f...

July 14, 2026 5:37 AM

PM Modi congratulates Indian contingent on winning gold medals at 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian contingent on achieving a historic milestone at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 in Bucaramanga, Colombia, with all five members of the national contingent winning Gold Medals and the country jointly securing the World No. 1 rank alongside China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan. Competing against 381 students from 87 countries, the Indian team delivered one of the country's finest performances at the prest...

July 14, 2026 12:40 PM

India tops International Physics Olympiad 2026 with five gold medals

India delivered a stellar performance at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 in Bucaramanga, Colombia, with all five members of its team winning gold medals and the country securing the joint World No. 1 rank alongside China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan. The achievement came in a competition that saw participation from 381 students representing 87 countries, underscoring India's growing strength in science education and its sustained excellence in international ac...

June 22, 2026 12:03 PM

Abelardo De La Espriella win in Colombia cements Latin America’s rightward shift

Colombia has swung to the right, electing nationalist lawyer and political newcomer Abelardo De La Espriella as president, accelerating a rightward shift rippling across Latin America. In Peru, where authorities have been slowly counting contested ballots from the June 7 presidential runoff, conservative Keiko Fujimori is projected to win by just over 0.2%, securing the presidency after three failed attempts. Colombia and Peru now join Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and Panama in moving ri...

January 19, 2026 11:05 AM

Clashes in Colombia between guerrilla groups leave 27 dead, sources say

At least 27 members of a leftist guerrilla group in Colombia were killed in clashes with a rival faction in a fight over control of a jungle area in central Colombia, military authorities reported on Sunday. The clashes, which have been the most violent in recent months, occurred in the rural area of the municipality of El Retorno, in the department of Guaviare, 300 km (186 miles) southeast of Bogota, a military source said. The region is strategic for cocaine production and trafficking. The ...

January 6, 2026 12:33 PM

Colombia to continue work with US on drug trafficking, government says

Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washington's intelligence and technology, the South American nation said on Monday. "The government of Colombia has let the U.S. government know … that we are going to keep coordinating and cooperating in the fight against drug trafficking,” Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said in a video with Justice Minister Andres Idarraga sent to journalists by the government. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday...

November 18, 2025 12:55 PM

Trump, floating talks with Maduro, declines to rule out troops in Venezuela

President Donald Trump said on Monday he has not ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Venezuela, while expressing a willingness to hear directly from Nicolas Maduro regarding the Venezuelan leader's proposals to avert further U.S. military escalation. Asked if he would rule out U.S. troops on the ground in the South American country, Trump said: "No, I don't rule out that, I don't rule out anything." Still, questioned if he would speak to Maduro directly, Trump told reporters at ...

October 24, 2025 12:41 PM

Colombia’s Petro says US cut in military funding could pose problems

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday that a suspension of aid from the United States would mean nothing to his country but that changes to military funding could have an effect. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to raise tariffs on Colombia and said Wednesday that all funding to the country had been halted. Colombia was once among the largest recipients of U.S. aid in the Western Hemisphere but the flow of money was suddenly curtailed this year by the shutt...