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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro says he escaped assassination plot
Petro told a live-streamed cabinet meeting on Tuesday that his helicopter could not land at its planned Caribbean coast destination because of credible fears that people "were going to shoot" at the aircraft.
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Colombian prosecutors plan to press charges against national oil company president
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's Attorney General's Office said Monday it will file corruption charges against the president of national oil company Ecopetrol that hearken back to his days as a campaign manager for President Gustavo Petro.
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Suspect killed 32 years after Colombian soccer star Andres Escobar murdered following mistake in game against U.S.
A drug trafficker linked to the 1994 murder of Colombian soccer star Andr茅s Escobar has been killed in Mexico, President Gustavo Petro said Friday.
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Suspect killed 32 years after Colombian soccer star Andres Escobar murdered following mistake in game against U.S.
A drug trafficker linked to the 1994 murder of Colombian soccer star Andr茅s Escobar has been killed in Mexico, President Gustavo Petro said Friday.
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Boat crew tosses 115 kilos of cocaine in Pacific while fleeing Colombian navy
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The crew of a speedboat tossed more than 100 packages of cocaine into the Pacific Ocean while fleeing the Colombian navy, authorities said Tuesday, as the leader of the country was visiting President Trump in Washington amid mounting pressure from the U.
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What to expect as Trump and Petro meet at White House after months of tension and insults
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- U. S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to host one of his most vocal regional critics, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, at the White House in a high-stakes meeting analysts suggest could redefine the immediate future of bilateral relations.
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Cause of plane crash in Colombia that killed 15, including Congress member, under investigation
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian airline company Satena said Thursday it had not received any prior warning of adverse weather conditions that would have prevented the flight of a plane that crashed and killed 15 people, but that it is awaiting the results of a formal investigation.
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Plane crashes in Colombia, killing all 15 on board
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A passenger plane has crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, the country's state-run airline Satena confirmed.
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Colombian lawmaker among 15 missing in plane disappearance
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Bogota, Colombia - Search and rescue teams in Colombia are searching for a passenger plane carrying 15 passengers that went missing near the eastern border with Venezuela.
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Map shows where plane carrying 15 people disappeared near Venezuela
Colombian aviation and military authorities have launched a large-scale search operation after a small commercial aircraft carrying 15 people disappeared Wednesday while flying over the country's northeast, according to a statement from Satena, the state-owned airline operating the route.
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Colombian security forces kill 5 members of powerful cocaine cartel
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Colombian security forces killed five members of the country's largest drug cartel, including a regional kingpin, the government said Wednesday ahead of a meeting in Washington between presidents Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump.
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Colombian warlord sentenced to 40 years in prison after serving time for drug trafficking in the US
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A Colombian court on Monday sentenced former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to 40 years in prison for crimes committed against Indigenous communities in the province of La Guajira, including homicides, forced disappearances and the displacement of people from 2002 to 2006.
