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Colombia's human rights ombudsman challenges De la Espriella over display of bodies
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (252+ words) Montevideo, September 9th 2026 - 10:17 UTC Colombia's human rights ombudsman has challenged President Abelardo de la Espriella over the release of footage showing him walking among the bodies of suspected FARC dissident fighters killed in a military operation, in the first public disagreement…...
De la Espriella completes his first month with a full reversal of Petro's diplomacy
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (459+ words) MercoPress De la Espriella completes his first month with a full reversal of Petro's diplomacy Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella completed his first month in office on Monday with a series of foreign policy decisions that reverse his predecessor…...
Some 25,000 people are seeking housing in Cali two weeks after Colombia's earthquake
2+ week, 6+ day ago (243+ words) Montevideo, August 25th 2026 - 01:23 UTC The municipal survey in Cali, Colombia's third city with more than two million inhabitants, now covers 10,000 families affected by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake of August 10 and estimates around 25,000 people have been left without adequate housing. Many have spent…...
Colombia's government objects to the law barring lower requirements for senior posts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (347+ words) MercoPress Colombia's government objects to the law barring lower requirements for senior posts Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella this week objected to the first bill sent to him for signature since he took office on August 7: legislation prohibiting any…...
Colombia's earthquake toll rises to 329 dead and more than 300,000 affected
3+ week, 2+ day ago (249+ words) Montevideo, August 22nd 2026 - 08:59 UTC The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on August 10 has left 329 dead, 4,600 injured and 247 missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Unit's assessment as of Friday. The number of people affected stands at 314,751, from…...
Progressive leaders gathered in Uruguay denounce US interference and acknowledge their own mistakes
3+ week, 2+ day ago (240+ words) Montevideo, August 22nd 2026 - 08:43 UTC The opening session of the third Pan-American Congress, held on Friday at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, combined criticism of United States policy towards Latin America with calls for self-criticism within progressive forces. More than 150 lawmakers, former…...
Uruguay's president meets Kicillof and agrees to cooperate on food and scientific research
3+ week, 2+ day ago (279+ words) Montevideo, August 21st 2026 - 23:06 UTC Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi on Friday received the governor of Argentina's Buenos Aires province, Axel Kicillof, at the Torre Ejecutiva in Montevideo, where the two signed two cooperation agreements covering agrifood and scientific matters. “It concerns the…...
Bolivian prosecutors open a second case against the consultant who advised Milei and Paz
3+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) Montevideo, August 21st 2026 - 17:19 UTC Prosecutors in La Paz have opened an investigation on their own initiative into alleged illicit enrichment by Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, who was charged this week in Santa Cruz with attempted femicide following the shooting of…...
Colombia's president hands out branded footballs in an earthquake-hit port city — MercoPress
3+ week, 6+ day ago (104+ words) Colombia's president hands out branded footballs in an earthquake-hit port city MercoPress Colombia's president hands out branded footballs in an earthquake-hit port city Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella was filmed on Sunday throwing footballs to children on a street…...
Petrobras confirms oil off the Amapá coast but cannot yet estimate the volume — MercoPress
3+ week, 6+ day ago (265+ words) Montevideo, August 18th 2026 - 07:48 UTC Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras confirmed on Monday the presence of oil in the Morpho exploratory well, located in ultra-deep waters off the northern state of Amapá, in the Foz do Amazonas basin. The company cautioned that it cannot…...