The National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas are targeting community leaders and former members of a separate rebel group in the northeastern Catatumbo region, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said on Sunday,

Peace agreement failure between northeast Columbian rebels of the National Liberation Army and former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has led to extreme violence.As per Associated Press,

It is the second time in less than a year that Colombian authorities halt peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group for recent violence in the northeastern region of Tibu.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro suspended peace talks with the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN), on Friday, after accusing the group of committing a war crime in the Catatumbo region.

Officials in Colombia say about 60 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army

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At least 30 people have been killed in violence between rival leftwing groups near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend high-stakes peace talks with one guerilla group.

Alexei Rojas, the 19-year-old Arsenal goalkeeper, is set to represent Colombia at the 2025 South American U20 Championship in Venezuela. Born in England to a Russian mother and Colombian father, Rojas has embraced his Colombian heritage, committing to the Cafeteros despite holding triple nationality.

Terrified residents carrying backpacks and belongings on overladen motorcycles, boats, or crammed onto the backs of open trucks, fled the region over the weekend.

Army said 5,000 soldiers have been sent to Norte de Santander to ‘reinforce security’ amid violence in mountainous cocaine-producing region.

The Andean nation must bring in cargoes with a bigger carbon footprint as its own reserves dwindle and its president refuses to allow new drilling contracts.