Colombia

• Has there been an increase in big earthquakes worldwide this year?

  So far in 2026, there have been 34 earthquakes with a magnitude between six and 6.9, alongside 11 earthquakes above a magnitude of seven.

  Weather

  Aug 18
  
• Colombia’s president asks Trump to suspend tariffs amid earthquake recovery

  There has been no immediate response from President Donald Trump's administration to Abelardo de la Espriella's request for a suspension.

  World

  Aug 16
  
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• Colombia earthquake rescue continues as hundreds remain missing

  The 7.4-magnitude quake struck on Monday, toppling apartment blocks, damaging homes, schools and hospitals, sending residents into the streets across western Colombia.

  World

  Aug 14
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• At least 111 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia

  The quake trapped residents under debris, leaving more injured and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogotá.

  World

  Aug 10
• Plane crash in Colombia kills all 15 on board, including local politician

  State-run airline Satena said air traffic control lost contact with the plane 12 minutes into its short flight from Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela, to the town of Ocana.

  World

  Jan 28
• ‘I will take up arms again’: Colombian president pushes back on Trump remarks

  President Gustavo Petro made the remarks after Trump said Colombia is 'run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States.'

  World

  Jan 6
• Greenland PM says ‘enough is enough’ after Trump renews annex threats

  'We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,' Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

  World

  Jan 5
• U.S. military sends aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation

  The deployment will surge major additional resources to a region that has already seen an unusually large U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off Venezuela.

  World

  Oct 24, 2025
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• Colombian senator shot and wounded at Bogota rally

  The Democratic Center party released a statement calling it "an unacceptable act of violence."

  World

  Jun 8, 2025
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• Colombian model killed days after Mexican influencer shot dead on livestream

  María José Estupiñán's death came less than a week after 23-year-old beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was killed by a man at the beauty salon where she worked in Mexico.

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  May 20, 2025