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Natural disaster

11.August 2026 IN THE

The number of victims of the devastating earthquake in Colombia is increasing - at least 224 people have died

At least 224 people were killed and more than 700 injured in Colombia after a 7,4-magnitude earthquake struck the country on Monday, according to a preliminary report by the Colombian Association of Capital Cities (Assocapitales).

Earthquake

10.August 2026 B. B.

Strong earthquake hits Colombia: More than 130 dead, hundreds injured

An earthquake measuring 7,4 on the Richter scale struck Colombia

After the arrest of Maduro

05.January 2026 IN THE

Trump threatened new military strikes: the US is the main force in Venezuela

Donald Trump has threatened that the US could carry out a second military coup against Venezuela if the remaining members of the government do not cooperate with him after the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro.

Cocaine

26.November 2025 VK

"White Tsunami" over Europe: Cocaine prices are falling, but quality is rising

An atypical "economic" phenomenon is happening on the cocaine market: prices are getting lower, while quality is getting better. What are all the causes of this trend, writes the German "Spiegel"

SAD

16.April 2025. Olivia Gillan (DW)

Trump's attack on Columbia and Harvard: "Anti-Semitism, Marxism" and other "diseases"

The prestigious Harvard University is resisting the attacks of US President Donald Trump, who is threatening to revoke his financial privileges due to alleged anti-Semitism and "leftism". This conflict is being waged over the backs of foreign students

Drug trafficking

06.August 2023 MJ

Parts of Colombia are now awash with cocaine

In some parts of Colombia - a country that produces about 60 percent of the world's cocaine supply - white chunks of coca paste are piling up and prices are falling

The World

10.June 2023 S.Ć.

The joy of all Colombia: Four children were found after the plane crash

Almost a month and a half after the plane crash, four children were found in the Amazon jungle. It is a cause for joy for the whole country, said President Gustavo Petro

Research of the weekly "Vreme"

17.May 2023. Jelena Zoric

The Balkan cartel in the service of the 'Ndrangheta

Skilled bandits and robbers, contract killers, drug dealers, sailors and drug smugglers are part of the Balkan cartel, which has been managing the transportation of cocaine from South America to Europe for decades, as well as the further distribution of drugs. Above them is only the biggest mafia in the world - the Italian 'Ndrangheta, which is actually the real owner of more than 60 percent of the cocaine that is distributed from the jungles of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia to all continents. Who is who in the Balkan Cartel and how are they connected to the 'Ndrangheta, but also to the motorcycle gang "Hell's Angels"

The World

21.October 2022 JH

Colombia: Coca cultivation increased by 43 percent

Colombia has increased its cultivation of coca, the main ingredient in the production of cocaine, by 43 percent, according to a new United Nations report. Leftist President Gustavo Petro believes that the problem of drug trafficking can disappear when coca products are legalized and promises to strip drug traffickers of their power and ties to the state.

Kolumbija

08.July 2022 Milan Milošević

The South American Left Wave: Guerrilla and President Gustavo Petro

From Bogotá to Santiago, many voters no longer buy the argument that a left turn will mean a government led by one Hugo Chavez or Fidel Castro. From election to election, the right wing in South America scares voters with the specter of communism - and loses them