Colombia

Trump invites Colombia's Petro to White House after earlier threat of military action

Trump and Petro said they discussed relations between the two countries in their first call since the US president's comments on Colombia on Sunday.

JANUARY 8, 2026|ByREUTERS

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a rally in defense of national sovereignty, following statements by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting a possible military intervention in Colombia, days after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores,

A supporter of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro carry his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026.

Over a dozen media workers detained in Venezuela, national press association says

Media workers were briefly detained while reporting on pro-Maduro marches and the new legislature’s swearing-in, days after the US captured the Venezuelan president.

JANUARY 6, 2026|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.

Trump says military action against Colombia 'sounds good' after Maduro capture

"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters.

JANUARY 5, 2026|ByREUTERS

A vehicle burns at La Carlota air base in Caracas after a series of explosions on January 3, 2026.

Iran, Hezbollah condemn, Russia offers mediation after US operation on Venezuela

US allies are "monitoring the situation." US President Trump will be holding a press conference later on Saturday to share more information.

JANUARY 3, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS

Key witness backtracks on evidence against Ilan Shor in US court

The deposition of Matei Dohotaru, a former employee of the International Monetary Fund, took place earlier this month in the District Court of DC Colombia.

DECEMBER 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Legendary shipwreck: $20 billion treasure sparks ownership battle

Colombia's quest to salvage the "holy grail of shipwrecks" raises questions about ownership of the sunken fortune.

NOVEMBER 23, 2023ByWALLA!

Rally in Colombia demands the release of Israeli hostages

As the Israeli military campaign continues in Gaza, demonstrations have been held throughout Israel for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel stops arms sales to Colombia, Bogotá threatens to cut ties

Colombia’s first left-wing president in decades — has continuously written pro-Palestinian posts on X, and argued with Jewish leaders.

OCTOBER 17, 2023ByJACOB KESSLER/JTA

Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades take part in a military festival organized by Hamas to honor the dead Palestinians who were killed by the Israeli army in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City, on October 4, 2021

Colombia’s president compares Israeli military to Nazis

The Colombian president also tweeted that Gaza is being “converted into a concentration camp.”

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByJACOB KESSLER/JTA

People hold a Palestinian flag and placards during a demonstration in support of Palestinians, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 9, 2023.

Six people implicated in Ecuador candidate murder killed in prison

The killings took place in Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, the South American country's largest city, the attorney general's office said earlier on Friday.

OCTOBER 7, 2023ByREUTERS