Abelardo de la Espriella

Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella has offered legal assistance to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse

Urano: 1,200 troops to choke off ELN funding, and arrest tallies that don’t add up

President Abelardo de la Espriella announced on Friday the extradition of Geovany Andres Rojas, who is accused of leading an organisation formed by previous members of the FARC rebel group

Dozens of shops were shuttered and parts of the city were deserted

The decision ends negotiating mechanisms with the National Liberation Army (ELN), FARC dissident factions, the Clan del Golfo cartel and urban criminal groups operating in Medellin, Buenaventura and Quibdo

But later the operation would impact anyone without regular immigration status

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, September 8, pledged to "restore" ties with Bogota after four years of leftist rule, on day one of a three-nation tour aimed at bolstering conservative allies in Latin America

Local authorities blamed the attack late Friday on the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN)

Wearing the same dark green as the military officials with him, President Abelardo De La Espriella can be seen in a video posted Wednesday morning on his X account walking beside white body bags said to hold the remains of rebels

The new administration carried out two other deadly air strikes against suspected guerrillas in August, which sources within Colombia's forensics authority say killed at least four minors

The five men facing extradition are members of dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), a left-wing rebel group that signed a peace deal with the government in 2016, and the Gulf Clan, thought to be Colombia's main drug trafficking cartel

President Abelardo de la Espriella took office earlier this month, vowing to come down hard on armed groups in Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer

The hardline lawyer took office on August 7 after campaigning to fight crime and drug-trafficking guerrillas

The decree, signed after a cabinet meeting in Bogota, covers 15 affected departments, including Valle del Cauca, Risaralda and Caldas, as the government seeks to respond to what it described as a grave public calamity

An Isolated Corner of Colombia Faces Deeper Hardship After a Quake

An Isolated Corner of Colombia Faces Deeper Hardship After a Quake

An Isolated Corner of Colombia Faces Deeper Hardship After a Quake

The increased tariffs went into effect on July 24, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by Trump earlier this year

Nation in grief as death toll climbs and hundreds remain missing after quake

Monday's earthquake, measuring 7.4, left at least 288 people dead, thousands injured, and over 200 are still missing

Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake

A three-week military offensive in the Gaza Strip in 2009, which killed more than 1,400 people, including an estimated 1,100 civilians, spurred Venezuela's Socialist president at the time, Hugo Chavez, to expel the Israeli ambassador in protest and end diplomatic relations

Rescue workers rushed to free a survivor Friday in Colombia amid the rubble left by a powerful earthquake nearly four days earlier that killed at least 285 people and injured 4,000

Since 10 August, rescue teams have repeatedly used sniffer dogs and called for silence at damaged sites as relatives wait nearby for news of loved ones

Since 10 August, rescue teams have repeatedly used sniffer dogs and called for silence at damaged sites as relatives wait nearby for news of loved ones

In Venezuela, acting President Delcy Rodríguez waited nearly four hours before addressing the nation

Three more were later pulled out alive in more difficult operations under ‌the wreckage

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will give remarks on Wednesday afternoon at the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) Forum, a U.S.-led multinational coalition envisioned to coordinate security and military efforts to counter transnational criminal organizations, notably drug cartels operating in Central and South America

He ran as a populist and vowed to decentralize power, shrink the government and tackle a huge budget deficit following four years of what many called runaway spending under Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president

More than 130 people died after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing and severely damaging scores of buildings in main cities, including Cali and Pereira

The announcement comes as the South American country is recovering from a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that left at least 47 dead

He ran as a populist and vowed to decentralize power, shrink the government and tackle a huge budget deficit following four years of what many called runaway spending under Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president

Two bombing attacks in different parts of Colombia on Saturday, August 8, marked the first day in office for new President Abelardo de la Espriella, leaving at least one police officer dead and several wounded

The United States pledged $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia after its new right-wing president took office

He takes office Friday, but his plans to partner with U.S. forces are already underway and could make Colombia a centerpiece of the Trump administration’s efforts to militarize the fight against drug trafficking across the region

A wide shot shows a village of low buildings along the shore of a river that curves in a nearly perfect circle around a peninsula covered in lush green plants

Mr Trump has called her “terrific” and “elegant”

The pre-dawn detonation caused significant damage to the building’s roofing and shattered its windows

Mr. De La Espriella, a lawyer licensed in Colombia, often traveled to his homeland to meet clients embroiled in U.S. cases, including Alex Saab, a wealthy businessman indicted on charges of laundering millions on behalf of Venezuela’s leaders

Now the Trump administration has adopted a new target: well-heeled politicians who allegedly accept dirty money to help the criminals

De la Espriella, a lawyer and businessman, secured U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite no prior office

Peru's highest election authority officially proclaimed Keiko Fujimori president-elect on Friday, July 3, days after the conclusion of a razor-thin vote count

Colombia just elected Abelardo de la Espriella, a populist business owner who secured President Trump's endorsement

The rapid mobilization Thursday comes after back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela roughly 120 miles west of Caracas Wednesday night

Far-right populists seem to be on the rise in Latin America after defeating leftist candidates in a number of recent presidential elections

He defeated progressive lawmaker Iván Cepeda by 1 percentage point, or more than 251,000 votes

The self-proclaimed representative of “the never-before-seen” promised voters fearful of renewed internal conflict to combat violent crime with an iron fist, pledging a strategy that includes ending outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s attempts to establish dialogue with multiple armed groups — an effort that has largely failed — and building mega-prisons, emulating those of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele

Colombia Elects Hardline Populist Who Vows War on Cocaine Gangs

Trump Wants to Wage War on Drug Groups

Iván Cepeda’s campaign jumped into high gear after a right-wing outsider won the most votes during the first round of voting

Iván Cepeda was caught off guard by a right-wing outsider and anti-leftist anger

President Trump endorsed Abelardo De La Espriella, the conservative presidential candidate in Sunday’s election who has strong U.S. ties

Abelardo de la Espriella promises megaprisons and more if he wins the presidency

Colombian lawmakers are considering a proposal that would temporarily suspend President Gustavo Petro from office amid an investigation into allegations that he improperly intervened in the country's presidential election