Suspect in slaying of Colombian presidential hopeful arrested in Argentina
Authorities say a Colombian suspected of helping to organise the killing of Miguel Uribe was captured in Buenos Aires.
![A visitor feeds a hippo at the Hacienda Napoles Park in the former ranch of drug lord Pablo Escobar. [Ivan Valencia/AP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AP20045675249141.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Flames and thick black smoke rise from an Air Force Hercules that crashed during takeoff, as a member of the Colombian Police stands nearby, in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, near the southern border with Ecuador, on March 23, 2026. [Daniel Ortiz/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AFP__20260323__A4F99ZQ__v2__HighRes__TopshotColombiaAccidentDefence_croppedForVertical-1774316278.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Advertisement
Content Feed
Death toll in Colombian military plane crash rises to 69
The accident occurred in Puerto Leguizamo, a remote municipality in the Amazonian province of Putumayo.
From: NewsFeed
Latin American presidents criticise US actions
Latin American leaders met at the CELAC Summit in Colombia where President Petro called for a Middle East ceasefire.
Published On 22 Mar 2026
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro under investigation in US for drug ties
Faced with reports that two US prosecutors have opened probes, the left-wing leader denies links to drug traffickers.
From: NewsFeed
Colombian president says Gaza was an ‘experiment’ for wider destruction
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says the war in Gaza was an “experiment” designed to intimidate the Global South.
Published On 18 Mar 2026
Colombia’s Petro accuses Ecuador of bombing near border
Leaders of Colombia and Ecuador trade allegations after Gustavo Petro says 27 charred bodies found on country’s border.
Colombia elects Congress, chooses presidential candidates amid US tensions
Colombians will choose from more than 3,000 candidates vying for 102 Senate seats and 182 House seats.
Ecuador hikes tariffs on Colombian imports to 50 percent starting March 1
The new announcement from Quito follows an initial 30 percent tariff imposed by the Andean nation in early February.
![High-voltage power lines of Colombia's national public energy grid stretch over a roadway as motorcyclists cross a bridge, after Colombia announced it would suspend electricity sales to Ecuador. [FILE: Jair Coll/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-26T153031Z_1693651605_RC2WDJAIXO3M_RTRMADP_3_ECUADOR-COLOMBIA-TRADE-1772138089.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
From: Making Peace
Where the Silence Breaks | Ep 3 – Colombia
As part of Colombia’s peace process, former army soldiers confess to extrajudicial killings to the victims’ families.
Published On 25 Feb 2026
Small but mighty: Colombia’s Muslim community celebrates Ramadan
Colombia’s Muslims comprise less than 0.2 percent of the population in a country that is majority Catholic.
Venezuela’s Rodriguez, Colombia’s Petro say they will meet ‘soon’
Petro said he had invited Rodriguez to meet in the border city of Cucuta to discuss energy cooperation.
