Colombia

Belgium joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

South Africa initially brought the accusation against Israel before the court over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention in relation to the war in Gaza in December 2023. 

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.
Volker Turk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses the Human Rights Council on his report on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, F

UN official warns funding cuts threaten human rights efforts worldwide

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 2, 2025.

Any country trafficking drugs into US 'subject to attack,' says Trump

A helicopter performs during the Expo Aeronautica Venezuela 2025  in Maracay, Venezuela November 29, 2025.

How could Venezuela's military respond to a US attack? - explainer


Colombian authorities, Interpol rescue 17 minors from ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect

Five of the minors had an Interpol Yellow Notice, used in cases of missing persons and human trafficking. The Lev Tahor victims were nationals from the United States, Canada, and Guatemala.

Minors rescued in Colombia from the Lev Tahor sect.

Several international airlines cancel their flights in Venezuela after US warning

Several international airlines canceled flights from Venezuela after the US FAA warned of hazardous conditions and heightened military activity in the region.

People line up to board the plane in a terminal at the Simon Bolivar International airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira State, Venezuela June 3, 2024.

Who is Elkana Bohbot, the Colombian-Israeli hostage set to return to his wife and son? - explainer

Elkana Bohbot was abducted from Re'im, the site of a music festival he helped plan and where two of his friends were murdered by invading terrorists.

Elkana Bohbot

US embassy in Colombia shuts doors, bolsters security amid pro-Palestinian protests

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he had approved the request for heightened security while also defending citizens’ right to protest.

A demonstrator holds a sign depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a pro-Palestinian protest after Israeli forces intercepted the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, on the day of the two-year anniversary of the deadly Octo

CT scans unveil faces of Colombian Andes mummies long sealed by death masks

The group reconstructed a child of about six or seven years old, a woman in her 60s, and two young men.

CT scans unveil faces of Colombian Andes mummies long sealed by death masks.

IDF intercepts missile from Yemen, IDF reveals Hamas tunnels by Jordanian hospital

US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament • Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla • PIJ says that Hamas response to Trump’s Gaza plan represents ‘stance of resistance'

A massive banner has been unfurled at Hostages Square during the two-year rally with a direct appeal to President Trump: “It’s Now or Never”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro expels Israeli diplomats

The decision came following Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which carried two Colombian activists.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses pro-Palestinian demonstrators, through a translator, accompanied by musician Roger Waters, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside U.N. headquarters during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

Colombian President Petro accuses US of violating international law after visa revoked

The US's decision to revoke Petro's visa after he had called out for a pro-Palestinian force "bigger than the United States" outside of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside U.N. headquarters during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

US to revoke Colombia President Petro's visa over 'reckless' actions in New York

In his speech to the global gathering on Tuesday, Petro also hit out at Trump, saying the US leader was "complicit in genocide" in Gaza.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Argentine tennis star Diego Schwartzman now plays soccer for a Jewish club in Buenos Aires

After retiring from tennis earlier this year, Schwartzman has returned to the soccer pitch.

Diego Schwartzman, at right, poses with a Barkojba teammate in Buenos Aires, 2025.

Mayors of eight Colombian cities adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

The mayors promised to implement the definition as a guiding tool for supporting Jewish Communities in Colombia.

Colombians stand outside a polling station during the elections for governors, regional lawmakers and mayors, in Bogota, Colombia October 29, 2023.