Colombia

Colombian military plane involved in accident had 125 soldiers onboard, media reports

Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said the accident happened as the plane was taking off from Puerto Leguizamo.

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A US Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft takes off from RAF Fairford on March 19, 2026 in Fairford, England. Since UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer back-tracked on his initial refusal to allow the US to use British bases to launch defensive strikes.
Boeing 737 aircraft.

Possible bullet hole found on American Airlines jet after Colombia flight

American Airlines removed a Boeing 737 MAX 8 from service after a post-flight inspection revealed damage consistent with a bullet hole on the wing.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during a meeting with members of the Colombian diaspora at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2026.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro escapes assassination attempt while traveling to Córdoba

Petro alleged that a “new drug cartel board” has been plotting to kill him since he assumed office in August 2022, El Tiempo reported.

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syphilis

Oldest trace of Syphilis-linked DNA from 5,500-year-old bone shows disease came from Americas

Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia reveals the oldest genome of "Treponema pallidum" yet, sharpening evidence that treponemal diseases predate European contact.

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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
Prison cells.

Police thwart attempt to smuggle dozens of kilograms of cocaine into Israel

The cocaine shipment was caught right before it left Colombia by local law enforcement.

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Packages of cocaine seized in Colombia on their way to Israel.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Colombian capital, prompting evacuations

The earthquake prompted people in offices and restaurants to evacuate

AUGUST 17, 2023ByREUTERS
Bogota, Colombia

Grapevine July 19, 2023: Au revoir, Monsieur Ambassadeur

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 19, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
OUTGOING FRENCH AMBASSADOR Eric Danon and his wife, Marie.

Historic 1989 Israel-Colombia soccer match showcased in new documentary

JUNE 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ambassador Gali Dagan

Tribute to the late Ronit Elkabetz screened at international film festival in Latin America

JUNE 21, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Ronit Elkabetz in Keren Yedaya's film "Bride of the Sea," 2009

Israeli, two others indicted for smuggling 700 kg. of Colombian cocaine

The Spanish and Moroccan pair tested the drugs in Colombia and agreed to pay for two installments of $26,000 per kilogram.

JUNE 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

Four Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash

Rescuers, supported by search dogs, had previously found discarded fruit the children ate to survive, as well as improvised shelters made with jungle vegetation.

JUNE 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Colombian military soldiers attend to child survivors from a Cessna 206 plane that crashed in the jungles of Caqueta, in limits between Caqueta and Guaviare, June 9, 2023.

Israel's young soccer stars fall to Colombia at U20s World Cup

Despite valiant effort and even taking 1-0 second-half lead, Israel surrenders two late tallies in defeat • Senegal on tap

MAY 22, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
COLOMBIA'S OSCAR CORTES scores his side’s first goal past Israel ’keeper Tomer Zarfati from the penalty spot in the 74th minute of the blue-and-white’s 2-1 loss to the South American side at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina

Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash

The four children, aged 13, 9 and 4, as well as an 11-month-old baby, survived the impact and were rescued over two weeks after the crash.

MAY 18, 2023ByREUTERS
An aerial view of the Amazon river, before the signing of a document by Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos that will allow for the conservation of the Tarapoto wetland complex in Amazonas, Colombia January 18, 2018.