During a televised meeting, Colombian President Gustavo Petro argued that cocaine is "no worse than whiskey" and would be easily dismantled if legalized worldwide, sparking tensions with the US amid record coca production and disputes over drug policy

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  Despite Colombia's decriminalization of abortion three years ago, recent reports reveal how women are still being reported and prosecuted to this day, with stigma and criminalization persisting, and complicating their access to rights

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  Over 46.000 children in Catatumbo are facing danger, NGO Save the Children is warning, as renewed clashes between FARC dissidents and the national army are forcing mass displacement and increasing risks of forced recruitment

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  After tensions over Colombia’s refusal to accept deportation flights, President Petro agreed to US terms, allowing 201 deportees to return, easing threats of mutual tariffs, which had alarmed Colombian exporters reliant on the US

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  Colombia has suspended peace talks with the ELN guerrilla group after violent clashes in Catatumbo, citing war crimes and lack of commitment to peace, marking the second suspension since talks began in 2022

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