Colombia's interior minister resigns

Colombia’s interior minister resigns as cracks deepen in President Petro’s coalition
Colombia's interior minister has resigned as a political crisis shakes the government of President Gustavo Petro, following his decision to appoint a controversial politician as chief of staff.
Colombia government in crisis after president calls for cabinet resignation
BOGOTA: Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday (Feb 9) called for his ministers and other senior officials to step down, as tensions soared in the government days after he lambasted his team on live television.
Colombia's environment minister resigns, stays on as COP16 head
Colombia's Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Sunday she has informed President Gustavo Petro of her resignation from the post. "I have submitted my letter of resignation to President Gustavo Petro,
Colombia’s COP16 presidency in suspense as minister resigns
Observers told Climate Home that Susana Muhamad's resignation while she holds Colombia's COP16 presidency could affect UN nature talks
Colombia's Petro calls for Cabinet ministers to resign
Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked members of his Cabinet to resign on Sunday. The demand came after he criticized the Cabinet for its underwhelming performance for five straight hours on national television on Tuesday.
Colombian President Petro reshuffles cabinet after environment minister resigns
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro has asked his cabinet members to resign ahead of a reshuffle, he said on Sunday, after the environment minister said she resigned in protest
Exclusive: Colombia deforestation in 2024 among lowest levels in 23 years, minister says
Deforestation in Colombia in 2024 is expected to have reached a higher level than during the previous year but is still ...
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if legalized worldwide, Colombia's president says
Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo ...
Colombia’s president claims ‘cocaine is no worse than whiskey’ – and suggests drug is only ‘illegal because it is made in Latin America’
In a first-of-its-kind, six-hour live broadcast ministerial meeting in the South American country, Colombian President ...
Colombia migrants decry degrading treatment, but American dream remains for some
Colombian migrants deported from the United States in the early days of President Donald Trump's administration say they ...
Inside the ordeal of deported migrants as US and Colombia squared off
Daniel Oquendo, 33, remembers well the first words US border agents told him after he crossed the US-Mexico border on0.
Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns
Colombian president Gustavo Petro has ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with U.S.
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Allies to Adversaries? How The U.S.-Colombia Relations Could Devolve Under Trump and Petro
While Petro folded under the pressure from Trump's tariff threat, analysts worry that the high-profile dispute may foreshadow ...
Colombia's Petro calls for sale of Ecopetrol fracking operations in US
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for the sale of state oil firm Ecopetrol's fracking operations in the ...
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MS-13 boss 'El Porky' arrested in Colombia after £4.5m bounty placed on his head
Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias, also known as 'El Porky', is the highest-ranking MS-13 gang member in Honduras and was arrested ...