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De la Espriella Leads; Cepeda to Face Him in June 21 Runoff

Preliminary tallies showing a narrow lead for the far‑right outsider have prompted fraud allegations from President Petro.

Colombia Holds First-Round Presidential Vote, Runoff Expected

Clashes Between FARC Dissidents in Guaviare Leave at Least 48 Dead

Colombian Campaigns End as Polls Put Ivan Cepeda Ahead and a Runoff Likely

Former Colombian Mayor and Aide Killed in Meta During Election Campaign

FARC Dissidents Claim Colombia Highway Bombing That Killed 21

Colombia Raises Highway Bombing Toll to 21 as Coordinated Attacks Batter Southwest

Bombing of Minibus in Colombia’s Cauca Kills 14

Petro’s Historic Pact Emerges as Largest Bloc in Colombia’s Congress After Vote

Colombia Elects Fragmented Congress as Petro’s Pacto Histórico Leads Without a Majority

Mud Diapir Erupts in San Juan de Urabá With No Injuries Reported

Petro Rallies Support as Court Puts Colombia’s 23% Minimum-Wage Hike on Hold

Petro Says He Escaped Assassination Attempt After Helicopter Was Diverted Over Sea

Colombian Senator Aída Quilcué Found Safe After Brief Abduction in Cauca

Colombia Sees Fresh Election-Season Flashpoints as Senator Freed and Petro Alleges Assassination Plot

Colombia's Petro Says He Escaped Assassination After Helicopter Aborts Landing

Two Guards Killed, Four Missing in Ambush on Colombian Senator’s Convoy in Arauca

Petro and Trump Tout Cordial White House Meeting, Pledge Drug-Fight Cooperation

Ecuador–Colombia Rift Deepens as Quito Imposes 900% Hike on Oil Transit Fees

Colombia Halts Power Sales and Slaps 30% Tariffs on Ecuador After Noboa’s Security Levy