Colombia: Outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, Backed by Trump, Takes Lead in First Round of Presidential Election
Colombian Presidential Election: Abelardo de la Espriela Advances to Runoff In a notable turn of events, outsider conservative Abelardo de la Espriela emerged as the leading candidate in Colombia’s presidential election held on Sunday. He will face off against far-left Senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff scheduled for June 21. The 47-year-old de la Espriela, […]
Colombia: Presidential Hopefuls Conclude Campaigns Before May 31 Vote
Colombia’s Presidential Candidates Conclude Campaigning Ahead of Election This weekend marked the end of campaigning for Colombia’s presidential candidates as the nation gears up for the election on Sunday, May 31st. Voters will be deciding who will succeed Gustavo Petro, the country’s first leftist president, whose term wraps up in August. The road to this […]
Top Leader of Tren De Aragua Gang Extradited from Colombia to Texas on Drug and Terrorism Charges
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), working with Colombian law enforcement, has successfully extradited a suspect thought to be a key figure in the infamous Venezuelan criminal group known as Torren de Aragua. Jose Enrique Martínez Flores, who is 24 and from Venezuela, is on his way to Houston, Texas, to face serious drug distribution […]
New York Orthodox man killed in Colombia was married to an 18-year-old.
An Orthodox man from Brooklyn, Nachum Yisrael Eber, was found murdered in Colombia, leaving behind a short marriage that had ended just weeks before his death. He was reportedly searching for love when he was killed. His dismembered body was discovered in a chest of drawers abandoned on a street in Bogotá on Sunday. Joseph […]
Daniel Noboa from Ecuador Blames Gustavo Petro of Colombia for Encouraging Guerrilla Attack
Ecuador’s Border Tensions with Colombia On Wednesday, Ecuador’s President Daniel Novoa accused Colombia’s far-left leader, Gustavo Petro, of facilitating a guerrilla incursion across Ecuador’s northern border. It’s notable, though, that Novoa hasn’t shared any evidence to back up this claim. In a social media statement, Novoa mentioned, “Multiple sources have informed me that at the […]
Colombia: FARC Kills 21 in Most Severe Terrorist Attack in Years
Wave of Terror Attacks by FARC in Colombia The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a Marxist militant group, carried out a chilling series of 31 terrorist attacks over the weekend. Notably, a highway bombing on Saturday claimed the lives of 21 civilians, marking it as one of the worst terrorist incidents Colombia has experienced […]
Body discovered while searching for missing American Airlines flight attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina in Colombia
Authorities found a body while searching for an American Airlines flight attendant who went missing during a layover in Colombia. Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez confirmed that the body was discovered in the rural area south of Bogotá, just days after Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was reported missing. “I have some unfortunate news. We’ve been looking […]
Partner of American Airlines flight attendant discusses disappearance in Colombia
Missing American Airlines Flight Attendant in Colombia The partner of an American Airlines flight attendant, who vanished in Colombia, is feeling “devastated” but still holds some hope for his safety. “I want to believe that he is alive, but every day I wake up without any news, and it just makes the day feel longer,” […]
American Airlines flight attendant disappears during layover in Colombia
Flight Attendant Disappears in Colombia An American Airlines flight attendant based in Dallas has gone missing during a layover in Medellin, Colombia, prompting a swift response from local authorities. Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, was last spotted in the La America neighborhood early Sunday morning after arriving for a brief layover on a flight headed […]
Airline crew member Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina unaccounted for in Colombia
An American Airlines flight attendant has gone missing during a crew layover in Colombia, prompting a swift search and leaving colleagues anxious for any update. Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, based in Dallas-Fort Worth, arrived in Medellin on a flight from Miami late Saturday night, according to local sources. He did not return to the […]