Sources: Reuters
The U.S. defense department says its military has carried out airstrikes on narcoterrorists in Ecuador at the request of the Ecuadorian government, targeting a camp belonging to a faction of the FARC dissidents at the border with Colombia. 2026-03-6
At least six people are killed and more than 60 others are injured in a terrorist car bombing targeting the Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base on a busy street in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. 2025-08-21
Seven people are killed, including two police officers, and 36 others are injured in nineteen bombings and shootings by FARC dissidents targeting police posts, municipal buildings and civilians in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Another explosion is also reported in Jamundí. 2025-06-10
Colombia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in an international traveller who arrived in Cali from the United States. 2021-07-24
Three gun attacks in Colombia result in multiple deaths. Three off-duty police officers are shot dead in Pailitas, five men are murdered in San Vicente del Caguán, and another officer is killed in Cali. 2021-06-27
Watchdog organization NetBlocks reports Internet connection disruptions in Cali, Colombia, amidst the ongoing anti-government protests. 2021-05-5
The government of Colombia and FARC rebels sign a ceasefire deal, putting an end to 50 years of conflict in the country between the two sides. 2016-06-23
The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela meet to resolve a high-level diplomatic dispute. 2013-07-22
Voters in Colombia go to the polls for local gubernatorial and mayoral elections, including the mayors of Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali. 2011-10-30
Colombian security forces rescue two senior police officers and a soldier held hostage since 1 November 1998, among the longest-held captives; a fourth hostage is later rescued. 2010-06-14