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Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel-Hamas war
Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University's president is set to appear before the same committee over questions of antisemitism and the school's response to conflicts on campus over the Israel-Hamas war. ...
Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country's main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants that produce about 75% of the nation’s power. The power cuts were...
Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia's capital on Monday announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask...
Colombia's capital starts rationing water after reservoirs hit historically low levels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Luis Soler is caring for water as if it were the most expensive ingredient at his restaurant in Colombia’s capital. For the first time in 40 years, a severe drought pushed the city to start rationing tap water. At Soler’s restaurant in Bogota, nothing...
Former Colombia President Uribe denounces case against him as political vengeance
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's influential former President Álvaro Uribe on Wednesday denounced as “political vengeance" a move by national prosecutors to bring him to trial in a case of witness tampering that has shadowed his legacy. Uribe insisted in a video message that...
Colombian security forces attacked with explosives after a cease-fire breaks down
BOGOTÁ (AP) — Colombia suffered a series of attacks Thursday night and Friday morning, marking the first major assault against its military since a mafia group born from the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced it was scaling up operations earlier this week. ...
Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the Darien jungle on their way to the U.S. and have become increasingly vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Wednesday. ...
Mayor of Medellín, Colombia, bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia's second-largest city banned prostitution in some of the city's most famous neighborhoods for six months Monday, arguing it was necessary to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. Medellín's Mayor Federico Gutiérrez said the ban...
Argentina and Colombia avert a diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents' war of words
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina and Colombia have agreed to end a diplomatic spat that escalated over right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei’s visceral attack on his leftist counterpart in Colombia last week, prompting the country to order the expulsion of Argentine diplomats. ...
Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn't comply with a UN cease-fire resolution
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn't comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Petro made the announcement on X,...