Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This combination of photos shows presidential candidates Abelardo de la Espriella, left, on May 6, 2026, and Iván Cepeda, on Feb.

BOGOTA — Colombian forces killed six members of armed groups on Sunday, President Abelardo de la Espriella announced, the ...

The six killed by Colombian forces on Sunday include four members of a splinter faction of the former FARC guerrilla group, as well as, two members of the Gulf Clan, Colombia's main drug cartel, in ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group declared a unilateral ceasefire Monday ahead of next month's high-stakes congressional elections, which have already been marred by ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two police officers who were held hostage for almost a year by Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group were released Tuesday, the nation’s human rights defender’s office said.

Leftist rebels in Colombia began a unilateral ceasefire Saturday hailed as a key step in peace negotiations — but uncertainty marred the truce, which the guerrillas threatened to break if attacked by ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Former rebels that once controlled large swaths of rural Colombia are now fighting for their survival as a political party, as the country holds a high-stakes congressional election ...

Six Colombians who will represent the FARC rebels in Congress as it implements a historic peace deal presented their new political party Thursday. Dubbed Voices for Peace and Reconciliation, the party ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group announced a unilateral ceasefire Monday as the nation heads into a highly polarized presidential election next weekend. In a statement ...