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Senator Miguel Uribe looks on after the Senate voted against the government labor reform referendum promoted by Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on May 14, 2025. A Colombian right-wing opposition senator and candidate to next year's presidential election was shot and wounded in Bogota on June 7, 2025, various media reported, while the government denounced an "attack." Miguel Uribe, 39, was in critical condition and one person had been arrested, according to media reports. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)
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Teen Shooter Of Colombian Presidential Hopeful Sentenced To Seven Years

August 28, 2025
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The 15-year-old shooter of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was attacked in June and died in August, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in [more…]

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Colombian Presidential Candidate’s Condition ‘Grave’ After Assassination Attempt

June 9, 2025
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A prominent Colombian presidential candidate was in “grave” condition and “fighting for his life” in hospital Sunday, after an alleged teen gunman shot him twice [more…]

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(FILES) Colombian President Gustavo Petro (L) and his Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva listen to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (out of frame) during the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs at the Valle del Pacifico Event Center in Cali, Colombia, on September 9, 2023. (Photo by Joaquín SARMIENTO / AFP)
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Ex-Minister Accuses Colombia President Of Drug Abuse

April 25, 2025
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A former top minister and once-ally publicly accused Colombia’s president of being a drug addict Wednesday, a charge leftist Gustavo Petro has frequently denied.   [more…]

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