Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services.

The Trump administration says it is seeking to expand its lethal campaign of bombing boats off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts onto land.

In a story published Aug. 16, 2026, The Associated Press reported that Colombia's president called the earthquake a natural disaster.

Colombia is grappling with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed at least 287 people and affected more than 100,000.

Colombia is grappling with the aftermath of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday, affecting a large part of the western region.

Rescuers in Colombia are calling for silence as they listen for signs of life in the rubble left by a deadly earthquake.

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U_S_ collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat “narco-terrorism.”.

Israel's military says it struck a Hamas commander in northern Gaza targeted drone strike.

The search for life in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake is growing more desperate as search teams push up against a key time threshold to locate survivors before it's too late.

Crews searched through rubble in Colombia after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing.

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reiterated claims of fraud in the nation’s June election, which his party lost narrowly to conservative leader Abelardo de la Espriella.

Conservative politician Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's presidential runoff election.

Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon.

Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire political newcomer, has been declared Colombia’s next president.

Abelardo de la Espriella is poised to become Colombia’s next president.

Political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella holds a razor-thin lead in Colombia’s presidential election with nearly all the votes counted, in a runoff vote marked by people’s fears of a renewed internal conflict.

More than 10 million people are victims of the harshest acts of violence in Colombia's six decades of armed conflict.

Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is urging prosecutors to investigate possible voter coercion by rebel groups in favor of governing party candidate Iván Cepeda.

Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities.

Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign.

Pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has taken the lead in Colombia’s presidential race after the first round of elections over the weekend.

In a story published May 31, 2026, about the Colombian election, The Associated Press erroneously reported the candidate's first name as Aberaldo.