Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-identifies-remains-rebel-group-priest-killed-1966-2026-02-16/ Camilo Torres, a Catholic priest who was a member of the National Liberation Army was reported killed in combat in the 1960s, but his body was never found. The Search Unit for Disappeared People (UBPD) was tasked with finding and identifying over 135,000 people like Camilo Torres who disappeared during the decades of civil war in Colombia, and… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-says-colombian-drone-violates-its-airspace-us-admiral-visits-2021-09-21/ Venezuelan defense minister Vladimir Padrino stated that a Colombian air force drone flew over the state of zulia. The claim comes at a time when a U.S. military official is visiting the adjacent country. Padrino called this act a “blatant threat”. Padrino says since Admiral Craig Faller was in Columbia at the time it could by no means be… Read more »
UPI: The governor of Venezuela’s Táchira state has said some drivers next week could begin to pay gas stations with Colombian pesos or U.S. dollars. Táchira Gov. José Vielma Mora said gas stations under the new currency program- aimed at Colombian drivers- will be jointly operated by Colombian companies and Venezuela’s government-owned Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA, oil company. The… Read more »
