Colombian president chides Trump, saying 18,400 cocaine laboratories have been destroyed ‘without missiles’ fired.

Colombia says it sent 26 members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor to the United States after determining that the rights of some of the children in the group were at risk

Colombia rebuffed Donald Trump late on Tuesday after the U.S. president said military action in the South American country was possible under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.

The orange level alert was issued as footage was released showing ash and smoke spewing from the volcano near the city of Popayan in Colombia.

Colombia remains fully committed to combating drug trafficking through a comprehensive, balanced, multidisciplinary and evidence-based manner, while upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the principle of shared responsibility,

Armed factions in Colombia have been using drones for nearly a decade. The Gulf Clan, a drug gang, started using them for smuggling as early as 2016. Two years later the National Liberation Army ( ELN ), a paramilitary group, began using them for surveillance.

The artifacts are the first treasures to be recovered from the wreckage of the San José, a Spanish galleon that was sunk by the British Royal Navy in the Caribbean more than 300 years ago.

The cocaine, stored in dozens of 110-pound sacks inside a warehouse, was "camouflaged" in a mixture with plaster, officials said.

Colombia is leading the charge to map out a global transition from oil, gas and coal at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. “The time is now. History demands that we act,” said Colombia’s Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres earlier this week.

Venezuela’s ninth Miss International winner, Andrea Rubio from 2023, returned to the pageant this year as host and was joined by 2019 Miss International Japan Momi Okada and Max Powers.

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning, suggesting military action against nations supplying illegal drugs. This drew a strong rebuke from Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who accused Washington of threatening his country's sovereignty.