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At least 14 people were killed and at least 38 wounded, including five children, after a bomb tore apart a busy road in southwestern Colombia, according to local authorities. The incident was part of a “wave” of terror attacks this Read More …
The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro coordinated a specialized operation on Monday, April 13, 2026, to remove an explosive device found on the Copacabana beach boardwalk. The intervention occurred at the site where crews are currently building the stage Read More …
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office will aim to work with Ecuadorean officials to fight the trafficking of drugs and weapons, Read More …
An early morning explosion at a nightclub in northwestern Peru injured at least 31 people, authorities said on Saturday. The government of Peru’s La Libertad region said hospitals were treating individuals after the blast at the nightclub in Trujillo, which Read More …
U.S. forces have launched military operations with Ecuador against “designated terrorist organizations” inside the South American country, Southern Command said Tuesday. The military released no details on the operations but suggested in a statement that it was an extension of Read More …
Colombia has restricted the importation of drones, whose increased use by guerrilla groups in a decades-old conflict killed 20 people last year and wounded nearly 300, the government said Thursday. Guerrillas fighting the state, as well as rival rebel and Read More …
A major battle between two rival guerrilla organizations in southern Colombia left 26 suspected fighters dead, according to the regional army commander said Monday. Authorities were able to recover the bodies of the suspected guerrillas around La Paz, a township Read More …
The United States conducted a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. The US president said 11 people were killed in the strike in “international waters.” Secretary Read More …
On a flickering surveillance monitor, two men watch as a speck in the sky releases its payload—homemade, crude, and lethal. Below, civilians scatter before the explosion blooms. This isn’t footage from Ukraine or Gaza. This is Colombia. Armed groups have Read More …
A car bomb attack near the military school of Colombia’s Marco Fidel Suarez Air Base, in eastern Cali, left at least six people dead and several others injured. The explosion occurred around 3 p.m. in the vicinity of the military Read More …
In a rural area of Antioquia, about 150 kilometers north of Medellín, a drone carrying explosives brought down a Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC) helicopter this morning. Although the number of fatalities has not yet been confirmed, reports indicate that at Read More …
An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged 25 homes, authorities said Friday. Interior Minister Carlos Malaver said the Thursday night blast in the city of Trujillo Read More …
Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group. The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia’s navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya Read More …
At least four people were killed in Colombia on Tuesday as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province, according to authorities. Military and police spokespeople blamed the attacks on the Read More …
The State Government delivered new equipment to enhance and strengthen Public Security actions in Pará this Tuesday (3), at the Boulevard das Feiras, in Estação das Docas, Belém. Among the equipment delivered by Governor Helder Barbalho are submachine guns, bomb Read More …
Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Campaign Plan conducted by the Omega Task Force of Colombian National Army, four improvised explosive devices were destroyed in two military operations. In the first operation, in the Peñas Coloradas village of Cartagena Read More …
Pumping on Colombia’s Bicentenario pipeline was suspended after an attack with explosives, its operator Cenit, a subsidiary of state-run energy company Ecopetrol, said on Thursday. The attack, in Arauca province, was committed by an unknown group, Cenit said in a Read More …
Venezuela has suspended flights from neighbouring Colombia after authorities detained more than 30 people allegedly plotting activities to destabilise the country before Sunday’s parliamentary election. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced on state television on Monday that the flight ban Read More …
Two individuals were arrested in connection with an alleged planned attack targeting Lady Gaga’s free concert on Copacabana Beach, Brazilian Civil Police confirmed. The suspects – one adult male detained in Rio Grande do Sul and a teenager arrested in Read More …
An explosion in the early hours of Thursday outside the Guayaquil Littoral Penitentiary, the most dangerous in Ecuador, left one guard dead and two injured and once again alarmed the inhabitants of the area, who have seen their routine altered Read More …