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4. Tren de Aragua Clashes with Colombia’s Underworld
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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August 18, 2025
In the early hours of July 1, 2024, an elite corps of Colombian police suited up and loaded their automatic rifles, aiming to end their hunt for one of the most wanted men in Latin America. After several months of tracking and surveillance,...
Governments of Colombia and Peru exploit border dispute to promote national chauvinism
World Socialist Web Site
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August 18, 2025
Dina Bolaurte appears with her cabinet and military chiefs in Santa Rosa de Loreto [Photo: @presidenciaperu]The border conflict in Santa Rosa de Loreto, a remote Amazonian Island straddling the boundary between Colombia and Peru, has recently...
‘Grito de Independencia’ – Colombians on the Ukrainian Front
Kyiv Post
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August 18, 2025
“We are quite satisfied with the citizens of Colombia,” said Merle, the Ukrainian second-in-command of the 4th Battalion of Khartiia – a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. “They are coming here to protect and defend our motherland and are...
UK Ranks 114th for Paid Time Off as Study Shows No Paid Public Holidays and Yemen Leads with 46 Days
Psychreg
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August 18, 2025
7 Reading Time: 2 minutesNew global research from Moorepay reveals significant variations in paid time off worldwide, with the UK ranking poorly. The study, analysing statutory annual leave and public holiday entitlements across 187 nations,...
Regaining Control Of Security: The Tourism Industry's Recommendation After Trump Mentioned Costa Rica
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) reacts after US President Donald Trump mentioned Costa Rica in a speech discussing insecurit . US President Donald Trump was comparing the violence rates in Washington with other...
The Perfect Executive Lunch In Bogota
Forbes
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Sancocho, typical dish from Colombia, Bogota, soup, meat, vegetables, corn, banana getty There is nothing like a solid business hotel when you travel. While Novotel does have a handful of U.S. properties, but it is mostly an international chain....
Latin America Gala Ceremony 2025 of the World Travel Awards Descends on Cancún, Mexico in September
Breaking Travel News
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August 18, 2025
The annual World Travel Awards (WTA) celebrate great achievement in travel and tourism. They honor the very best across many different parts of the industry. People are excited for the 2025 Latin America Gala Ceremony on the 27th September. This...
NUBA Expands to the U.S., Aims to Elevate the Incentive Travel Mindset
Corporate Event News
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August 18, 2025
NUBA has operated a luxury travel concierge service out of Madrid, Spain, for more than three decades. As of this summer, it's expanded stateside and set up shop in Miami, which will serve as the company’s U.S. headquarters. Upon its founding,...
Reporter's Notebook: The radical forgiveness of Colombia's 'false positive' mothers
Global Sisters Report
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August 18, 2025
The El Pueblo Community Home in Soacha, Colombia, reverberates with preparations for the afternoon's performance. Children in traditional costumes practice their steps one more time while mothers adjust ruffled skirts and straighten miniature...
Collado: Dominican Republic welcomed record 863,000 air tourists in July
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado reported that Dominican tourism reached a record high in July with the arrival of 863,000 air visitors, consolidating its position as the best month in the history of the sector. “July was the best...
Junior Chess stars set for Global Stage in Colombia
Guyana Chronicle
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August 18, 2025
THE National Sports Commission (NSC) has thrown its full support behind Guyana’s top junior chess players, enabling them to travel to Barranquilla, Colombia, for the prestigious FIDE World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad. The team of four, accompanied...
BTA Draws Global Talent
Botswana Gazette
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August 20, 2025
Players converged in Gaborone from as far afield as Switzerland, the United States, Colombia, Portugal and the United Kingdom for the tournament that gave a strong platform to homegrown talent TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO Under the sunlit courts of the...
UK court ruling throws migrant hotel policy into disarray
The National News
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A senior British minister has admitted that a key court ruling closing an asylum seekers' hotel will affect migrant accommodation across the country. The Labour government’s policy on housing people in modest hotels has been thrown into disarray...
Collado: Dominican Republic welcomed record 863,000 air tourists in July
Dominican Today
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August 17, 2025
Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado reported that Dominican tourism reached a record high in July with the arrival of 863,000 air visitors, consolidating its position as the best month in the history of the sector. “July was the best...
Panama Team Travels to San Salvador to Participate in Fuerzas Comando 2025
Newsroom Panama
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August 17, 2025
The special forces delegation, comprised of eight National Police units and two from the National Border Service, travels today to San Salvador, El Salvador, to represent Panama in “Fuerzas Comando 2025,” where they will compete against elite...
Nick Castellanos' sister Jacqueline dons a brown bikini during Colombian getaway with her boyfriend
Sportskeeda
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August 17, 2025
While outfielder Nick Castellanos is sweating it out day in, day out on the field, his sister, Jacqueline, appears to be enjoying a getaway to the picturesque Rosario Islands, located about 12 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. She shared...
Travel alert as deadly virus found in UK for the first time - four-day symptoms to spot
Bristol Post
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August 16, 2025
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a warning to travellers after cases were detected in the UK for the first time Holidaymakers have been issued an urgent alert regarding symptoms that emerge after four days as three cases of a potentially...
Foreign Office puts 72 countries on 'do not travel' list with UK tourists warned
Birmingham Live
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August 17, 2025
Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 72 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to security issues, health risks and legal differences with the UK. The Foreign Office has placed a string of countries on a "do...
Peru affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island amid tensions with Colombia
Nagaland Post
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August 16, 2025
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute with Colombia, where she affirmed Peru’s unquestionable sovereignty over the territory. The first visit from Boluarte to the...
Wingo Introduces Direct Bogotá to Guatemala City Route
Finance Colombia
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August 16, 2025
On August 14, 2025, low-cost carrier Wingo announced the launch of a new direct air route connecting Bogotá and Guatemala City. The service, which will operate three times per week, is scheduled to begin on October 27. The new flights are a...