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Shooting victim Colombia Senator Uribe Turbay critical after brain surgery | Gun Violence News

The assassination attempt on the presidential hopeful has rattled the country, which fears a return to darker days. Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay is reported to be in extremely critical condition after undergoing surgery to tend to a brain bleed, just more than a week after being shot in the head during a campaign event….

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Large protests in Colombia in support of President Petro’s labour reforms | Conflict News

The protests come as the country reels from bombing attacks in the southwest and attempted assassination of a senator. Protests have been held in Colombia as supporters of left-wing President Gustavo Petro express their support for his proposed labour reform, with the country rattled by an eruption of violence in the last week amid fears…

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Shot Colombian presidential candidate shows small signs of improvement | Gun Violence

NewsFeed Doctors for Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe say his brain shows increased activity and his blood pressure and heart rate are stabilising, though his life is still in danger from a bullet wound to the head. Published On 11 Jun 202511 Jun 2025 Source link

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Suspected teen ‘sicario’ pleads not guilty to shooting Colombian senator | Crime News

Police believe the 15-year-old arrested for the attempted murder of Senator Miguel Uribe was a hitman working for money. A 15-year-old boy accused of trying to assassinate Colombian Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has pleaded “not guilty”, the prosecutor’s office said. The teen was formally charged on Tuesday with the attempted murder of 39-year-old…

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Colombia’s capital Bogota | Earthquakes News

Buildings reportedly shake and sirens blare around the Colombian capital as people rush into the streets. A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake has shaken the Colombian capital of Bogota, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS reported on Sunday morning that the quake struck near the city of Paratebueno in central Colombia, about…

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Colombia’s would-be presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot, wounded | Politics News

The senator’s wife says he ‘is fighting for his life’ after being shot at a campaign event in Bogota. Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a possible candidate in the country’s presidential election next year, has been shot and wounded in the country’s capital, Bogota, according to authorities. The 39-year-old senator, who was shot on Saturday during…

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Venezuela suspends flights from Colombia after arrests of ‘mercenaries’ | Aviation News

Venezuela’s aviation authority said flights will resume a day after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. 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 was “immediate”…