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Researchers documented 15 comb jellies (ctenophores) in Colombia’s Caribbean and Pacific waters, including six species never recorded in the country before. Because these fragile organisms dissolve when nets are used, scientists relied on underwater photography and citizen science to catalog them, highlighting the rich biodiversity of gelatinous plankton and the value of non-invasive methods in remote marine exploration.
Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro meet at the White House after a year of heated exchanges, signaling a cautious de-escalation and potential cooperation on narcotics, regional security, and Venezuela, even as fundamental policy disagreements over eradication and interdiction persist and Washington asserts a strong Western Hemisphere footprint.
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro wrapped a White House visit with Donald Trump, describing the talks as constructive and a potential thaw in a frayed US-Colombia relationship. Petro said political disagreements have muted economic ties with the US and with Venezuela, and highlighted discussions on easing tensions and a potential pact for cooperation, including tackling drug trafficking on the Colombia–Venezuela border. Trump pledged US help against gangs in Venezuela and praised ongoing security cooperation, with Petro set to hold a press conference as analysts note that, while cooperation continues, significant policy differences remain.
President Donald Trump welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House for talks on regional security and counternarcotics, weeks after Trump insulted Petro as a 'sick man' fueling cocaine exports. The meeting, aimed at easing tensions and boosting drug-interdiction cooperation, followed a period of friction over Maduro’s case and U.S. sanctions. Petro arrived with gifts, and while the two leaders suggested a path toward closer collaboration, they did not issue joint statements and tensions lingered.
President Trump meets with Colombia’s Gustavo Petro at the White House as the House advances a short-term spending bill to reopen major parts of the government and fund the Department of Homeland Security for about 10 days, while talks on longer-term immigration enforcement continue. The meeting comes amid lingering tensions between the U.S. and Petro. Separately, the Clintons agreed to publicly testify in the Epstein investigation after a House Oversight standoff, and Democrats are pushing for faster independent review of ICE use-of-force amid a broader DOJ weaponization debate.
Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro is shifting away from forced coca eradication toward voluntary crop substitution (PNIS) to replace coca with legal crops, a policy praised for rural-benefit but criticized for not yet delivering lower coca cultivation or cocaine production amid continuing US pressure from Donald Trump; the program pairs farmer support with enforcement against traffickers, while numbers from the UN remain contested and political tensions rise ahead of May elections.
A Satena flight crashed in Colombia's Catatumbo region after takeoff from Cúcuta, killing 15 people, including congress member Diógenes Quintero. Satena says there were no prior weather warnings, while civil authorities investigate; investigators note persistent adverse weather at the crash site and have completed body recovery as they determine external factors, if any, involved in the crash.
Colombia is grappling with a mosquito-borne yellow fever outbreak that has killed more than 70 people since 2024. The government declared a national health emergency last year; from 2024 to January 2026 there were 161 confirmed cases and 73 deaths, including 13 cases and 10 deaths in 2026. Yellow fever symptoms resemble flu—fever, headache and nausea—though severe cases can cause multi-organ failure and internal bleeding; about 15% of patients develop severe illness and roughly half of those die, according to the WHO. The outbreak is being monitored as part of global disease surveillance.
A Satena-operated plane carrying 15 people (13 passengers, 2 crew) crashed shortly after taking off from Cúcuta, Colombia, en route to Ocaña in Norte de Santander; authorities say there are no survivors and the wreckage was found in a rural area near La Playa de Belén after a search by multiple aircraft. Among the victims was congressman Diógenes Quintero, a member of the House representing special peace constituencies; last contact with air traffic control was around 11:54 a.m., with the last phones location listed at Camilo Daza airport before takeoff.
A small aircraft crashed in Colombia shortly after takeoff, killing 15 people, including a politician; final contact with air traffic control was made minutes after departure, and authorities are investigating the cause.
A Satena passenger plane flying from Cúcuta to Ocaña crashed in a mountainous area of Norte de Santander, Colombia, killing all 15 on board, including congressman Diógenes Quintero; authorities confirmed no survivors and opened an investigation after loss of contact with air traffic control.
A small Satena plane with 15 people on board, including local lawmaker Diógenes Quintero, crashed in rural Norte de Santander, Colombia. All aboard were killed; authorities have not released a cause and will investigate.
A Satena Beechcraft 1900 plane crashed in northeast Colombia shortly after departing Cucuta for Ocana, killing all 15 people aboard, including local lawmaker Diogenes Quintero and congressional candidate Carlos Salcedo. Authorities have not disclosed a cause, the emergency beacon was not activated, and the crash site is in a mountainous coca-growing region where armed groups operate.
A Satena passenger plane (Beechcraft 1900) crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board. Flight NSE 8849, from Cucuta to Ocaña, lost contact about 11 minutes before its scheduled landing; wreckage was located in a mountainous area. Among the passengers were a lawmaker and a congressional candidate. A search operation, aided by security forces, is ongoing in terrain near ELN-controlled zones.
Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez, 34, was killed in a plane crash hours before he was set to perform in Medellín, along with five members of his team; the plane was reportedly owned by his firm, YJ Company SAS. A statement from his organization mourned the loss and celebrated his perseverance and community impact, noting he had previously spoken of a premonition about dying in a plane crash.