New research is reigniting debate over ancient syphilis, after scientists recovered bacterial DNA from 5,500-year-old human remains in Colombia, potentially rewriting the known timeline of the disease.
A Colombia plane crash claimed the lives of all 15 people aboard a state-owned Satena flight that vanished from radar before plummeting into a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border.
Authorities in Colombia are investigating the assassination of a leading conservative presidential candidate, with growing evidence pointing to involvement by the Marxist-Leninist terror group FARC.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro asserted that a U.S. naval strike on a narcotics ship was aimed at “a Colombian vessel with Colombian citizens on board.” The White House forcefully rejected his accusation, demanding a retraction and calling the claim “baseless and reprehensible.”
The U.S. military has again struck a Venezuelan vessel in international waters, targeting what it says were narcoterrorists transporting illegal drugs. According to President Trump, three people onboard were killed in this latest strike. The operation marks a fresh escalation in the Trump administration’s push to combat drug trafficking from Latin America, particularly by cracking down on cartels believed to be using maritime routes.
