Colombia
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8 killed in helicopter crash in eastern Colombia
TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Eight people were killed after a Colombian Air Force helicopter crashed Sunday morning during a humanitarian mission in the eastern department of Vichada, said President Gustavo Petro.
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Colombian president calls Netanyahu 'criminal' at UNGA
TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for attacks on the Gaza Strip during his speech to the UN General Assembly.
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Colombian military base bombed : Army
TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – At least two soldiers died and 26 were wounded in a bomb attack Tuesday on a military base in Colombia, the army said.
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Colombia’s Petro signs decree banning coal exports to Israel
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro signed a decree banning coal exports to Israel in a bid to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict in Gaza.
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Colombia to halt coal exports to Israel over war in Gaza
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Saturday on his social media account that his country will suspend coal export to Israel due to its attacks on the Gaza Strip, which he again called a "genocide."
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Colombia pres. calls on ICC to issue arrest warrant Netanyahu
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Colombia’s president calls on the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister over the genocide in the Gaza Strip.
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Colombia withdraws diplomats from occupied Palestine
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Colombia's diplomatic staff will return home after the severing of diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime amid their aggression against the Gaza Strip, the Colombian Foreign Ministry said.
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Hamas hails Colombia's decision to cut ties with Israel
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Palestinian Resistance group Hamas on Thursday welcomed a decision by Colombia to cut ties with Israel over its "genocidal" war in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday his country will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, whose leader he described as "genocidal" over its war in Gaza.
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9 soldiers killed in Colombian army helicopter crash
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – An army helicopter carrying supplies to troops crashed in a rural area in northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers on board, the country’s armed forces said.
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Four Colombian police officers die in helicopter crash
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Four Colombian police officers died after their helicopter crashed over the town of Caramanta, in northwest Colombia's department of Antioquia, officials confirmed Thursday.
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Colombia recalls envoy to Argentina amid diplomatic tension
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) - The government of Colombia recalled its ambassador to Argentina on Friday, following contentious remarks made by Argentine President Javier Milei, who labeled Colombian President Gustavo Petro a "communist murderer."
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Mudslide in Colombia kills at least 34 people, injures dozens
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 34 on Saturday, authorities said.
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1 soldier dead, 12 injured in blast attack in Colombia
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed one soldier was killed and 12 others injured Wednesday in an attack with explosives in Turbo, a town in the country's northwest Antioquia Department.
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Colombian president condemns Israeli bombings in Gaza
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, denouncing the bombings in the city of Deir al-Balah as reminiscent of "Nazi practices."
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Colombia’s ice hockey edges Iran in Women's Development Cup
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian women's ice hockey team was defeated by Colombia in the 2024 Women's Development Cup underway in Poland.
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Colombia expels Zionist ambassador over aggression in Gaza
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Colombia has said the Israeli regime’s ambassador must leave the country after President Gustavo Petro censured the regime for crimes against the Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Colombia, armed faction agree to ceasefire
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – The government of Colombia and the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who broke off from what was once the nation’s largest insurgency agreed to renew a ceasefire.
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Iran defeats Colombia at 2023 FIVB Volleyball U19 Worlds
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran have defeated Colombia in straight sets (25-13, 25-22, 25-16) at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship underway in San Juan, Argentina.
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Maduro blames Trump for drone assassination attempt
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blamed his former US counterpart Donald Trump for spearheading a scheme to assassinate him in 2018, saying that the order came directly from the White House.
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10 people killed in bus accident in NE Colombia
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – At least 10 people died and about 30 were injured in a bus accident in the municipality of Playon in the northeastern Colombian department of Santander, the regional disaster risk management agency said.
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Military checkpoint in Colombia's Arauca attacked with booby
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – A car packed with explosives has been detonated near the Naranjitos military base in Colombia's Arauca Department, having killed at least two people inside the vehicle and injured four soldiers.
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Colombia landslide kills at least 12
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A landslide caused by heavy rains in a mountainous region of central Colombia killed at least 12 people on Tuesday and destroyed several houses, the country's Civil Defense agency said.
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Two dead after two Colombian Air Force aircraft collide
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Colombian authorities announced Saturday the death of two pilots after the collision of two Colombian Air Force planes in mid-flight.
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4 kids found after plane crash in Amazon jungle 40 days ago
TEHRAN, Jun 10 (MNA) – Four Indigenous children missing in the Amazon jungle for 40 days following the crash of their small plane were found on Friday.
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Juan Guaido expelled from Colombia
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he was expelled from Colombia hours after he arrived in Bogota to try to meet participants of an international conference to discuss his country’s political crisis.
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4 killed in Colombian military helicopter crash
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Four soldiers died when their helicopter crashed Sunday in Colombia’s Choco province.
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Colombia mine explosion leaves 21 dead
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Colombian authorities announced on Thursday that another ten dead bodies were found inside the Sutatausa mines after an explosion occurred last Tuesday night.
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79 police officers taken hostage in Colombia
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Violence broke out in Colombia this week with protestors taking seventy-nine police officers hostages.
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Iran deputy FM goes to Columbia for talks on bilateral ties
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani arrived in Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia to discuss developing bilateral cooperation.