Cauca

The Colombian Senate voted to hold the August 7 inauguration in Cauca instead of Bogotá. Congress is assessing the security of Cauca for the event. The president-elect and outgoing president are in a standoff over whether to station a military base there.

Colombia's Senate approved relocating the August 7 inauguration to Cauca with a 55 to 32 vote. Analysts suggest this marks the president-elect's first congressional win after losing the Senate presidency, indicating his ability to build majorities and the opposition's weakness. The article also addresses implications for foreign residents.

Colombia’s Senate approved moving the August 7 inauguration to Cauca, marking the president-elect’s first congressional victory. The same coalition that secured this move is likely to block a wealth-tax reform that would affect resident expats.

Colombia's June 21 presidential runoff is overshadowed by claims that armed groups are pressuring voters in Cauca and Nariño. Abelardo de la Espriella alleges over 46 areas face such pressure, with a blackout period on new polls until the election.

A drone attack in southern Colombia killed a 10-year-old boy and injured 12 civilians during a football match. This incident marks the first known death by a weaponized drone in the country. The attack has exposed civilians to increased danger in the decades-old conflict.

A bus bombing in southwest Colombia's Cajibio municipality killed 20 people and injured 36, with officials attributing the attack to dissident groups linked to 'Iván Mordisco' and the Jaime Martínez faction. The region, plagued by illegal armed groups vying for control of coca cultivation and drug trafficking routes, has seen over two dozen attacks in three days.