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Colombia accuses Peru of fully annexing a disputed island in the Amazon river Colombian President Gustavo Petro stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru on Tuesday by accusing it of fully annexing an Amazon river island that has been administered by Peru for decades, but whose legal status is in dispute. Read more.

What to know: Peru maintains it owns Santa Rosa Island based on treaties about a century old, but Colombia disputes that ownership because the island had not yet emerged from the river at the time.   The island faces Leticia, a Colombian city used by many tourists as the launching point for trips into the Amazon rainforest. “The Peruvian government has just appropriated it by law,” Petro wrote on X, adding that Peru’s actions could block Leticia’s access to the Amazon river.   Like many rivers, the Amazon changes its course slowly over time, and erosion or changes in the weather can create or submerge islands.

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Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining. In the last few years, they have been forced to confront a growing problem with those armed groups recruiting children into operations that include growing coca for cocaine. Read More.

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Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this year, launched a presidential campaign Tuesday in what he called an effort keep his son’s legacy alive and build a safer and more prosperous Colombia.

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