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Colombia's Catalina Usme, center, scores her side's first goal during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Jamaica and Colombia in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

Usme leads Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica and a spot in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Forest lines the Combu creek, on Combu Island on the banks of the Guama River, near the city of Belem, Para state, Brazil, Aug. 6, 2023. The two-day Amazon Summit opens Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Belem, where Brazil hosts policymakers and others to discuss how to tackle the immense challenges of protecting the Amazon and stemming the worst of climate change. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Eight Amazon rainforest countries open summit in Belem, Brazil

By Fabiano Maisonnave and David Biller - Associated Press

Morocco's Nesryne El Chad celebrates with fans after the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Morocco and Colombia in Perth, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

History will be made at Women’s World Cup as Colombia, Jamaica and Morocco seek quarterfinal spots

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Son of Colombia’s president freed while he is investigated for illicit enrichment, money laundering

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Jose Otty Patino, chief negotiator for the Colombian government, left, and Pablo Beltran, commander and chief negotiator for the ELN, stand together after the second round of talks opening ceremony, in Mexico City, Feb. 13, 2023. A ceasefire between the Colombian government and the ELN began Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining rebel group in hopes of forging peace

By Juan Francisco Valbuena - Associated Press

Morocco's Salma Amani runs for the ball during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Morocco and Colombia in Perth, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

Morocco makes more Women’s World Cup history, reaching knockout rounds with a 1-0 win over Colombia

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Son of Colombia’s president is charged with money laundering

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

Colombia players celebrate after Manuela Vanegas scoried her side's second goal during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Germany and Colombia at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) **FILE**

Women’s World Cup has produced some highlights and lowlights

By James Robson - Associated Press

Colombia's Linda Caicedo celebrates after scoring her side's opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Germany and Colombia at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Caicedo shines before late Vanegas goal seals Colombia’s 2-1 win over Germany at Women’s World Cup

By James Robson - Associated Press

Colombia's Linda Caicedo trains with her teammates at Leichhardt Oval ahead of their game against Germany in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Sophie Ralph)

Colombia coach says Caicedo OK to play in Women’s World Cup match despite fall at training

By Zeke Palermo - Associated Press

South Korea's Casey Phair controls the ball during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Colombia and South Korea at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

South Korea’s Casey Phair becomes the youngest ever World Cup player at 16 years and 26 days of age

By Abby Halpin - Associated Press

Colombia's Linda Caicedo, left, and South Korea's JI So-yun compete for the ball during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Colombia and South Korea at the Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Cancer survivor Caicedo scores in Colombia’s 2-0 win over South Korea at the Women’s World Cup

By James Robson - Associated Press

Colombia's Catalina Usme, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring from a penalty kick during the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Colombia and South Korea at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Sophie Ralph)

Colombia coach misses Women’s World Cup win over South Korea, also suspended for Germany match

By Zeke Palermo - Associated Press

Colombia's forward Linda Caicedo, center, practices in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, July 24, 2023. Caicedo, 18, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 15. "I was going into surgery one day and I was feeling really bad," Caicedo said through a translator. "I thought that I was not going to be able to play top-level football again." (AP Photo/Jessica Gratigny)

Cancer survivor Caicedo, 18, set to make her Women’s World Cup debut for Colombia against Koreans

By Zeke Palermo - Associated Press

The U.N. flag flies outside the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, July 13, 2023, where the United Nations' highest court deliveres its judgment in a long-running maritime border dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Top U.N. court rejects Nicaragua’s case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

In this March 3, 2017 photo, a coca picker holds a bunch of coca leaves in Puerto Bello, in the southern Colombia's state of Putumayo. Coca cultivation surged last year and now covers more territory than it did when a multibillion U.S.-led eradication campaign began 16 years ago, according to a new survey published Tuesday of illegal crops taken by the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

FILE - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, poses for a picture with Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 1, 2023. Lula met with Petro on Saturday, July 8, 2023, to build momentum for an upcoming summit on the Amazon rainforest and enhance efforts for its protection.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

The presidents of Brazil and Colombia meet to boost cooperation ahead of Amazon summit

By Eleonore Hughes - Associated Press

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro decorates a soldier that participated in the search of four Indigenous children who survived an Amazon plane crash, during a ceremony at the Palace of Narino in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia honors searchers and sniffer dog that helped find 4 children who survived plane crash

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

Two masks of the indigenous community of the Kogi from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia are displayed at German President residence Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 16, 2023. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will return the masks to Colombian President Gustavo Petro. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany hands over 2 Indigenous masks to Colombia as it reappraises the past

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

An Indigenous leader and a family welfare official embrace at the entrance of the military hospital where the four Indigenous children who survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive, are receiving medical attention, in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

4 children who survived 40 days in Colombian jungle recover as harrowing details emerge

By Marko Alvarez - Associated Press