The former Colombian president, a Nobel laureate for his peacebuilding efforts, talks to Al Jazeera.
Leftist leaders like Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and Chile’s Gabriel Boric have condemned Israeli violence in Gaza.
Striker’s father had been taken captive by the guerrilla group in northern Colombia last month.
‘Every second, every minute, our anguish grows,’ Diaz wrote in a post begging the rebel group ELN to release his father.
Analysts warn Colombia’s recent local and regional elections could augur rough times ahead for leftist President Petro.
Diaz’s parents were kidnapped on Saturday in the town of Barrancas, although his mother was rescued within hours.
Colombia’s president says Israel wants ‘to remove the Palestinian people from Gaza and take it over’.
Countries blame Israel’s ‘disproportionate’ attack on Gaza and reiterate calls for a humanitarian ceasefire.
Colombia’s president says Diaz’s mother has been rescued, but a search continues for his missing father.
Colombia has criticised Israel’s air attacks and blockade on Gaza, but how have its neighbours reacted?
Citizens and dual nationals from more than 20 countries were killed or remain missing following violence in Israel.
Ecuador’s president pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder.
Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez has apologised to families of 19 civilians killed by soldiers under false pretenses.
Brazil is the world’s largest producer of coffee, producing about one-third of global supply.
