Colombia

Andy Asselin was charged with aggravated kidnapping, a charge he denied in court.

"Zionism, strongly supported by international financial capital that it partially controls, prevents peace and unleashes horror on Palestine," said Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Maduro said the detained US citizens were "very high level" but did not provide further details or evidence of the arrests.

“If what I discovered is true and the Jewish people are the chosen people, I no longer want to be Catholic.”

Minister of Culture Juan David Correa announced that operations to recover the San José will begin in April.

In Colombia, a drug cartel seized a Chinese gold mine, overwhelming security. Illegal miners exploit the lucrative operation.

"President Petro has given the order that we open the Colombian embassy in Ramallah, the representation of Colombia in Ramallah, that is the next step we are going to take," FM Murillo said.

Director of Colombia’s Jewish community to TML: “Every Jewish community in the world that has no Israeli Embassy feels like an orphan.”

Colombia, Spain and an American salvage company all claim ownership of the wreck - dubbed the "Holy Grail of Shipwrecks" - and its cargo.

Nicole is CEO of the Merage Foundation Israel, a private philanthropy to initiate and advance transformational programs in the areas of Negev development, aliyah, and social resilience.