Inés Santaeulalia

Colombian authorities have released little information about the events that set everyone on edge in the historic Caribbean seaport

The Pacto Histórico coalition’s candidate wins 50.4% of the vote to defeat populist Rodolfo Hernández

The left-wing leader has won the first round with 40.3% of support and will face the former mayor of Bucaramanga (28.2%) at the June 19 presidential election

A 40-year-old single mother who once cleaned homes for a living and made a name for herself as an environmental activist is breaking new ground in national politics

Doctors in many countries on the continent have spent the pandemic writing prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug to fight Covid-19, despite widespread doubts in the scientific community over its use

Local guide Alejandra Espinosa was hired as a cultural consultant for the animated movie which takes inspiration from the Colombian town of Barichara. The film has won an Oscar (best animated feature)

Families that once grew coca have signed up for a crop substitution program, but that does not mean that there is less cocaine production in the country

Jaime Saade was convicted ‘in absentia’ for shooting Nancy Mariana Mestre in 1994. Interpol tracked him to Brazil and he was arrested in 2020 but an extradition wrangle may see him freed of all charges

The four animals the drug lord brought to Colombia illegally in the 1980s have bred uncontrollably, and now pose a threat to the local ecosystem. The authorities are considering drastic action

The frontrunner in the polls for the 2022 presidential elections talks to EL PAÍS about how he plans to help the Colombian people, and why he will leave politics if he loses the vote

For a second consecutive year, the South American nation saw the highest number of killings of environmental defenders, with 65 murdered, according to Global Witness

Nicolás Maduro and opposition leaders have opened up to the idea of negotiation to seek a path out of the country’s precarious situation with help from the international community

Investigations involving current and former prominent political figures have opened a debate over judicial independence, impunity and persecution

If an early count is confirmed, the far-left schoolteacher could face either Keiko Fujimori or Hernando de Soto in June

A regional power play that began last week in Murcia is shaking up Spanish politics, prompting early polls in the central region and now pushing the Unidas Podemos leader to quit his role in the central government

The request by the defense chief comes after King Felipe VI was sent two letters by retired members of the military complaining about the ‘social-communist’ government and the threat to national unity

All parties hailed the €140 billion allocation to help fight the effects of the coronavirus, but the money comes with conditions that could cause friction between the coalition partners

Regional and central government officials have warned of legal consequences after EL PAÍS revealed that internal protocols excluded some coronavirus patients from hospital admission

The agreement between the government and EH Bildu, which was announced late last night to the surprise of other groups, was subject to a late-night “rectification” by the Socialist Party

The anti-austerity group, which is a junior partner in Spain’s coalition government, claims the new levy will raise €11 billion

Here is an overview of what the relaxation of the coronavirus confinement measures means for outings to cinemas, restaurants and bars, as well as summer vacations

Companies that are holding or that can manufacture health materials such as protective masks have been given 48 hours to inform the authorities on risk of fines for failing to do so

The leader of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, has announced via Twitter that he has Covid-19. The Spanish royal family has tested negative for the virus

Within two days of Sunday’s repeat election, the Socialist Party and Unidas Podemos struck a deal that they had been unable to agree on for six months

Tens of thousands of people, including the premier Quim Torra, filled the Spanish capital with signs and flags

But critics say non-binding text does not do enough to fight greenhouse gas emissions