The plan to hasten the Venezuelan leader’s downfall with a naval deployment in the Caribbean and a campaign of extrajudicial attacks on alleged drug boats has raised questions about what could come next
Venezuela’s president assures that the country’s economic activity will not slow down despite the threats from the US
The government understands that the US warships anchored in the Caribbean Sea are not focusing on alleged drug shipments as much as they are on President Maduro and his closest aides
The White House is deploying missiles in the Caribbean while sending continuous, alarming messages to Chavismo
Washington increases its pressure against Chavismo, which believes an invasion is imminent
President Nicolás Maduro and his closest circle are convinced that Washington will start a war, and have enjoined citizens to hone their shooting skills
The Venezuelan government has announced a massive recruitment drive, while Washington has stepped up its warnings after a week of heightened tensions
Most of the 11 occupants of the vessel — which departed from Venezuela and was blown up by the United States — came from a small coastal town taken over by drug trafficking
The president of Venezuela has so far avoided any direct mention of the destruction of an alleged drug boat. The Chavista government has been under unprecedented military pressure for weeks
Leaders of all political stripes have criticized the alleged plot revealed by EL PAÍS by ex foreign minister Álvaro Leyva, who tried to get support from the US
The writer, who was a presidential candidate in Peru in the 1990s, turned from Marxism to liberalism with the zeal of a convert
The Colombian Minister of Defense, present at the meeting between Kristi Noem and the president, claims that he compared the narcotic to alcohol
The gang, born in a Venezuelan prison, is considered a powerful criminal organization, but it is not capable of being a national security threat as Donald Trump claims
In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS, the president of Colombia analyzes the difficult situation within his government, the confrontation with Trump, and assures that being head of state is ‘absolute unhappiness’
The conservative president and the left-wing candidate were almost tied and a runoff is scheduled for April 13. The winner will have to contend with a security crisis fueled by local gangs and Mexican drug cartels
The Colombian tells of the mistreatment to which US authorities subject migrants expelled after the Republican assumed the presidency
The Colombian president faces criticism from his ministers and public confusion after a chaotic Cabinet meeting that was broadcast live
Former presidents and ministers from the left and right, plus the financial elites, closed ranks around the Petro administration so that the US would not impose economic sanctions
The Colombian president sought to reach agreements with all of the country’s armed groups, but now finds himself dealing with a conflict that threatens to spread
The president of the United States had threatened Gustavo Petro with a 25% tariff on Colombian products for refusing to allow two planes carrying deportees to land in his country
Bogotá insinuates that Caracas provides cover for the ELN guerrillas and Chavismo responds by accusing the Colombian authorities of sheltering members of Tren de Aragua
Opposition candidate Edmundo González, who had promised to return to the country and be the one to be sworn in as president, remains in Dominican Republic
Nicolás Maduro’s government launches a fresh wave of arrests against opponents, activists and foreign citizens while the opposition says that its candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, will be sworn in on Friday
A reconstruction of the last six months of turmoil in Venezuela following the July elections, highlighting the opposition’s accusations of fraud, the exile of González Urrutia, the presentation of the paper tallies, the repression and persecution of Chavismo, and the growing tension leading up to the inauguration on January 10
Venezuela’s ruling party makes a show of force and warns that anyone attempting an insurrection or an invasion to prevent the president from being sworn in ‘will pay dearly’
In the first 10 months of 2024, over 280,000 migrants crossed the barrier between Colombia and Panama, including Venezuelans, Ecuadorians, and people from countries as far afield as Vietnam, DR Congo, and Afghanistan. EL PAÍS delves into the jungle to follow these travelers, sharing their difficult stories and big dreams. Some are left behind along the way. With the help of UNICEF, we visit the towns that welcome these weary souls on the other side
The more than probable return of Nicolás Maduro to the presidency does not end the hopes of Edmundo González and María Corina Machado of being able to impose the result of the elections