The short-lived but high-impact abduction of a senator is just one of the daily events that are shaking up ‘the most open election in years’
Between international forums, visits to coffee plantations and meetings with ex-combatants, the statesman reflects on peace, Venezuela, Trump, Petro and global chaos
Gustavo Petro has denounced a new assassination attempt and a failed plot to link him to drugs ahead of his successful meeting with Donald Trump
The highly anticipated get-together exceeded the expectations of the Colombian leader, four months before the presidential election that will define the continuity of his political project
The meeting between the presidents of the United States and Colombia lasted more than two hours and was held behind closed doors
The main challenge, according to aides of the Colombian president, was convincing him to take concrete proposals to Washington, avoid being provocative, and not let himself be provoked
The Trump administration’s military intervention on January 3 has become a catalyst for the new climate reigning in Caracas, enabling demands that until a few weeks ago were unthinkable
The opposition leader downplays Delcy Rodríguez's apparent openness and demands freedoms.
Delcy Rodríguez claims that $300 million of the $500 million agreed upon with Washington has already been received, while offering to publish a detailed account of the use of those funds
All eyes are on the powerful minister of the interior, capable of destabilizing the new post-Maduro era
After years of clashes and ruptures, Chavismo seeks to rebuild relations with dozens of countries
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Colombian president acknowledges that he feared being captured like Maduro, but believes that the call with the tycoon ‘froze’ the threat
The US president has invited his Colombian counterpart to the White House and said it was a ‘great honor’ to speak to him after months of verbal attacks
Uncertainty about the political future and fears of internal espionage are growing in the wake of the US attack
The US president insists that ‘we’re in charge’ of the country after capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and flying them to the US to face criminal charges
The vice president assumes power in the face of Maduro’s ‘forced absence’ and is the figure tasked with managing Chavismo’s relationship with Trump
A drug trafficker’s megalomaniac dream continues to be an unsolved problem for Colombia
The leaders of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia have responded in very different ways to the return of the far right to the South American country, which held a runoff vote on Sunday
The Nobel laureate’s decision to go to Oslo has raised questions about what will happen to her leadership if she cannot go back to the country
Washington’s offensive revives the specter of Nicolás Maduro’s downfall, an expectation that continues to shape the course of Chavismo’s rivals
Between threatening to strike the country and resuming repatriation flights for migrants, the US president is sending mixed signals. Meanwhile, his unprecedented military deployment in the Caribbean is awaiting orders
Only a handful of aircraft still dot the Venezuelan sky, which Washington has turned into an exclusion zone in what amounts to another tool of political pressure by the Trump administration
The phone conversation took place amid the military escalation and, according to the newspaper, opens the door to a diplomatic path that contrasts with the drug trafficking accusations
The announcement that the US president is willing to talk with the Venezuelan leader offers an uncertain window of opportunity for a negotiated solution to the crisis between the two countries
The message that the Venezuelan leader sought to convey at the close of Tuesday’s march was both an internal response to reinforce the regime’s cohesion, and an external signal of defiance against US pressure
The suspension of international flights to Caracas due to the risks of flying over Venezuelan territory has raised tensions in the region
The recent deaths of 15 forcibly recruited minors in military operations have sparked an unprecedented crisis for the Colombian president