Kristi Noem meets with the Colombian president and exchanges words of praise with the foreign minister, Laura Sarabia. Both countries signed a deal for biometric data cooperation
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
Amazonian organizations and the Inter-American Development Bank announce the first projects of the Amazon for Life fund in Cali
The executive director of Human Rights Watch says the governments of Colombia and Panama must address the crimes against women on one of the most dangerous routes in the world
The story of José Arón Medina and Alexander Ante, who fought in the war in Ukraine before stopping in Venezuela on their way home, remains shrouded in mystery
President Gustavo Petro has opened the door to dialogue with the largest drug trafficking organization in the country, which presents itself as a ‘political-military organization’
The country now has more motorcycles than cars, posing a growing public health issue
In an upcoming book, the released German-Colombian former drug lord addresses dirty money in political campaigns, the pacts made between the Medellín Cartel and the guerrillas, as well as the complicity of the governments of Nicaragua, Cuba and Panama in the drug trade
The Colombian president left Guatemala City to an ovation after refusing to leave until the inauguration of his counterpart had gone ahead
The president of Colombia has reached his lowest ratings since assuming office
The Historic Pact for Colombia — the diverse left-wing coalition that brought Petro to power — faces the choice of either merging into a single party, or risk disappearing
Amidst political gridlock, the leftist leader has changed his strategy. This past week, he met with former right-wing president Álvaro Uribe and a group of business leaders
President Gustavo Petro wants results in the short term, and will not hesitate to dispense with whoever is necessary
The ELN guerrilla organization refuses to renounce a practice that has affected more than 50,000 victims in recent decades
Human Rights Watch warns that the Colombia-Panama border situation stems from ineffective regional migration policies
‘Nido,’ the new graphic novel by illustrator Laura Guarisco, presents a moving portrait of migration and diaspora
The nation mourns the passing of the painter and sculptor who became world-famous with his large, rotund figures
The number of planted hectares went from 204,000 to 230,000 during 2022, while the tonnage of drugs that has been produced reached 1,738, the highest figures ever recorded
The president of Mexico will fly to visit the Colombian president. They will jointly hear the conclusions stemming from a Latin American summit on narcotics that begins on September 7
Following the ceasefire agreement in Havana with the country’s last armed rebels, President Gustavo Petro urged the U.S. to remove the Caribbean island from its state sponsors of terrorism list
According to authorities, the four minors only have bites and skin lesions despite surviving a plane crash and wandering the jungle for 40 days
The allegations of lawfare, proscription or overthrow attempts such as the one suffered by Lula in January are clouding regional politics
Former paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso has assured Colombian authorities that the remains of hundreds of bodies – disappeared during the country’s internal armed conflict – can be found along the border with Venezuela
An international summit organized by President Gustavo Petro shows how the South American country’s foreign policy has drastically changed in recent months
Growing political, security and contracting risks in Colombia are affecting Chinese companies’ perception of the country, a new report warns
The leader of the FARC dissidents – who was once presumed dead – is currently negotiating with the government of President Gustavo Petro
From his militancy in M-19, where he named himself after a character in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ to his exile in Belgium, the 62-year-old’s journey to this point has been something of an odyssey. Will he be able to defeat Rodolfo Hernández at Sunday’s election?