In an interview with EL PAÍS, the young Colombian singer and Latin Grammy winner spoke about her creative process, the importance of her Latin roots, and the release of her first album
The Trump administration issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered major aid cuts, but President Gustavo Petro must deal with the consequences of this new stigma in the final stretch of his term
A court finds that the judge who sentenced the former Colombian president erred in ordering his house arrest
Some 40% of the country’s wealthiest 0.01% have admitted to evading taxes. To pay less, they hide their money in tax havens and create companies or trusts that make it difficult to track their assets. Each year, tax evasion in Colombia amounts to 8% of GDP, or more than $130 billion
Judge Sandra Heredia wants the sentence to be applied immediately in what has become the most significant court case in recent Colombian history. But his defense said they will appeal
American officials and senators back the accusations about the ‘weaponization of the judiciary.’ Gustavo Petro replies that these remarks are ‘an intrusion into national sovereignty’
The foreign minister resigns, a diplomatic conflict with the US shows no signs of abating, and the justice system requests the arrest of the highest-ranking former government official over corruption
The remote-controlled submersible, with the capacity to transport over 1.5 tons of cocaine, is the first of its kind located in national waters. It had antennas, surveillance cameras and a Starlink modem to link to satellite internet
Macroeconomic indicators in the South American country are deteriorating rapidly, complicating the outlook for citizens facing deportation
The 14-year-old who shot the presidential hopeful at a rally on Saturday was arrested and will be charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons. He had dropped out of a government program for troubled youths
The assault on the conservative senator, who was hoping to run for president, is reminiscent of the murders of five presidential candidates between 1986 and 1990
More than 14,000 people living in extreme poverty struggle to secure enough money to guarantee a roof over their heads
Although the dynamics of extracting symbols from Indigenous peoples are now much more subtle, experts from these communities warn that the root is the same: power relations
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
A group of artisans and two designers from Bogotá are determined to recover the plant’s ancestral use as a pigment and promote its legal market through the Tinta Dulce project
The co-founder of the NGO Valientes warns that, since the pandemic, this crime has been more prevalent in cities such as Cartagena, Medellín and Bogotá, and digital threats have increased
A price comparison with Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile shows the consequences of using the exchange rate as a strategy against inflation
The Colombian tells of the mistreatment to which US authorities subject migrants expelled after the Republican assumed the presidency
Analysts say that to diversify exports, the Petro government must modernize outdated customs processes and combat the lack of interest among business owners
Thousands of former military personnel are hired for large sums to fight in wars or to serve as private security abroad. The network behind this business is in the government’s sights
The Colombian journalist criticizes President Gustavo Petro’s plan for total peace, the reintegration of rapists and violence against female reporters, and has launched a documentary on sexual exploitation in Cartagena
The refrigerators of the best restaurants in Latin America are increasingly filled with the ingredients of the Amazon. In this new culinary revolution, the cultivation of camu camu or mambe is becoming an alternative to illicit economies
Research has found that healthy people who live or work in areas such as Kennedy or Tunjuelito experience alterations to their respiratory system that are very similar to those suffered by a person diagnosed with severe asthma
Founder of the NGO Libertas International, the US citizen has identified Americans who come to Medellín with the purpose of sexually abusing minors
The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia commander was one of the most feared warlords in the country and has accused heavyweights in the political and business world of having allied themselves with the paramilitary armies
The Colombian capital will become the first city in Latin America to have a permanent envoy from the largest police department in the U.S.
Valeria Casillas faces a bureaucratic labyrinth in both countries, while her attacker, a U.S. citizen, remains at large and continues to harass her
