Colombia

The Venezuelan opposition leader, recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, asserts that the Maduro regime ‘is weaker than ever’

Gustavo Petro’s government orders the return of Daniel García-Peña to Bogotá, following the recent clash with the Trump administration

Monitoring carried out by two Brazilian research websites shows how, subtly, sexist discourses land on TikTok

The story of the co-founder of the criminal gang, who has been imprisoned in Bogotá since June 2024, reveals how he turned Colombia into the group’s operational hub and financial refuge

The US president has announced that tariffs will soon be imposed on the South American country

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

Complaints from family members and documents in possession of EL PAÍS confirm that officers from the State of Mexico Attorney General’s Office arrested and beat the men on several occasions. They remain in prison for an alleged crime unrelated to the musicians’ death

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

Venezuelan inmates, a population that has grown from 48 to over 4,000, are imposing their jail culture

Colombian President Gustavo Petro lamented the deaths and tied them to the war on drugs despite no evidence to back it up. ‘They killed our youths,’ he posted on X

The armed group, which concluded its first round of talks with the government this week, seeks to wrest control of southern Bolívar from the guerrillas

The first Latina to take the reigns of one of the industry’s most important magazines talks with EL PAÍS about the recent wave of changes in the fashion world, and representation in the media

A new academic paper reveals that the drug trade generates annual revenues of $15.3 billion, equivalent to 4.2% of the country’s GDP

Three colonels from the La Popa Battalion and other high-ranking officers face trials that could see them sentenced to 20 years

For the third consecutive year, Colombia was the country with the highest number of homicides. In Guatemala, cases have increased fivefold, according to the latest Global Witness report

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

Gangs that rob gadgets are looking for new ways to extract more value from them. An expert analyzed the work of one organization as it was dismantled by the police

Money sent from abroad becomes a vital source of income for the South American country’s economy. By the end of the year, it will account for nearly 3% of GDP

The attack on an alleged drug-running vessel marks a milestone in the strained relations between the two countries

Scientists and animal rights activists differ on the need to allow the hunting of the world’s largest rodent, but agree that the deterioration of its ecosystem puts it at risk

The fatal attack on 13 police in an anti-narcotics helicopter illustrates the threat these devices pose in the hands of former FARC guerillas

Over the past 20 years, the home ownership rate in many countries in the region has fallen by as much as 15 to 20 percentage points

The Defense Ministry said that the troops have been held since Sunday, following an operation against Iván Mordisco’s faction

American importers are closing the door to the country’s beans, causing prices in New York to skyrocket, while exclusively Brazilian products have become cheaper due to lower demand

The Gustavo Petro administration attributes the attack that left six dead in Cali to the leader of the FARC dissidents of the Central General Staff, which it now considers a terrorist organization

Samples of fish caught in Indigenous reserves, located in places such as Serranía de Chiribiquete National Park, reveal that up to 28% of species have concentrations that are above WHO recommendations

The explosive attack on a military base in Cali and the downing of a police helicopter in Antioquia, both by FARC dissidents, have highlighted the nation’s instability