Colombia

With meetings suspended indefinitely, the outgoing government is seeking legal safeguards through oversight bodies and plans to publicize its record directly via social media

While outgoing president Gustavo Petro denies the legitimacy of the incoming leader’s victory at the polls, and his candidate Iván Cepeda talks of civil disobedience, the administrative transition moves forward smoothly

Six young people in their 20s compose and rap in their native language and in Spanish about the history of their communities

Claims that Abelardo de la Espriella’s win was driven by armed pressure behind Iván Cepeda’s vote stigmatize the left without evidence

After a year of disputes over methodology, the Gustavo Petro administration accepts a 3.5% increase in coca cultivation

An acrimonious, polarized presidential campaign has started to recede after Iván Cepeda conceded defeat and the National Electoral Council confirmed the result following the final count

The president-elect of Colombia has supported building mega-prisons, scaling back bureaucracy and withdrawing the country from the United Nations system. He’ll face opposition from half the country

Right-wing governments are now in power in 12 countries in their various forms, as hardline security policies, rollbacks of women’s and minority rights, and alliances in Trump’s orbit gain ground

Conservative leaders across Latin America also celebrated the results of the presidential election, which gives a razor-thin advantage to the self-styled outsider

The controversial criminal lawyer, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, has defeated the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda by less than one percentage point. If confirmed, it will mark a shift for one of the few leftist strongholds that remained in Latin America

The far-right contender Abelardo de la Espriella leads going into election day, while the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda is relying on a late surge

The first deployment of Colombians to the country, coordinated by the UAE, was in 2024, but the network has expanded and now includes contractors from countries such as El Salvador

The far-right candidate’s campaign benefited from using content creators to attack rivals and from prioritizing short, emotional messages

A group of congressmembers has sent a letter to senior US officials expressing ‘grave concern about the brazen interference’ in another country’s presidential election. The letter also underscores Espriella’s ties to a paramilitary group and questions the origin of his properties in Florida

Warnings of protests and violence are on the rise ahead of the possible victory of far right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella

Progressive governments in the region, facing imminent or ongoing elections, have denounced interference as pressure from the White House has escalated

The Colombian president and the New York mayor were to meet privately, but the White House prevented it, according to ‘The Washington Post’

An animal welfare group that filed a private complaint says it is the first time expulsion has been ordered for violence committed against a pet

The Colombian archipelago’s emblematic crustacean undertakes a deadly crossing each year from the mountain to the sea to reproduce. A group of biologists organizes nightly to close the road and escort them to the beach

The ruling party candidate has been denied loans, his communications strategy arrived late, and the Colombian president refuses to stop sabotaging his campaign

The far-right presidential candidate took advantage of growing polarization and the referendum-like nature of the vote to concentrate in a single candidacy what had been divided four years ago

The US president praised the winner of the first round of elections and urged Colombians to vote for him at the June 21 runoff. Colombian president Gustavo Petro rejected the ‘interference’

With the left and right blocks already consolidated, both candidates now face the challenge of wooing the unconvinced citizens in time for the second round of voting

The winner of the first round of the Colombian presidential election has used misogynistic and homophobic language, admires Milei and Bukele, promises to cut 40% of state bureaucracy, and wants to reopen debates over abortion and child adoption rights

The far‑right candidate secured 43.7% of the vote and the left‑wing contender 40.9%. The president challenged the preliminary tally and rejected the figures released on Sunday

A series of recent seizures is further evidence of the pressure the US is exerting on the Mexican government and in Central America

The author of ‘Kilo,’ a seminal book on the machinery that fuels drug trafficking, analyzes the failure of the war on drugs and Trump’s intervention in the fight against the cartels