Colombia

The son of President Gustavo Petro and his ex-wife sought easy profit by taking advantage of their political and family relationships

Friends and family of the victim, who was killed by Spaniard Daniel Sancho, remember a man who was dedicated to his family, and dreamed of seeing the world

Manuel Ranoque is accused of mistreating the four minors and their deceased mother

More cocaine moves through Ecuador than any other country in the world, meaning cartels like Sinaloa and the CJNG need local criminal organizations to handle transport and logistics

Thai police are still gathering evidence against the Spaniard, while continuing to search the coastal area of Kho Pha-ngan, where the 29-year-old admitted to disposing of parts of Edwin Arrieta’s body

Otoniel, the ex-leader of the Gulf Clan, was sentenced in the US on the same day that former paramilitary commander Hernán Giraldo was expelled from the country’s justice and peace process

While fewer trees are being chopped down in Brazil and Colombia, the rest of the region continues to spiral. The environmental summit will be a key event for the leaders of Peru and Venezuela, who will face each other on the international stage for the first time

Dairo Antonio Úsuga headed the Gulf Clan, a cartel and paramilitary group with a blood-drenched grip on much of northern Colombia

The Spaniard, accused of killing Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta, could serve a sentence in Spain under a 1987 agreement if he is not given the death penalty

Gustavo Petro is struggling to recover political momentum after 12 months in power. Meanwhile, conflicts among members of his inner-circle — along with his son’s arrest — are weighing down on his administration

A Spanish judicial investigation to which EL PAÍS has had access reveals how a criminal gang in Barcelona recruits and exploits young women with the collusion of officials at Lima airport

The case of Daniel Sancho, who has admitted to the murder of Edwin Arrieta, has shaken the paradisiacal island of Kho Pha-ngan

El Pacífico — in Comuna 8, one of the city’s 16 districts — is working on a risk management plan to mitigate the effects of climate change. This neighborhood movement is trying to understand how global warming affects residents and how they can adapt to it

An ambitious government, with political and economic achievements in its first semester, lost momentum in its second, which has been full of scandals, political conflict and mistrust

From flours and teas to distillates, beers and wines, the projects involving this ingredient keep growing in Latin America

Murders have increased by 11% compared to 2022, and the issue of security has become central to the electoral campaign

In an interview with ‘Semana’ magazine, the president’s son claims that neither Gustavo Petro nor his campaign manager, Ricardo Roa, were aware that he received money from ex-narco Santander Lopesierra and Gabriel Hilsaca.

The admission to the Attorney General’s office could compromise President Gustavo Petro’s position

The Colombian ecologist is dealing with a myriad of threats to what is considered the lungs of the world

The progressive delegation includes Bernie Sanders’s chief of staff and the House’s youngest representative. The legislators will visit Brazil, Chile and Colombia to discuss democracy, the environment and peace processes

After eight months of talks, an unprecedented bilateral ceasefire has finally been agreed with the guerrilla group, which has been active since the 1960s

In the biodiverse region of Guainía, a chemist, a zootechnician and a biologist convinced indigenous communities to replace coca crops with beehives

The arrest of Nicolás Petro is a major blow to the government. President Gustavo Petro said early Saturday that he wouldn’t interfere with the probe but was pained to see one of his sons going to jail

In a meeting coordinated by Colombian Vice President, Francia Márquez, Afro-descendant women leaders from the Americas and Africa met in Bogotá to discuss the challenges they face in accessing politics

Falling prices and high inflation have resulted in forced displacement and food insecurity for thousands of peasants whose economic mainstay was growing the plant exclusively and selling coca paste

The president began the second legislative session since his administration began. He defended his commitment to the energy transition and his policy of ‘total peace.’ While did not mention his much-criticized healthcare reform, he did call for a national political agreement to create ‘a more just and productive society’