Influencers, AI and viral videos: Abelardo de la Espriella defeats Iván Cepeda in the digital battle
The far-right candidate’s campaign benefited from using content creators to attack rivals and from prioritizing short, emotional messages
Specter of social upheaval threatens final stretch of Colombia’s presidential race: ‘Everything will start the day that man is installed’
Warnings of protests and violence are on the rise ahead of the possible victory of far right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella
Petro and Mamdani: A meeting of progressive leaders the Trump administration thwarted
The Colombian president and the New York mayor were to meet privately, but the White House prevented it, according to ‘The Washington Post’
Iván Cepeda enters final stretch of presidential campaign with no money and Petro on his heels
The ruling party candidate has been denied loans, his communications strategy arrived late, and the Colombian president refuses to stop sabotaging his campaign
The keys to Abelardo de la Espriella’s first-round victory in Colombia: anti-Petro and anti-politics sentiment
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
De la Espriella’s and Cepeda’s paths to Colombia’s presidential runoff run through abstainers
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
De la Espriella’s far-right banners
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
In Colombia, De la Espriella and Cepeda head to a runoff as Petro questions the results
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
Organized crime weaves a new maritime trafficking network between Mexico and Guatemala
A series of recent seizures is further evidence of the pressure the US is exerting on the Mexican government and in Central America
Gustavo Petro to travel to New York to meet Mayor Zohran Mamdani
The progressive leaders will discuss proposals to ‘combat inequality’ and ‘strengthen democracy’. It’ll be Mamdani’s first meeting as a mayor with a head of State
Four intractable crises facing Colombia’s next president
Violence, the deficit, the collapse of the healthcare system, and corruption await the winner of the presidential elections
Colombia goes to the polls with the best social indicators this century and a deficit only exceeded during the pandemic
Gustavo Petro, the first leftist president in the country’s contemporary history, leaves the lowest unemployment rate of the century and an increasingly indebted state
Colombia chooses its next president amid renewed violence
Armed groups poison a campaign in which candidates Iván Cepeda, Abelardo de la Espriella, and Paloma Valencia have reported death threats
The far right takes flight in Colombia under Abelardo de la Espriella
The ‘outsider’ candidate is proving the most adept at waving the flag of the radical right in a society disenchanted with traditional politics and moderate parties
In the final stretch of Colombia’s presidential campaign, undecided voters are in high demand
The leading candidates are looking to attract citizens who are still considering their vote, while being careful not to lose their base of loyal supporters
Colombia’s super‑rich pack their bags amid the rise of the left: ‘The country is wonderful if you have one foot out the door’
An international firm specializing in helping millionaires relocate has opened in Bogotá. ‘My life plans can’t depend on an election,’ says a 30‑year‑old architect
Washington describes protests in Bolivia as an attempted ‘coup d’état’
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau spoke with the Andean country’s president, Rodrigo Paz, in a show of support
AI-generated videos flood Colombia’s presidential campaign with electoral fantasies
The surge of clips created by artificial intelligence is being driven largely by the two campaigns battling for right‑wing voters, with the left hesitating to use this strategy
‘Made in Colombia’ bodyguards: ‘They fight over us abroad’
Security details and armored cars are part of the landscape in a country accustomed to violence, where security has become a profitable industry
‘I hope our comrade Cepeda wins’: Armed groups are poisoning Colombia’s elections
Illegal pressure to influence the vote of hundreds of thousands of people resurfaces and once again is shaping the presidential race
US arrests nine people and seizes nearly three tons of cocaine in an operation near Colombia
The Coast Guard interdicted three vessels approximately 145 kilometers off the coast of Cartagena. The cargo is valued at nearly $46 million
Sexism looms over Colombia’s presidential race between Paloma Valencia and Abelardo de la Espriella
The far-right candidate made misogynistic comments to two journalists, drawing widespread criticism
‘51st State’: The White House’s latest threatening taunt to Venezuela
The official US presidential account posted a series of memes suggesting the annexation of the South American country
Cauca, the Colombian region where the state is under attack: ‘There is no one to hold accountable for our dead’
A vicious attack against the civilian population underscores the sense of helplessness in the face of the failed peace policies of the Petro administration. The security crisis has sparked speculation among presidential candidates about the motivations of the armed groups
‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments
A leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of Claudia Sheinbaum, Lula, and Gustavo Petro
The US ramps up pressure on Mexico and Colombia in its new drug control strategy
A new document outlines how the Trump Administration is adopting a more aggressive approach and demanding measurable results from other countries
Colombia boosts cocaine seizures despite technological advances in maritime drug trafficking
Authorities confiscated 445 tons of the narcotic in 2025, according to a new report that details how traffickers are adapting their methods to evade growing pressure from Washington
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