Buenaventura residents criticise state neglect after Colombia’s earthquake
In the port city of Buenaventura, residents say the government's lapses after the deadly earthquake speak to a broader trend of mismanagement.
I am a British freelance journalist based in Bogotá, Colombia. My work has appeared in The Guardian, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, Reuters, NPR, and others. I am also associate editor at Latin America Reports.
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Colombia scrambles to find survivors after deadly earthquake
A day after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook western Colombia, rescue teams are frantically fighting through the rubble of collapsed buildings to find survivors and recover bodies.
A quest for closure: In search of the missing after Venezuela’s earthquakes
It has been two weeks since a pair of powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. And for nearly as long, Adolfo Guerra has kept vigil outside a vast field of rubble in the seaside neighbourhood of Los Corales.
How a son rescued his father from the rubble of Venezuela’s earthquakes
On June 24, two earthquakes ravaged Venezuela, killing thousands. This is the story of one man's fight to free his father from the rubble.
‘A nightmare’: Struggling with the aftermath of Venezuela’s earthquakes
Aweek after twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, the country is only beginning to process the tragedy.
Trump Claims Victory in Colombia as Right-Wing Populist Wins Presidential Election
On Sunday night, U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella, the winner of Colombia’s presidential election.
Ivan Cepeda concedes defeat in Colombia election, sealing right-wing win
Colombian presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda officially conceded defeat to hard-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella this morning following a tight run-off race.
‘This is what I was born for’: the drought-ridden Colombian town that took on Coca-Cola Femsa – and won
When a severe drought struck La Calera near Bogotá, many of its residents lost their water for drinking, cooking and farming and faced up to 15 days of strict water rationing each month.
Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella beat left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round, upending expectations.
Colombia hard-right and leftist presidential candidates to spar in run-off race
Colombia’s presidential race will head to a second round after no candidate reached the majority required to win outright.
‘An epidemic of flies, rats, waste and foul odours’: health fears in Cuba as US oil blockade halts rubbish collection
As thick smoke spread through the narrow streets of Havana, seeping into homes, schools and shops, Carlos Blanco, a chef, opened his bedroom window to see what was going on. “I saw a mist. But it wasn’t mist – it was smoke,” he says, describing the toxic smog emanating from a smouldering mountain of rubbish.As the US oil blockade on Cuba enters its fourth month, choking off most of the island’s fuel supplies, growing mounds of waste lie on street corners across Havana. Amid fuel scarcity, author...
Colombia reels from explosive attack as death toll climbs to 20
The death toll from an explosive attack in Colombia on Saturday has risen to 20, according to authorities, with over 36 more injured.
Could the US oil blockade snuff out the Cuban cigar?
Tobacco remains Cuba's top export, and in 2024, its government reported record revenue from its sale: nearly $827m.
‘I need to leave’: Cuba’s tourism workers reel from US oil blockade
From taxi drivers to tour guides, the collapse of Cuba’s tourism industry has left thousands struggling to get by.
Blackouts and health fears grip Cuba
Residents plagued by power cuts, heaps of rubbish and soaring prices as Donald Trump squeezes communist regime.
Colombian congressional elections reveal polarized electorate as left wing leads
Colombia’s left wing is on track to win the largest number of seats in legislative elections held Sunday, but faces an emboldened right-wing bloc, according to the preliminary vote count.
Colombian criminal organizations find new ways to move cocaine as U.S. continues boat strikes
The United States’ aggressive boat bombing campaign targeting suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere has begun to reshape Colombia’s drug trade and its long-running armed conflict as criminal organizations find new ways to move cocaine.
Petro calls on Colombians to take to the streets following Trump threats
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has condemned Donald Trump’s threat of military action against him, calling on citizens to take to the streets and saying he would take up arms to defend his country if needed.
Speaking to reporters Monday night, Trump suggested Petro’s days are numbered and indicated approval for an operation in Colombia like the one that ousted Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro on Saturday.
While analysts cast doubt on the likelihood of Trump following through with the thr...
Speaking to reporters Monday night, Trump suggested Petro’s days are numbered and indicated approval for an operation in Colombia like the one that ousted Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro on Saturday.
While analysts cast doubt on the likelihood of Trump following through with the thr...
Colombia braces with alarm after Maduro’s removal in Venezuela by US
Venezuela’s neighbour Colombia could face spillover turmoil from the stunning turn of events both in violence and a mass influx of refugees.
Last foreign carriers halt flights to Venezuela after Trump’s airspace ban
Bogota, Colombia – The last international airlines flying to Venezuela have suspended routes to the country, days after United States President Donald Trump declared the South American country’s airspace closed.
Colombia President Petro floats union with Venezuela amid U.S. military buildup
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suggested recreating Gran Colombia – the early 19th Century country that included modern day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama – on multiple occasions over the weekend.
Trump-Petro spat threatens Colombian security, economy, joint counter-drug efforts
Tensions between Colombia and the United States reached a new peak Sunday, with Donald Trump calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro “an illegal drug dealer”, promising to end “payments” to the country, and even alluding to military action against Colombian drug producers.
Colombian court ruling sentences 12 ex-military officers
A special Colombian court sentenced 12 former military officers to between five and eight years of reparation work for their involvement in 135 “false positive” deaths – killing civilians and then falsely reporting them as rebel fighters – between the years 2002 and 2005.Thursday’s landmark ruling is the first time the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), Colombia’s transitional justice body, issued individual sentences against government security forces for crimes committed in the decades-long...
For first time in decades, U.S. says Colombia is falling short in drug war
The United States has decertified Colombia as a drug control partner for the first time since 1997.
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