‘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.
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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.
Mayhem after killing of cartel leader unlikely to end at Mexico's borders
Mexico has been rocked by a wave of retaliatory violence after authorities killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’, last Sunday.
USAID moves out, gangs move in: The cost of aid cuts in Colombia
QUIBDÓ, Colombia — When Luz Mely Moreno walks through Reposo, the gang-controlled neighborhood where she grew up, she counts her blessings.
Small but mighty: Colombia’s Muslim community celebrates Ramadan
Colombia’s Muslims comprise less than 0.2 percent of the population in a country that is majority Catholic.
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.
Colombian lawmaker among 15 killed in plane crash near Venezuela
The plane vanished near Colombia’s eastern border, and the search was hindered by dense jungle terrain and adverse weather.
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.
US officially labels Colombia’s EGC group a ‘terrorist organization’
Analysts warn US ‘terrorist’ designation of the EGC could escalate violence and hinder peace negotiations in Colombia.Bogota, Colombia – The United States Department of State has designated Colombia’s largest criminal group, the Gaitanist Army of Colombia (EGC), a “terrorist organisation”.The EGC, also referred to as the Clan del Golfo, has a presence across Colombia and is known for its involvement in drug trafficking, illegal mining, and extortion.“Today, the Department of State is designating...
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.
A Deeper Look At Latin America's Transgender Violence Problem
November 20 was International Transgender Remembrance Day, which commemorates the lives of transgender people who have fallen victims to hate crimes.
Colombian court sentences Alvaro Uribe’s brother to 28 years in prison
A panel of three judges found Santiago Uribe guilty of homicide and criminal conspiracy for his ties to paramilitaries.
Curaçao to Cape Verde: Small nations make big World Cup history
Few stories capture the magic of next year's FIFA World Cup quite like Curaçao—a small Caribbean nation that has defied history, geography, and every expectation to reach the biggest stage in global soccer.
In Colombia, Petro fends off criticism over killing of child rebel recruits
Armed groups have increased their recruitment of minors under 18. Should the government be responsible for their deaths?
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.
Colombian President Petro compares Trump to Nazis, says he is ‘against mankind’
Colombian President Gustavo Petro escalated an ongoing feud with President Donald Trump at a pre-meeting of the COP30 climate summit yesterday, criticizing his counterpart for his stance on immigration, military action in Gaza and Venezuela, and the environment.
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.
U.S. Embassy in Colombia shuts doors, bolsters security amid pro-Palestinian protests
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota closed its doors and requested additional police protection Tuesday because of security concerns over pro-Palestine protests on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct 7, 2023.
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...
Landmark ruling convicts seven FARC ex-leaders of wartime crimes
Colombia’s JEP issues first individual sentences under 2016 peace deal, focusing on victims’ justice and reconciliation.
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.
In Colombia’s Chocó, neglected ethnic groups fight for a voice in building peace
The killing of more than 80 people and displacement of over 50,000 in a matter of weeks in the Catatumbo region earlier this year drew renewed but belated attention to the escalation of Colombia’s decades-long armed conflict.
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