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“ You must be able to govern your life ”: the Revolution of Care in Latin America

“ You must be able to govern your life ”: the Revolution of Care in Latin America

The workers we do not pay or see are grandmothers, mothers, girls-women who take care of children, take care of the members of the sick family and give dignity to the elderly. To do this work of vital care, they abandon a formal job with pay...

Cuba Receives Rice from Colombia, Where There is Overproduction

Cuba Receives Rice from Colombia, Where There is Overproduction

Producers will sell 1,404 tons and the Colombian government will subsidize export. The crisis in rice production in Cuba has forced the Government to take measures such as leasing land for the first time to a foreign company / 14ymedio 14ymedio,...

President Petro Inaugurates Colombia’s Embassy in Haiti

President Petro Inaugurates Colombia’s Embassy in Haiti

Colombian Head of State Gustavo Petro leads the official opening ceremony of the Embassy of Colombia in Haiti. Photo: X/ @infopresidencia July 19, 2025 Hour: 5:42 pm Colombian President Gustavo Petro was part of the inauguration of his country’s...

Trump and Maduro Governments Agree on Prisoner Releases

Trump and Maduro Governments Agree on Prisoner Releases

The Venezuelans arrived on two flights following an exchange of United States prisoners and the scheduled release of political prisoners in the country. Photo: MIJ The repatriation of 252 Venezuelan migrants held in El Salvador, the release of 10...

Colombian president says country must cut relations with NATO

Colombian president says country must cut relations with NATO

(MENAFN) Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for his country to cut ties with NATO, accusing the alliance's leadership of supporting what he describes as the genocide of Palestinians by Israel. Speaking at a pro-Palestinian international...

Twelve-nation bloc defies U.S., enforces law to halt Israeli genocide in Gaza

Twelve-nation bloc defies U.S., enforces law to halt Israeli genocide in Gaza

By Musa Iqbal / PRESS TV For almost two years, the world has watched as political institutions, including the United Nations, have failed to meet the moment in the wake of the most horrific crime that can be committed: genocide. The United Nations...

Colombian emerald fever hits TikTok: A journey to Muzo, the source of the world’s most valuable gems

Colombian emerald fever hits TikTok: A journey to Muzo, the source of the world’s most valuable gems

In Muzo, luck and chance are like two more neighbors in town — old, familiar faces. People buy and sell raffles, lottery tickets, or betting slips in the hope of a stroke of fortune that might change their lives. But this corner of Boyacá, in...

HM King Hamad Sends Congratulations to Colombian President on Independence Day

TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, has sent a heartfelt message of congratulations to President Gustavo Petro of the Republic of Colombia on the occasion of Colombia’s...

Detienen a una sexta persona en Colombia por su presunta participación en el atentado contra el senador Miguel Uribe Turbay

Detienen a una sexta persona en Colombia por su presunta participación en el atentado contra el senador Miguel Uribe Turbay

Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Autoridades colombianas detuvieron a una sexta persona el viernes por su presunta participación en el atentado del 7 de junio contra el senador y precandidato presidencial opositor Miguel Uribe Turbay, informó...

Ecuadorian Communities Resist State-Backed Mining Project Tied to Presidential Family

Ecuadorian Communities Resist State-Backed Mining Project Tied to Presidential Family

As Ecuador’s third-largest mine begins construction, rural communities push back against what they describe as a corporate-state alliance that endangers their water and livelihoods. Weeks of protest have been met with police repression, reigniting...

Bogota says to crack down on Colombian mercenaries fighting overseas

Bogota says to crack down on Colombian mercenaries fighting overseas

UN, July 18. /TASS/. Colombia is addressing the issue of its citizens fighting as mercenaries in foreign wars, Deputy Foreign Minister Mauricio Jaramillo told TASS. "The president of Colombia has made it clear that for us, sending Colombians to...

Indian students excel at International Mathematical Olympiad, continue global winning streak

Indian students excel at International Mathematical Olympiad, continue global winning streak

Left to right - Aarav, kanav, Abel, Aadish, Archit and Adhitya A team of six students from India won 3 Gold Medals, 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal securing an overall 7th rank out of 110 countries at the 66th International Mathematical...

Colombia’s Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges

Colombia’s Petro visits Haiti for a 2nd time to help bolster security as gang violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Preto arrived Friday in Haiti for the second time this year in a show of support as gangs in the troubled Caribbean country continue to gain ground. Petro announced the opening of a...

Colombia: Land of Opportunity — And Danger — for Ecuador’s Crime Bosses

Colombia: Land of Opportunity — And Danger — for Ecuador’s Crime Bosses

A trend of Ecuadorian criminal leaders turning up in neighboring Colombia underscores how the country serves as a refuge — as well as a potential graveyard — for bosses seeking to flee both state crackdowns and intense violence back home. On May...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Haiti, second visit this year

Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Haiti, second visit this year

Months after making his first visit to Haiti, Colombian President Gustavo Petro returned Friday — this time landing in a gang-ridden Port-au-Prince accompanied by two of his top ministers in an aircraft stamped Republic of Colombia. Petro was...

Vikrant Massey to begin shooting for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar biopic next week; 90 per cent film to be shot in Colombia

Vikrant Massey to begin shooting for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar biopic next week; 90 per cent film to be shot in Colombia

en Bollywood News Bollywood Hungama News Network https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/ Vikrant Massey to begin shooting for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar biopic next week; 90 per cent film to be shot in Colombia Vikrant Massey continues to push the envelope...

Bogotá conference calls for action against Israeli violations of international law

Bogotá conference calls for action against Israeli violations of international law

A dozen countries have committed to taking action against Israeli violations of international law following a two-day conference which brought together representatives of 30 states, including Ireland. Irish Legal News understands that Irish...

Colombia summit on Israeli accountability: What's next for The Hague Group?

Colombia summit on Israeli accountability: What's next for The Hague Group?

The two-day emergency summit of The Hague Group in Bogota concluded on Wednesday, culminating in a joint declaration by states demanding international sanctions against Israel and legal accountability for what participants described as "grave...

Colombia’s government to introduce bill to demobilize paramilitaries and urban gangs

Colombia’s government to introduce bill to demobilize paramilitaries and urban gangs

Colombia’s government is set to introduce a bill that would allow the mass demobilization of paramilitary organization EGC and urban organized crime groups that have been engaged in peace talks. A draft of the proposal that will reportedly be...

Slovenia approves law to legalize assisted dying for terminally-ill adults

Slovenia approves law to legalize assisted dying for terminally-ill adults

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Slovenian lawmakers became the first Eastern European country to legalize a law on Friday to allow medically-assisted...

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