US imposes sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and family

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his family amid escalating tensions between Washington and Bogotá over narcotrafficking and US strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats. The Treasury Department...

What lies behind the legalization of euthanasia?

If this is advanced Western civilization, then “barbarism” and “backwardness” are preferable. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su This week, Uruguay became the first Ibero-American country to officially...

Petro rejects accusations by far-right Leopoldo López about links to drug trafficking

The president of Colombia describes as criminal and arbitrary the attempt of the Venezuelan fugitive to link him to drug trafficking structures. Gustavo Petro denies Leopoldo López’s accusations about alleged links with drug trafficking. Photo:...

Cuba expresses solidarity with Colombia over US sanctions

Cuba warns that the US carrier deployment in the Caribbean risks destabilizing the region, as Havana reaffirms its support for Colombia and regional sovereignty. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has voiced strong support for Colombian President...

U.S. Treasury Puts Colombia’s Petro and Close Circle on ‘Clinton List’

The U.S. Government moved aggressively against Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his inner circle on Friday, imposing sanctions that target his financial and political support network as relations between Washington and Bogotá struck a new...

Colombian President Petro slams Trump for calling him a ‘drug leader’

BOGOTA, Colombia / ANKARA Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s “drug leader” label, saying Trump doesn’t even know where Colombia is or whom he is talking about. Addressing thousands of supporters...

Colombian Banks Hint They Will Support Trump Administration In Sanctions Against President Gustavo Petro

On Friday, October 24th, 2025, the same day that Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for (lightly attended) mass gatherings in protest against the US, and the Trump Administration announced the addition of Petro to “the Clinton List of...

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Neocolonial Plan For Latin America

Through war, he is reviving the colonial Monroe Doctrine, which top officials now proudly call the Donroe Doctrine. The Donald Trump administration is waging war on Venezuela, but this is part of a larger political war on Latin America. In the...

Venezuela Releases 17 Colombians Imprisoned Amid Maduro Government Crackdown

Venezuela releases a first group of 17 Colombians imprisoned without evidence on charges of anti-government activities. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the release of 17 citizens...

Argentina's all-or-nothing midterms: Referendum on President Milei

BOGOTA, Colombia Argentinians will head to the polls Sunday for midterm elections, where they will elect new lawmakers for both chambers of the national Congress. One-third of the Senate and half of the Lower House will be renewed. The race comes...

Between xenophobia and solidarity: My story of migration to Colombia

Illustration by Global Voices. By Sofía (pseudonym), a member of Mi Historia, a journalistic project in Colombia made by and for teens. I was 12 years old when my mother decided to migrate to Colombia from our home in Venezuela. I never imagined...

Baker next up in King University speaker seres

King University’s Institute for Faith & Culture (IFC) 2025-26 speaker series, "Equipped for Every Good Work,” continues this fall with celebrated baker Manolo Betancur ’04 and award-winning filmmaker Courtney Dixon. Betancur was the focus of...

Venezuela moves to suspend energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela responds to the recent joint military drills conducted by the US and Trinidad and Tobago and moves to suspend the recently renewed energy agreement with Port of Spain. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that the Ministry...

Colombia’s president slams US sanctions, cites Colombia’s anti-narcotics efforts

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has vowed to stand firm after the US imposed sanctions on him over alleged links to drug trafficking, calling Washington’s move a “paradox” given his long-standing cooperation in the fight against narcotics. “What...

Lindsey Graham Defends Trump's War Crimes By Citing More War Crimes

Trump suck-up Lindsey Graham once again proved that there's nothing a Republican president can do when when it involves dropping bombs on brown people's heads that he won't defend. Graham made an appearance on this Sunday's Face the Nation, and...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro accuses US of 'fabricating war' amid massive military buildup in Caribbean

WorldPosted at: Oct 25 2025 6:14PM Caracas, Oct 25 (UNI) Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has accused the US of "fabricating a new war", after it ordered the deployment of its largest warship – the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier – in the...

The US Is “Getting a Real Strong Handle” on South America “in a Lot of Ways”, According to Trump

Does he mean handle or choke-hold? President Donald J Trump’s hallmark modesty was on full display yesterday when he was asked on Air Force One about the mid-term elections in Argentina. The POTUS congratulated himself for Javier Milei’s...

The ‘dynasties’ that keep cumbia alive in a corner of Mexico: ‘The people of Monterrey are reinventing the idea of Colombia’ 

Cumbia is Mario Alberto Alfaro’s passion. The 52-year-old is a member of a collective that keeps this musical genre – which originates from Colombia’s Caribbean coast – alive in La Independencia, a rough neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico. Alfaro...

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is now under US sanctions -- rocking a decades-old alliance between Washington and Bogota

Colombia’s Petro Responds to US Clinton List Inclusion in Fiery Speech

Colombia’s President Petro denounced U.S. sanctions placing him on the Clinton List in a speech, accusing Trump of siding with “the mafia”. Credit: Joel Gonzalez / Colombia Presidency / Public Domain In a forceful speech on Friday evening,...