Colombia’s Council of State Blocks Petro’s Healthcare Reform Decree

Colombia’s Council of State has suspended the decree through which President Petro sought to reform the healthcare system. Credit: César Carrión / Presidency of Colombia. The Council of State of Colombia has suspended Decree 0858 of 2025, promoted...

13 Colombians Among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action

Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action list by Sachamama NGO. Credit: Josefordonez / CC BY-SA 4.0 Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate...

The Free Mumia Tour hits Cuba

Ernesto of Granma and Laura of Juventud interview Jamal about the case of his father, political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal, at the conferences in Miramar, Cuba. by JR Valrey, The People’s Minister of Information The Third International Meeting on...

President Maduro rejects false U.S. narrative to justify aggression against Venezuela

“They invent an extravagant, vulgar, criminal and totally false story, already demonstrably false, Venezuela is a country free of coca leaf production,” said President Nicolás Maduro. President Nicolás Maduro highlights Venezuela’s sovereignty and...

Politics The Guardian Trump news at a glance: Oil prices jump after president puts sanctions on Russia in major policy shift

Donald Trump imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia for the first time in his second term, targeting oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft, sending oil prices higher by more than $2 a barrel. The president imposed the new measures as his...

International higher education is not just an export

GLOBAL As governments impose tighter restrictions on international students and cross-border exchange becomes a site of political tension, global education is at risk of being reduced to a revenue line. Yet the consequences of curbing mobility...

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:...

Colombia's Petro to sue Trump in US courts over 'thug' remark

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has declared he will take legal action in United States courts following derogatory comments made about him by former US President Donald Trump. The diplomatic dispute emerged after Trump labeled Petro "a thug and...

Colombia’s Minister of Justice Montealegre Resigns over Alvaro Uribe Acquittal

Colombia’s Minister of Justice will resign from his position as a sign of protest over the acquittal of former President Alvaro Uribe. Credit: Ovidio Gonzalez / Colombia Presidency / Public Domain Colombia’s Minister of Justice Eduardo Montealegre...

Colombia’s interior minister rejects US sanctions, denies drug allegations

ISTANBUL Colombia's Interior Minister Armando Benedetti criticized the US on Friday after being placed on its sanctions list, stressing that he has no connection to the drug trafficking allegations. “For having defended the dignity of the country...

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...

Colombian President Responds to U.S. Sanctions

Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that his country would not yield to the sanctions imposed by the United States, asserting that the American decisions would in no way alter Colombia’s positions or its independent policies. In a brief...

Colombia towards the Constituent Assembly: Bogotá prepares for massive mobilization

The Colombian president called on citizens to gather on October 24 at 4:00 p.m. in the Plaza de Bolívar, amid growing accusations by Donald Trump. Petro has decided to appeal to the people in the face of Donald Trump’s latest attacks and...

Colombia’s Karol G, Shakira and Kapo Shine at Billboard Latin Music Awards

Colombian artists shone at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards; Karol G stood out as the top-winning female artist of the night. Credit: Carlos Figueroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Colombian artists shone on the most anticipated night of...

The Oldest US Colony & the Newest War

Michelle Ellner on the Trump administration’s use of Puerto Rico as a launchpad for war on Venezuela. Members of the 346th Air Expeditionary Wing assembling concertina wire in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 14, are deployed in support of the U.S....

Politics AFP US hits Colombia's leader with drug sanctions, sparking sharp rebuke

Washington slapped unprecedented sanctions on Colombia's leftist president, his wife, son and a top aide Friday, accusing them of enabling drug cartels -- and rocking a decades-old alliance. The US Treasury blacklisted Gustavo Petro, first lady...

US sanctions Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro

The United States announced on Friday financial sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro for failing to combat drug trafficking, drawing a strong response from the president, who vowed he would not take “a single step back.” The U.S....

From Fentanyl to Firepower: America’s New Naval Posture under President Trump

Creating a water divot the size of Hakeem Jeffries' sombrero, deploying the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its accompanying strike group into the Caribbean marks a sharp pivot in President Trump's American strategy. Framing it as a...

Trump threatens military action in Venezuela, escalates Colombia tensions

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

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