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...

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...

COMMENTARY: Trump’s in his Louis XIV era, and it’s not a good look

To say that President Donald Trump is unfazed by the nationwide "No Kings" rally, which vies for bragging rights as perhaps the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, is the sort of understatement too typical when describing his monarchical...

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...

United States kills 14 crew members of four suspected drug boats in the Eastern Pacific

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday on his social media account X that the U.S. military had launched three extrajudicial attacks on four vessels in the Eastern Pacific on Monday. Hegseth claimed, without providing evidence, that the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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Colombia slams US strikes on boats in international waters as illegal, warns of rising tensions with Trump

ISTANBUL Colombian President Gustavo Petro has criticized recent US military strikes targeting what the Trump administration describes as drug smuggling vessels in international waters. Petro said the operations are “easy” but ineffective in...

‘Trump doesn’t represent us’: US activist groups to push for climate action at Cop30 in Brazil

Despite historic environmental rollbacks under a president who pulled the US from a key international climate treaty – and recently called global warming “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” – US civil society groups say they are...

Law, Power, and the Caribbean’s Test of Unity – in face of U.S. military action

- Advertisement - By Sir Ronald Sanders Four days after the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government reaffirmed the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, Prime Minister Kamla Persad‑Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago startled the region with a...

Colombia's leader slams U.S. boat strikes as illegal and ineffective

Colombia's left-wing President Gustavo Petro has been outspoken in his condemnation of the U.S. military strikes on what the Trump administration says are drug smuggling boats in international waters. Petro calls the strikes easy, but ineffective...

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...

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....

Trump threatens military action in Venezuela, escalates Colombia tensions

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Tensions Escalate Between Colombia and United States as Trump Labels Petro a "Drug Leader" and Imposes Sanctions

Bogota, Colombia – October 25, 2025 – Colombian President Gustavo Petro fiercely rebuked US President Donald Trump's accusation of him being an "illegal drug leader" during a massive rally in Bogota's historic Bolivar Square on Friday. Addressing...

The ‘Disappearance’ of Colombia’s VP Francia Marquez: From Idealism to the Solitude of Politics

Many in Colombia are wondering where Vice President Francia Marquez is, as she has been virtually absent for several months. Credit: Historical Pact. Many in Colombia are wondering where Vice President Francia Marquez is, as she has been virtually...