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...

AP News Summary at 9:15 p.m. EDT

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage. Melissa made...

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...

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...

Trump’s generals of lawlessness

If you’re still not sure whether the United States is at risk of sliding into authoritarianism, talk to some Americans who know all about the proper and improper uses of violence. They are the men and women who are or were in the military’s...

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...

President Petro is backed by the solidarity of the Venezuelan government in the face of Trump’s defamations.

President Gustavo Petro takes action against defamation by the U.S. government of his person, family and members of his cabinet. Photo: EFE October 24, 2025 Hour: 6:11 pm The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the recent...

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,...

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

AP News Summary at 6:31 p.m. EDT

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage. Melissa made...

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...

World News | US Strikes Drug-smuggling Boats in Pacific, 14 Killed

Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): The United States military carried out multiple strikes on four boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said. In a post on X, Pete Hegseth...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...