Rand Paul: Senate Will Get Another Chance to Limit Trump’s Venezuela Strikes

Less than a month after the Senate rejected an effort to block President Donald Trump's bombing of alleged drug-trafficking cartel boats, Senator Rand Paul intends to continue to push the issue. The Kentucky Republican tells TIME an updated...

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...

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...

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 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...

U.S. destroys four alleged drug boats in the Pacific, killing 14; One boat was believed headed to Ecuador

The U.S. military on Monday struck four more vessels that were allegedly trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 and leaving one survivor, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X. A U.S. Defense Department photo of an...

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...

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’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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

5 Miss Universe Rules You Didn't Know Contestants Have to Follow By Tabitha Parent

As the annual Miss Universe pageant draws nearer, contestants are ramping up their preparation for the international beauty pageant. On Friday, Nov. 21, over one hundred contestants from countries across the globe will walk the stage —...

Simone Pratt advances to main draw in Mexico

Bahamian professional tennis player Simone Pratt advanced to the main draw of the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour W100 Tournament in Irapuato, Mexico, over the weekend. Pratt, 29, opened singles competition in...

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...