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Brazil, Spain struggle to shake criticism as Maduro enablers

25-09-2024 18:06 At a recent United Nations gathering, Brazilian President Lula and Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez faced scrutiny for their ambiguous stance on Nicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Colombian ambassador to return to Argentina after Milei-Petro row

01-04-2024 09:26 Foreign ministries of Colombia and Argentina put presidential row aside and announce normalisation of relations and future visit of Foreign Minister Diana Mondino to Bogotá.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Mondino denies relations with Colombia are broken amid row

29-03-2024 20:31 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino says "relations with Colombia have not been broken," despite the ongoing row between President Javier Milei and his counterpart in Bogotá, Gustavo Petro.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Colombia expels Argentine diplomats amid row with Milei

28-03-2024 01:22 Colombia orders expulsion of Argentine diplomats after President Javier Milei describes his counterpart Gustavo Petro as a "terrorist" and "murderer."

HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA

Buried clothes, bones and DNA help identify Colombia's missing

14-03-2024 12:42 Across Colombia, efforts have intensified to find, exhume, and identify those who have gone missing during the country's six decades of armed conflict.

PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA

‘Out, Petro!’ Thousands march against Colombian president

08-03-2024 00:04 President Gustavo Petro's social reform initiatives and ongoing violence in Colombia spark demonstrations as discontent grows.

WAR ON DRUGS

Petro: US anti-drug policies caused Latin American 'genocide'

01-03-2024 15:47 "We have lived through a genocide of a million Latin Americans in the last half-century," declares Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who points the finger at the United States.

Columbia

Colombian armed groups forcibly recruited nearly 190 kids in 2023: report

13-02-2024 13:20 Nearly 190 children as young as nine were forcibly recruited by armed groups in Colombia last year, the country's rights ombudsman said Monday.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Colombia recalls ambassador in Buenos Aires amid Milei-Petro row

27-01-2024 09:34 Bogotá recalls its ambassador to Argentina after President Javier Milei brands his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro a "murderous communist" in an interview.

PRESIDENT MILEI: REACTION

Governments in Americas congratulate Milei on election triumph

19-11-2023 22:09 Presidents, prime ministers and political leaders across the Americas offer congratulations to Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei.

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST

Latin America divided and nuanced on Israel-Hamas conflict

01-11-2023 11:52 Many Latin American governments maintain strong support for Palestinians and their cause of statehood while condemning Israeli bombing of the Gaza strip; Argentina shows support for freeing hostages, with some of its citizens still being held by Hamas.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Colombia's Petro compares Gaza siege to 'Nazism'

09-10-2023 16:44 Colombia's President Gustavo Petro compares Israel's targeting of Gaza in retaliation for deadly attacks by militant group Hamas to the Nazi persecution of Jews.

OBITUARY

Colombian artist and sculptor Fernando Botero dies at 91

15-09-2023 13:31 Passionate and tireless Colombian artist Fernando Botero, once dubbed the 'Picasso of Latin America,' has died at 91. A prolific artist, he produced more than 3,000 paintings that have been displayed in countries across the world.

DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Bolivia says huge manhunt closing in on accused drug-lord

02-08-2023 12:59 Bolivian authorities conduct massive operation to capture alleged cocaine-trafficker Sebastián Enrique Marset Cabrera, wanted on drugs charges in several countries.

Political Scandals

Colombian president's son arrested on money-laundering charges

31-07-2023 12:43 Nicolas Petro was arrested on July 29th, 2023, on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to his father's election campaign, officials said.

International Relation

France, Brazil and Colombia Seek to Break Venezuela Deadlock

17-07-2023 19:48 Summit of Presidents from France, Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina Aims to Break Venezuelan Political Deadlock

MERCOSUR TENSIONS

Lula vows to grow Mercosur amid Uruguay flak, Argentina crisis

05-07-2023 11:00 Plans to strengthen and expand the Mercosur trading bloc hit by disagreement among its members over several topics, including Venezuela and free-trade agreements with other markets.

South American summit

Venezuela debate overshadows Lula’s unity pitch at summit

01-06-2023 00:39 Uruguay and Chile slam Lula’s defence of Nicolás Maduro at South American summit in Brasília.

ANALYSIS

Latin America's leaders and UNASUR: unity in the midst of divergence

31-05-2023 10:31 Everybody was onboard with unity at the meeting of South American leaders in Brasília, but the presence of Nicolás Maduro caused divergence.

by Eleonora Gosman

COLOMBIAN POLITICS

Colombia's Petro calls for Cabinet resignations after setbacks

26-04-2023 09:35 Colombian President Gustavo Petro calls for the resignation of his entire Cabinet as a political crisis, sparked by his government's struggles to get legislation approved by Congress, escalates.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Colombia president supports lifting Venezuela sanctions in Biden meeting

21-04-2023 18:56 US President Joe Biden said he is committed to resolving the crisis in Venezuela, after Colombia's President Gustavo Petro asked for sanction lift

COLOMBIAN POLITICS

Dissident FARC group in Colombia 'ready' for peace talks

17-04-2023 09:21 Armed dissident group of Colombia's disbanded FARC guerrillas announce they're ready to start peace talks with the government next month, a boost for President Gustavo Petro's quest for "total peace."

ENVIRONMENT

As Colombian volcano rumbles to life, villagers resist evacuation

10-04-2023 10:56 Villagers at the foot of Nevado del Ruiz in the Colombian Andes are staying put despite indications of a potential deadly eruption

COLOMBIA ENERGY

Indigenous Colombians in stand-off over wind farms

05-04-2023 13:23 Wind farm expansion in north Colombia, earmarked as the El Dorado of renewable energy, is unsettling indigenous Wayuu inhabitants in the region.

"PINK TIDE"

Nicaragua a political headache for Latin American left

24-02-2023 09:40 Spread as they are across the leftist spectrum. Latin American governments have failed to come up with a cohesive response to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's move to strip more than 300 critics and political opponents of citizenship.

TRADE

Colombia, Venezuela revive trade deal after four-year suspension

17-02-2023 10:54 Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says he is committed to establishing a joint "economic zone" with specific conditions for trade.

CRIME & ENVIRONMENT

Colombia's war on illegal gold mines hits outlaw armed groups

08-02-2023 12:06 Colombian security forces are taking aim at illegal mining for gold which not only provides resources for rebel armed groups, but is also responsible for contaminating water sources with Mercury.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández denounces 'indecency' of Ukraine war

11-11-2022 18:59 From Paris, President Alberto Fernandez denounces "indecency" of the war in Ukraine and its impact on global south.

FOREIGN POLICY

Colombia leader in rift-healing visit to Venezuela after nine-year pause

02-11-2022 13:13 Meeting in Caracas between Colombia's Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro marks a watershed warming between the once-estranged neighbours.