The United States said it destroyed a vessel carrying narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing two people it described as “narco-terrorists,” in what marks the first U.S. military strike away from Caribbean waters under President Donald Trump’s expanding campaign against drug trafficking groups. “Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department […]
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Trump Calls Colombia’s Petro an “Illegal Drug Leader,” Halts U.S. Aid
In an extraordinary escalation that threatens to end decades of strategic partnership, U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Sunday labeled Colombian President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader” and announced the immediate suspension of U.S. financial aid to Colombia. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused […]
Nobel Prize: Machado “keeps the flame of democracy burning”
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, recognizing her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela” and her “struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Machado, 58, is the first Venezuelan to receive […]
White House Wants Petro to Retract Claims Of “Colombian Deaths” in Narco Strike
The White House said it would “welcome” a public retraction from Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he accused the U.S. military of killing Colombian citizens during a recent naval strike in the Caribbean, calling his remarks “baseless and reprehensible.” The clash underscores a widening diplomatic rift that now extends to international waters, deepening already strained […]
Bogotá braces for pro-Palestine marches October 7, U.S Embassy closes
The 21st century has witnessed many days of infamy, but among the most horrific was October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a coordinated assault on southern Israel. More than 1,200 people were killed, including 38 children, and 251 civilians were kidnapped – among them young men and women attending the Nova music festival. Families were […]
Petro expels Israeli diplomats as Bogotá faces Gaza-linked vandalism
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro expelled Israel’s diplomats after two Colombians were detained on a Gaza-bound flotilla. The Gaza crisis is fueling protests and vandalism in Bogotá, and critics warn Petro may be fueling unrest to cement his base ahead of the 2026 election.
Mass visa revocations strip Petro’s cabinet of access to U.S
Colombia’s confrontation with Washington escalated after the United States revoked President Gustavo Petro’s visa over incendiary remarks in New York, prompting key ministers to declare they would forfeit their own visas and leaving much of the government without the possibility of entering the United States.
Petro Implodes U.S-Colombia Relations With Final UN Speech
Colombian President Gustavo Petro detonated relations with Washington in a blistering UN speech, accusing Donald Trump of genocide, calling for his prosecution, and likening the U.S. to Nazi Germany. The U.S. delegation exited the chamber as Petro urged the world to form an armed coalition to liberate Gaza.
Maduro Seeks Dialogue with U.S, Petro Sidelined at UN
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro is in New York ahead of the United Nation’s General Assembly. Petro trip to the U.S comes as Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro seeks to engage the Trump administration in dialogue, despite the military arsenal targeting drug boats in the Caribbean.
U.S. Decertifies Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts, Petro on the Defensive
The United States has decertified Colombia’s anti-drug efforts for the first time since 1994, citing record coca crops under President Gustavo Petro. While Washington issued a waiver to maintain aid, the move risks straining a key alliance and jeopardizing $453 million in U.S. assistance.
U.S warships near Venezuela: Is Latin America’s left facing a reckoning?
The United States has deployed three guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela, escalating tensions with Nicolás Maduro, who has mobilised 4.5 million militia members. The move comes as Colombia mourns Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay a close ally of the Trump administration.
Washington Delegation to Attend Funeral of Slain Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe
U.S President Donald Trump is sending a high-level delegation to Bogotá in the wake of the killing of Colombian opposition leader Miguel Uribe Turbay. The delegation will attend Wednesday’s funeral mass for the Senator and sends a direct message to President Petro after he showed solidarity with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Trial over Truth: Uribe and the Assault on Colombia’s Historical Memory
Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe’s 12-year house arrest sentence has ignited political turmoil, with critics calling it a selective prosecution aimed at rewriting the nation’s conflict narrative.
Colombia Accuses Peru of Taking Remote Island on Amazon River
Colombia has accused Peru of illegally occupying a disputed island on the Amazon River, escalating tensions between the two neighbors. President Gustavo Petro claims Peru violated a 1934 treaty by creating the district of Santa Rosa de Loreto. Peru rejects the claim, asserting full sovereignty over its territory.
War for Gold: Colombia’s Sur de Bolívar trapped as ELN expands to Pacific
The ELN guerrilla has intensified its offensive in Colombia’s Sur de Bolívar, deploying drones and battling rivals armed groups for control of alluvial gold mines. The region has become a testing ground for aerial terror, forcing some 7,500 to be confined in this dangerous chapter of the internal conflict.
Colombians to mobilize August 7 in defense of Uribe with 12-year Sentence
Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery, sparking nationwide demostrations in his defense for August 7. Critics say President Petro is using the case to rewrite Colombia’s conflict history and legitimize former FARC’s human rights abuses.