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The U.S. State Department has recalled its top diplomat in Colombia for urgent consultations. The move follows comments from ...
Colombia is reeling from a high-stakes political scandal after explosive audio leaks revealed a secret plot —allegedly ...
Colombia needs reform. It is among the world’s most unequal countries. It is painfully hard for a poor child to ascend into ...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Chanting and waving flags, hundreds of supporters of Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first-ever left-wing president, surrounded the Supreme Court building last month.
A recent fight over between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro has brought renewed attention to the policies of the former Marxist guerilla whose priorities often run ...
Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes ...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro quickly reversed course about accepting flights of deported migrants from the US after President Donald Trump threatened punitive tariffs on the South American ...
A supporter of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro pastes a banner before a rally at the Fontibon neighborhood in Bogota on June 12, 2022. Juan Barreto—AFP/ Getty Images.
A man walks near a campaign banner of presidential candidate Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Marquez, ahead of weekend elections in Bogotá on June 13. The pair won the election ...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Gustavo Petro, a former left-wing guerrilla and the front-runner in Colombia's presidential election next month, is promising to shake up Colombian society. And to be sure ...
Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader. The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.