Colombia’s Petro Looks to Saudi Arabia for Post-oil Investments

Petro participated in the FII9 summit and met with Crown Prince bin Salman to seek investments for Colombia in the post-oil era. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia. Colombian President Gustavo Petro held several meetings with Saudi...

Protests in Durango ‘turn violent’ after ICE detains father, children heading to school

DURANGO, Colo. (KRDO) – A protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Durango is drawing national attention after multiple tense clashes, including an elderly woman being thrown to the ground by a masked agent, were...

MALAYSIA JOINS WEF TO CHAMPION GENDER EQUALITY AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT

MALAYSIA has become the first Asean nation to join the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Gender Parity Accelerator Network, underscoring its dedication to advancing women’s economic participation. The network is a public-private collaboration...

Tony Wood: Sell Your Children

The last seven years​ have brought a string of successes for the right in Latin America. In October 2018, Jair Bolsonaro won the Brazilian presidency. In June the following year, Nayib Bukele came to power in El Salvador, and that November, the...

Intelligence Reports Link Colombia’s New Drug Cartel to the World of Soccer

A Colombian intelligence report reveals links between the cartel known as New Drug Trafficking Board and the world of soccer. Credit: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia. A recent report by Colombia’s National Intelligence Directorate...

How Education is Changing the Future for Women and Refugee Girls

The Building Better Futures campaign led by USA for UNHCR in partenership with the United Nations Refugee Agency has become a powerful campaign aiming to transform lives of Women through education. Their mission becomes a point of reference for a...

Father detained by ICE in Durango will be transferred to Texas, pending immigration proceedings

A man who was detained by federal immigration officers, along with his two children in Durango while on their way to school, sparking protests, will be sent to a Texas detention center, officials said Wednesday afternoon. Fernando...

Colombia Avocado Board Elects New Officers and Directors to Lead Next Phase of U.S. Market Growth

The Colombian avocado industry is experiencing unprecedented growth in the U.S. market, and new leadership at the Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) is positioning the organization to capitalize on this momentum. With projected exports reaching 150...

Colombia’s Technocratic Outsider: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Engineer’ Hernandez

Colombia’s strong political polarization could open up opportunities for a new technocratic outsider, such as “engineer” Hernandez in 2022. Credit: Soyliga courtesy. Faced with an increasingly volatile and polarized political landscape in...

Colombia’s Petro Kicks Off Middle East Trip to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has embarked on a new tour of the Middle East that will take him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia. The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has embarked on a new...

After losing his leg on Ukraine's frontlines, Colombian soldier finds family on its soccer fields

LVIV, UKRAINE — The wind howls through the streets of this western Ukrainian city on a cool June afternoon, the sound of robust laughter spills from a locker room at a local sports complex. Players emerge in their soccer uniforms and begin...

Native Trees of Colombia: Guardians of Biodiversity

Discover some of the most beautiful native trees of Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Credit: Juan Andres Leyva, CC BY-NC 4.0 / Naturalist Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, where a great...

Uncontacted Indigenous Groups Could Vanish Within A Decade Without Help

"BOGOTA, Colombia — From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state...

Letters to the Editor: The U.S. should look at its own anti-drug measures before blaming Colombia

Oct. 29, 2025 6:30 AM PT To the editor: President Trump argues that Colombian President Gustavo Petro is “poisoning Americans” (“U.S. sanctions Colombia’s president, deploys aircraft carrier in new escalation in Latin America,” Oct. 24). With all...

Half of the World’s Indigenous Tribes Could Vanish by 2035

Half of the world’s remaining uncontacted Indigenous tribes could disappear by 2035. Credit: Flickr / Arm User Facility / CC BY NC SA 2-0 For centuries, indigenous tribes have lived off the grid as hunters and forest guardians, choosing...

Black-Owned, White Sands: Beachfront Escapes Making Cultural Waves

The tides are shifting in travel as Black hoteliers and property management groups are reclaiming space and creating shorelines where Black travelers feel seen and celebrated worldwide. From the shimmering sands of some of Africa’s most iconic...

America’s Impending Population Collapse

Republicans have a net-zero goal they can finally get behind: not for carbon emissions but for immigration. And they may achieve it as soon as this year. In a July white paper, three economists projected that, in a remarkable departure from...

'Please take me back to jail': Gangster who fled India on 'dunki' route begs to return; tortured and starved in Colombia

A gangster, Sunil Sardhania, who fled to the US on parole last year, has returned to India after a harrowing experience on the illegal 'dunki' route GURGAON: A gangster who jumped parole last year to escape to the US returned to India earlier this...

Civil Society Leads the Way to Human Rights-Based Corporate Regulation in Colombia

In 2025, Colombia is at a pivotal moment in its efforts to regulate corporate conduct through a human rights lens. Civil society organizations have emerged at the forefront, challenging the longstanding gap between businesses' protective legal...

The Best Signature Coffees of Colombia 2025

Colombia has a wide variety of signature coffees, with Sierra Nevada Organic and Nariño Supremo among the most outstanding. Credit: Josep Freixes / Colombia One Colombia, world-renowned for the quality of its coffee, continues to strengthen its...