President Gustavo Petro is locked in a war of words with President Trump over Colombia’s major role in the global drug trade.

National Liberation Army ELN commander of the Manuel Vazquez Castano northeastern war front 'Ricardo' speaks during an interview with AFP in Catatumbo region, Colombia on March 8, 2025. Commanders ...

The US has imposed sanctions on a network it says is recruiting former Colombian soldiers and training individuals to fight in Sudan's civil war.

WASHINGTON — Colombia's President Gustavo Petro averted an economic disaster at the eleventh hour after diplomats from his government and the U.S. reached a deal on deportation flights, but the ...

KYIV, Ukraine — “Bendito,” the soldier’s call sign, is Spanish for “blessed.” He said he served many years in Colombia‘s armed forces before requesting his discharge so he could cross the ocean and ...

Just hours after President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on Colombia for refusing to accept American deportees, Colombian President Gustavo Petro shot back with his own retaliatory measures.

Colombia’s left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, is accusing the American military of destroying a Colombian boat and killing citizens of his country during a recent strike in the Caribbean Sea. The ...

Colombia’s leader denounces Trump’s threats and drug-trafficking claims as false, warning that Washington’s escalating posture towards Venezuela risks destabilising the entire region.

Largely obscured by more dramatic conflicts in Europe, Africa and Asia, one of history’s bloodiest struggles goes silently on in Colombia. In the eight-year-old strife between the Colombian army and ...

Colombia has a new weapon in its war against record cocaine production - Petro's administration became more aggressive on the ...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos owes his job to a fruitful partnership. From 2006-09, he served as Defense Minister for then-President Alvaro Uribe, one of Colombia‘s most popular modern ...