Fishing Nets and Gunfire: How Drone Attacks Upend Island Life.

- Advertisement - U.S. boat strikes in President Trump’s undeclared war on ‘narcoterrorism’ and drug smugglers are spreading fear across the Caribbean. The attacks, which have left at least 61 people dead, are threatening the region’s fishing,...

“President Gustavo Petro bears political responsibility for Miguel Uribe’s murder”—Former vice president of Colombia

Francisco Santos Calderón was vice president of Colombia between 2002 and 2010, and served as Colombia’s ambassador to the United States from 2018 to 2020. As a journalist and activist fighting against organized crime, he stood out for his...

Coinchange Releases 2025 LATAM Crypto Regulation Report, Mapping the Future of Stablecoins and Digital Assets Across Latin America

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 1, 2025 — Coinchange, a global digital asset management and infrastructure platform, has released the LATAM Crypto Regulation Report 2025, a comprehensive study examining how Latin American markets are shaping...

Madinah, Riyadh join UNESCO Creative Cities Network list

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named Madinah a Creative City for Gastronomy and Riyadh a Creative City for Design, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s growing cultural and creative influence on the world...

Global Telcos Urged to Support New “Scam Signal” to Help Prevent Social Engineering Fraud

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 28, 2025-- As mobile-enabled scams continue to surge worldwide, Jersey Telecom (JT) and global analytics software leader FICO, with support of the world’s largest mobile industry association, GSMA, are working...

Colombia Rejects US Sanctions on its President

Colombian President Gustavo Petras speaking at Bogota’s “Plaza de Bolivar” on October 24. Photo: EFE Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared on Friday, October 24, that he holds neither assets nor bank accounts in the US. By EFE (Confidencial)...

Illegal Gold Mining And Forest Loss: Why The Pattern Still Persists?

Loggers sit on felled trees in a deforested section in Peru. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images With gold prices at an all-time high, illegal gold mining is again rising— a recurring pattern between gold prices and illegal gold...

International coffee chain plans 13 Houston locations

HOUSTON — A Miami- and Bogota, Colombia-based coffee shop chain is coming to Houston as part of a Texas expansion. Qargo Coffee said it has signed franchise agreements for 13 coffee shops in H-Town and three have signed leases. The first is...

Colombian Songs That Were Sampled in Famous International Tracks

The appeal of Colombian music has led several international artists to sample famous Colombian songs in their tracks. Credit: Courtesy of ARC Gloria. Colombia, a country known for its rich music, has produced many hit songs that international...

The 'road to nowhere' that cuts through the Amazon jungle and is costing British taxpayers £52million

By ELIZABETH IVENS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 13:47 EDT, 1 November 2025 | Updated: 13:59 EDT, 1 November 2025 British taxpayers have paid £52m in foreign climate aid towards a 'road to nowhere' slicing through the pristine Amazon jungle....

Drug Smuggling Surges On Amazon Waterways, Driving Brazil–U.S. Tensions

Brazilian authorities are seizing record amounts of cocaine moving through the Amazon as traffickers exploit expanding commercial river routes for oil and crop exports, according to Bloomberg. In April, police chief Murilo Sampaio intercepted...

The Trump Doctrine of Visible Leverage

Power No Longer Implied, But Performed Historians often search for the central idea that animates a president’s foreign policy. Reagan believed in deterrence through strength. Bush valued preemption to prevent threats before they materialized....

Mexico’s sustainable finance transformation: green, blue and social bonds driving Latin America’s transformation

The Mexican legal system accommodates contemporary sustainable financing instruments, such as sustainability-linked loans and bonds, thematic bonds and social venture capital. The flexibility of these instruments is crucial as the market evolves,...

Griffith Foods’ Model in Colombia: Robots with a Human Touch

Griffith Foods is a U.S.-origin company with a global presence and nearly five decades in Colombia. Its purpose is “Nourish the World by Blending Creativity and Care.” With more than 100 years of experience, it has established itself as a...

Growth and resilience takes center stage at VIPAR Heavy Duty IMPACT Conference

From the opening remarks by VIPAR Heavy Duty President and CEO Chris Baer to the closing message from keynote speaker Tony Hawk, the 2025 IMPACT Conference delivered a powerful and recurring theme — resilience. The independent heavy-duty...

From Sinaloa to the Caribbean: The Hidden Routes of the Drug Trade.

- Advertisement - Drug smuggling into the United States has become a highly organized business. Cartels and traffickers use boats, submarines, cargo ships, and even airplanes to move drugs like fentanyl and cocaine from Latin America to...

REDD+ Results and Realities

Tropical forests are biodiversity hot spots; preserving them is a crucial part of global efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. When these verdant ecosystems are destroyed, they release millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide each...

Colombian President Petro slams Trump for calling him a ‘drug leader’

BOGOTA, Colombia / ANKARA Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s “drug leader” label, saying Trump doesn’t even know where Colombia is or whom he is talking about. Addressing thousands of supporters...

Opinion: Blowing up boats is not an aberration

Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Over the last month or two, the Trump regime has been blowing up boats mostly off the coast of Venezuela. As of this writing, the U.S. military has killed 57...

Venezuela moves to suspend energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela responds to the recent joint military drills conducted by the US and Trinidad and Tobago and moves to suspend the recently renewed energy agreement with Port of Spain. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that the Ministry...