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The forest’s future tense: What might lie ahead for the tropics (commentary)
Heading into COP30, where tropical forests are set to be a central theme, Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler offers a thought experiment—tracing today’s trajectories a little further forward to imagine where they might lead. What follows...
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Colombian President Petro vows legal action over US drug allegations
Gustavo Petro asserted that accusations from US President Donald Trump are slander and politically motivated. Colombian President Gustavo Petro affirmed that he will stand against the slander directed at him by senior US officials on American...
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro Calls for Rally Against ‘Monster’ Trump
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for his supporters to join him at an upcoming rally this week that he described as an act of defense against “a monster like Trump.” Petro issued the call during a Tuesday evening...
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Trump trade threats as US strikes boat in Pacific, killing 2
Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro traded threats on Wednesday as the United States announced its first strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing two Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro...
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Aracataca, Colombia: The Source of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Genius
The town of Aracataca, in Colombia, is where Gabriel Garcia Marquez was inspired to create his fantastic literary Macondo. Credit: A.P. / Colombia One. The name Aracataca, a small town in Colombia’s Caribbean region, is forever linked to writer...
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Why the Church cares about the mining industry
The “Framework” proposes courses of action, in particular to guarantee the “informed consent” of local communities in the face of the “immense” power of multinationals, explains the British national. He adds that the Catholic Church “does not...
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Colombia’s Free Trade Agreement With US ‘Suspended,’ Ambassador Recalled
Above photo: Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks in Bogotá, Colombia, on May 1, 2024. Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters. On Monday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared that Colombia’s Free Trade Agreement with the United States has been “de...
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This Day in History: What Happened Today in History – 3 November
Every day has a history, but what happened on November 3? On this date across the centuries, many pivotal moments unfolded: from the First Opium War in 1839, the founding of The Times of India in 1838, to the birth of the motorcar era with the...
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If you love Cartagena in Colombia… then you will love Campeche in Mexico
While millions of tourists flock to Cancún and Tulum each year, the nearby low-key historical town of Campeche remains a little-known spot on the Yucatán Peninsula. The walled city is a pastel-hued dream, a place that has personally captivated me...
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Colombians in NYC: Trump is right, our president is crazy
Center-right
The Times
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Colombians in New York have criticised their country’s president as “crazy” for opposing President Trump in an escalating diplomatic feud over “drug boats”. President Petro and Trump are embroiled in a war of words over US military strikes on...
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US imposes sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and family
Neutral
The Irish News
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The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his family amid escalating tensions between Washington and Bogotá over narcotrafficking and US strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats. The Treasury Department...
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Cuba expresses solidarity with Colombia over US sanctions
Cuba warns that the US carrier deployment in the Caribbean risks destabilizing the region, as Havana reaffirms its support for Colombia and regional sovereignty. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has voiced strong support for Colombian President...
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Colombia Reimagines the Coca Leaf: Color, Craft, and a Quiet Revolution
In a country too often reduced to headlines about cocaine, a circle of Colombian artisans and designers is teaching a quieter truth: the coca leaf can dye wool instead of fueling wars, and a plant long demonized can still nurture beauty, dignity,...
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The ‘dynasties’ that keep cumbia alive in a corner of Mexico: ‘The people of Monterrey are reinventing the idea of Colombia’
Cumbia is Mario Alberto Alfaro’s passion. The 52-year-old is a member of a collective that keeps this musical genre – which originates from Colombia’s Caribbean coast – alive in La Independencia, a rough neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico. Alfaro...
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Colombia’s Petro sees Trump-backed ex-president’s acquittal as path to US sanctions
Colombian President Gustavo Petro suggested Tuesday’s acquittal of the country’s former president Alvaro Uribe could open the door to sanctions from the United States given the Trump administration’s support for the right-wing leader.Alvaro had...
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13 Colombians Among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action
Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action list by Sachamama NGO. Credit: Josefordonez / CC BY-SA 4.0 Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate...
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Soaring Cocaine Shipments Weigh On U.S.-Colombia Alliance
In an inflammatory social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Colombia’s first-ever leftwing President Gustavo Petro of colluding with drug traffickers, calling him “an illegal drug leader”. Trump, in an increasingly hardline stance,...
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Tensions Escalate Between Colombia and United States as Trump Labels Petro a "Drug Leader" and Imposes Sanctions
Indeterminate
Alexa.ng
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Bogota, Colombia – October 25, 2025 – Colombian President Gustavo Petro fiercely rebuked US President Donald Trump's accusation of him being an "illegal drug leader" during a massive rally in Bogota's historic Bolivar Square on Friday. Addressing...
US sanctions Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro
The United States announced on Friday financial sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro for failing to combat drug trafficking, drawing a strong response from the president, who vowed he would not take “a single step back.” The U.S....
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US Slaps Extensive Sanctions On Colombian President & Family Over Narco-Trade
Right-wing
Zero Hedge
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Amid an ongoing verbal spat and back-and-forth between Washington and Bogotá, the United States on Friday announced extensive sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, along with his family and a senior cabinet minister. The Trump White...
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