‘Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025’, Latin America’s Premier Coffee Fair, Returned to Bogota

At “Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025,” Latin America’s main coffee fair returned to Bogota, highlighting its educational role. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One. The Corferias convention center in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, became the...

U.S. slaps SANCTIONS on Colombian President Gustavo Petro

U.S. slaps SANCTIONS on Colombian President Gustavo Petro The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife, son (Nicolás Petro, already facing corruption charges) and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti. Accusations claim...

Colombia’s Petro Responds to US Clinton List Inclusion in Fiery Speech

Colombia’s President Petro denounced U.S. sanctions placing him on the Clinton List in a speech, accusing Trump of siding with “the mafia”. Credit: Joel Gonzalez / Colombia Presidency / Public Domain In a forceful speech on Friday evening,...

Colombia’s Karol G, Shakira and Kapo Shine at Billboard Latin Music Awards

Colombian artists shone at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards; Karol G stood out as the top-winning female artist of the night. Credit: Carlos Figueroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Colombian artists shone on the most anticipated night of...

Colombia's Petro to sue Trump in US courts over 'thug' remark

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has declared he will take legal action in United States courts following derogatory comments made about him by former US President Donald Trump. The diplomatic dispute emerged after Trump labeled Petro "a thug and...

COP30 could confront “glaring gap” in clean energy agenda: mining

Diplomats preparing for COP30 in the Brazilian city of Belém next month have been discussing an emerging issue that could feature for the first time at a UN climate summit: the global rush for energy transition minerals. Metals such as copper,...

PRAGMATIC PLAY EXPANDS LATAM OFFERING AS NEW LIVE CASINO STUDIO LAUNCHES IN COLOMBIA

GIBRALTAR, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pragmatic Play, a leading content supplier to the iGaming industry, has expanded the reach and diversity of its product offering in Latin America alongside the launch of a new state-of-the-art live casino...

Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?

Last week, U.S. Special Operations forces launched deadly strikes against two vessels in the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Colombia. The attacks, against what the Trump administration claimed were narcotics traffickers, represent an expansion...

Colombia's leader slams U.S. boat strikes as illegal and ineffective

Colombia's left-wing President Gustavo Petro has been outspoken in his condemnation of the U.S. military strikes on what the Trump administration says are drug smuggling boats in international waters. Petro calls the strikes easy, but ineffective...

Iván Cepeda: “The Historical Pact is the most influential political force in Colombia”

Iván Cepeda denounced the strategies carried out by political adversaries who “wove a series of obstacles to prevent reaching this instance.” The massiveness recorded during the day, despite the serious failures in the logistics of the process...

Colombia's Petro accuses Trump of ‘carrying out extrajudicial executions’ after 9 US strikes on alleged drug boats

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of “carrying out extrajudicial executions” that "violate international law" after nine US strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats. According to the US government...

Colombian President Petro Says Halt In U.S. Military Aid Could Present Significant Challenges

Home South America Colombian President Petro Says Halt In U.S. Military Aid Could Present Significant... U.S. President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to raise tariffs on Colombia and said Wednesday that all funding to the country had...

Colombia: ASBAMA warns about the potential impact of higher tariffs on rural employment

The Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and La Guajira (ASBAMA) released a statement expressing concern about the recent deterioration in commercial relations between Colombia and the United States. Colombia is once again under the threat...

Colombia to integrate C-Guard system into new PES frigates

The C-Guard decoy system has been chosen for the Colombian frigates, whose systems are shown here in a rendering. (Janes) Damen Naval confirmed in an 8 October release it has signed a contract with Danish defence technology company Terma A/S for...

Colombia funds solar program for low-income homes with $2.1 billion

Colombia has approved COP 8.35 trillion ($2.1 billion) for its Colombia Solar program to equip 1.3 million low-income households with PV systems between 2026 and 2030. October 24, 2025 Luis Ini Image: Manidip Mandal, Unsplash From pv magazine...

Treaties Committee to examine Air Services Agreements with Colombia, Peru, and Saudi Arabia

At 11:15 am today, the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing into three separate proposed agreements relating to air services between Australia and Colombia, Peru and Saudi Arabia. The proposed agreements aim to...

Colombian president lashes out at Trump 'executions'

Colombia's leftist president ramped up denunciations of Donald Trump's anti-drug air strikes and swatted aside US threats to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Thursday. Fueling a spat that has shattered ties between the long-allied...

Bolivia Backs Colombian President Petro After Trump Sanctions

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C), Oct. 25, 2025. X/ @FisicoImpuro October 26, 2025 Hour: 8:28 am On Saturday, Bolivian President Luis Arce expressed solidarity with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who was sanctioned by U.S. President...

U.S. Treasury Puts Colombia’s Petro and Close Circle on ‘Clinton List’

The U.S. Government moved aggressively against Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his inner circle on Friday, imposing sanctions that target his financial and political support network as relations between Washington and Bogotá struck a new...

Colombian president vows legal action against Trump

COLOMBIAN President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday hit back against comments by US President Donald Trump, who has called him “a thug and a bad man.” President Petro said he will defend himself through legal channels in the US after accusations that...