Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro expelled Israel’s economic delegation after its US-backed Navy kidnapped two Colombian activists who were trying to break a siege and deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. In a post on social media platform ...

Colombia’s monthly unemployment rate fell 1.1 percentage points to 8.6% in August, the lowest rate since 2001, according to the statistics agency DANE. DANE director Piedad Urdinola said that “throughout the year, we’ve had good per...

Colombia’s central bank has announced that the country will leave the IMF Flexible Credit Line (FCL) scheme after paying its debt in December. The decision to leave the agreement was taken by the board of directors of the Central bank and the f...

A Bogota judge sentenced Diego Cadena, one of former President Alvaro Uribe’s fixers, to seven years in prison and a $136 thousand (COP533 million) fine for bribing witnesses. The self-proclaimed “gangstattorney” will be allowed to ...

Multiple members of Colombia’s cabinet renounced their US visas in solidarity with President Gustavo Petro. The US revoked Petro’s visa for his opposition to the US-backed genocide in Gaza. Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio was among th...

Medellín mayor Federico “Fico” Gutiérrez launched a crackdown on transnational mafias operating in Parque Lleras, vowing the city “will not be a refuge” for crime. He also met U.S. envoy John McNamara, strengthening security and trade ties ...

Colombia’s confrontation with Washington escalated after the United States revoked President Gustavo Petro’s visa over incendiary remarks in New York, prompting key ministers to declare they would forfeit their own visas and leaving much of the g...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro had his U.S. visa revoked after urging American soldiers to defy President Trump. The move drew swift condemnation, deepening fears that Petro’s incendiary rhetoric is isolating Colombia diplomatically while fuelin...

Colombia’s birthrate has plunged 31% in a decade, with just 453,901 babies born in 2024, according to the country's statistics agency DANE. Rising living costs, lifestyle shifts and economic insecurity are driving the decline, echoing global trends...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro detonated relations with Washington in a blistering UN speech, accusing Donald Trump of genocide, calling for his prosecution, and likening the U.S. to Nazi Germany. The U.S. delegation exited the chamber as Petro ur...