Colombian Politicians React to Trump’s Tariff Threat and Aid Suspension

U.S President Donald Trump triggered a political firestorm in Colombia after announcing on his social media platform – Truth Social – the immediate suspension of all financial aid and imposition of punitive tariffs on Colombian exports. The...

India to cut direct Russian crude imports from December

India is set to reduce its direct imports of Russian crude from late November, following new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, effective November 21. IMAGE: A well head and a drilling rig in an oil field in Irkutsk Region, Russia. Photograph:...

Colombia president issues chilling threat to 'get rid' of Trump as narco-terror war intensifies

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 10:57 EDT, 21 October 2025 | Updated: 12:49 EDT, 21 October 2025 Colombia's President Gustavo Petro appeared to threaten Donald Trump in a discussion on withering relationships with the...

Nature as Capital at COP30 and how blended finance and debt-for-nature swaps work

Jubail mangrove wal in Abu Dhabi Belém’s COP30 puts forests, freshwater and oceans at center stage. How are emerging markets treating nature as infrastructure— and plugging it into finance and trade. We know that the world has reached the coral...

Colombia recalls US ambassador as Trump-Petro feud escalates

BOGOTA: Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the United States as a public feud between the nations’ leaders intensified with President Donald Trump revoking aid and threatening tariffs. Trump vowed to end all aid to the South American nation...

Colombia Is Struggling to Keep Up With A Criminal Air Force

Armed groups in Colombia have built an air force — and it flies on cheap, store-bought drones. In late August 2025, the National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for an ambush that left 13 police officers dead and four wounded. Initially...

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...

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...

Colombia recalls ambassador amid diplomatic tensions with U.S. over boat strikes

Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the United States amid an increasingly angry back-and-forth between U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Tensions increased Sunday when Trump called Petro “an illegal drug...

Colombia recalls ambassador from the U.S. after Trump cuts funding

Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the United States following a dispute between President Donald Trump and the Colombian president over deadly U.S. naval attacks in the Caribbean. Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the United States...

Farmers sound the alarm for our global food supply as staple crop becomes increasingly difficult to grow: 'The crop is sensitive'

All around the world, the overheating of our planet means that farmers are struggling to grow crops that have long thrived in their regions. Among those crops is the humble potato, which is becoming significantly more difficult to grow in the...

Colombia’s Petro Criticizes US Anti-Drug Policy

Colombia’s Petro criticized the U.S. anti-drug policy on a dark day for relations between the two countries and Trump’s tariff threat. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia. The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, criticized the U.S....

Colombia recalls US ambassador amid spat with Trump over strikes on alleged drug boats

Colombia has recalled its ambassador to Washington amid a furious war of words between Colombian president Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump over deadly US strikes on boats in the Caribbean. The row took a sharp turn this weekend when Petro accused...

Colombia recalls ambassador from U.S. after Trump pulls funding

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the United States in the wake of a feud between President Donald Trump and the president of Colombia over deadly U.S. naval attacks in the Caribbean. Colombian President Gustavo Petro...

Colombia orders World shut-down, citing biometrics compliance failures

The competition regulator of Colombia has ordered an “immediate and permanent” closure of digital identity project World over data protection law violations, less than two months after the company opened its largest brick-and-mortar store yet in...

US Slaps Extensive Sanctions On Colombian President & Family Over Narco-Trade

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...

Scientists Found Human Remains With DNA That Don’t Match Other Humans

NEW YORK – About 6,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who migrated south settled in the Bogotá Altiplano of what is now Colombia, transitioning to an agricultural society over the next 4,000 years. Then they vanished. Whoever these people were, they...

India to cut direct Russian crude  imports from December amid US sanctions

NEW DELHI, Nov 5: India is set to reduce its direct imports of Russian crude from late November, following new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, effective November 21. Indian refiners accounting for more than half of the country’s import of...

United States Sanctions Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Associates Over Alleged Drug Trade Failures

Bogotá, Colombia – October 25, 2025 – In a sharp escalation of tensions between the United States and Colombia, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on Friday against Colombian President...

US sanctions Colombia’s leader, one of Trump’s harshest critics

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The United States announced economic sanctions on Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, on Friday, following Petro’s criticism of the Trump administration’s military actions in the Caribbean. Washington also said it was...