Colombia’s ruling left-wing coalition, Pacto Historico, has put forward 10 candidates who will compete in the primary ahead of the 2026 elections. The names put forward include multiple allies of the current President Gustavo Petro, former official...

Former president Ivan Duque came under fire after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Duque went to Israel to promote his wife’s foundation and the business interests of the Gilinski olig...

A Bogota court sentenced the minor who assassinated Senator Miguel Uribe of the far-right Centro Democratico party to seven years in prison. Because he is a minor, the 15-year-old assassin will not serve his sentence in an ordinary prison, but a dete...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered all state institutions to end complicity with Israel’s apartheid policies and genocide in Palestine. In the directive, Petro ordered government institutions to impose sanctions on Israel and to e...

Colombia’s Constitutional Court agreed to revise the legality of a deal between Bogota and Caracas that seeks to stimulate the legal economy on the border with Venezuela. An anonymous plaintiff challenged the agreement to create a “specia...

The victims of the fraud and bribery practices of Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe pressed criminal charges against the far-right politicians and his sons over ongoing attempts to smear them. In a press release, the victims and their at...

Colombia’s government and security forces said that they have more than doubled the number of bodyguards for presidential candidates in response to the assassination of a far-right primary candidate. In a post on social media platform X, Defens...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said that US claims of the alleged existence of a drug trafficking organization called “Cartel of the Suns” in Venezuela are a “far-right excuse to overthrow governments that don’t obey...

Former president Alvaro Uribe waived the statute of limitations in his case, which could have resulted in a mistrial on October 16. Earlier this year, a Bogota court sentenced Uribe to 12 years of house arrest on fraud and bribery charges. The former...

Senator Ivan Cepeda, the man who got former President Alvaro Uribe convicted for fraud and bribery, announced that he will be seeking the support of the political left to run for president. At a small gathering of activists in the Nariño province, C...