In May, Colombians will choose a successor to President Gustavo Petro, the first leftist leader in the country’s modern history. The results of that election will cement — or erase — Petro’s legacy at ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In May, Colombians will choose a successor to President Gustavo Petro, the first leftist leader in the country’s modern history.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia—Far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella was narrowly elected president of Colombia on Sunday, setting the country on a collision course with the cocaine-trafficking networks and ...
More than any other U.S. president in decades, Donald Trump has aggressively pursued military interventions in Latin America. On Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás ...
MIAMI—Colombian officials are working to eliminate the nation’s illicit cocaine trade and replace it with chocolate. “We say to the world, ‘Please buy cocoa, not coca,’” Defense Minister Pedro Arnulfo ...
HE won, BIG!” exulted Donald Trump on Truth Social, welcoming the victory of Abelardo De La Espriella, his preferred ...
WSJ reports from the epicenter of deadly turf wars over lucrative drug corridors that have plunged Colombia into its worst violence in decades. Photo: Eve Hartley CATATUMBO, Colombia—Violent militias ...