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Colombia's right-wing presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella gestures as he addresses supporters after the preliminary runoff results against leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2026
De la Espriella win in Colombia cements Latin America¡¯s rightward shift
Colombia and Peru now join Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and Panama in moving right.
A supporter of Colombia's presidential candidate for the Defensores de la Patria movement, Abelardo de la Espriella, waves a national flag as she celebrates the early results of the presidential runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2026
Trump-backed conservative leads in Colombia presidential runoff
If Abelardo de la Espriella can maintain his lead, the conservative lawyer¡¯s victory would make Colombia the latest Latin American country to align with?Trump.
Side-by-side billboards advertise the campaigns of rival presidential candidates Ivan Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 18, 2026
Military salutes and K-pop madness shake up Colombia campaigning
Presidential candidate De la Espriella, who has no political or military experience, finishes every speech with a military salute as he barks the slogan ¡°firm for the homeland.¡±
Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella at a polling station during the first round of the presidential election, in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2026
Colombia heads for high-stakes runoff as right-wing candidate defies expectations
Celebrity lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella is in a strong position to become the nation¡¯s next president when he faces leftist Sen. Ivan Cepeda in a June 21 runoff.
A Colombian living in Venezuela votes at the Colombian consulate on Saturday, one day before the first round of the presidential election, in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2026
War or peace? Colombians choose destiny in high-stakes vote
The constitution forbids a second term for the country¡¯s whose ¡°total peace¡± strategy has failed to end to conflict with armed groups.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (right) and Colombian Environment Minister Irene Velez attend the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 30, 2026
Nations urged to ¡®go further¡¯ as fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia
Ministers and envoys from nearly 60 countries gathered in Colombia in the hope of speeding up the shift away from fossil fuels and breaking a stalemate at the U.N. climate talks.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has exposed many countries' heavy dependency on oil and gas imports.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 28, 2026
Nations meet to discuss fossil fuel exit as 51³Ô¹ÏÍø drives up prices
The gathering will focus on practical steps to shift economies away from fossil fuels, rather than setting new global targets of the kind agreed to at U.N. climate summits.
Red Cross workers operate at the site of an explosion as people look on after a bomb attack at El Tunel, on the Popayan-Cali road, in Cajibio, Colombia, on Saturday.
WORLD
Apr 26, 2026
Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 14 ahead of election
Authorities blamed the attack on dissidents of the now-disbanded FARC guerrilla army, who have been sowing violence across the country.
A coal mine in Candiota, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2025
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Apr 20, 2026
Nations gather for first-ever conference on fossil fuel exit
Concerns over energy security are expected to shape the high-level discussions over April 28 and 29 as much as climate priorities.
A boat bound for Colombia carries Venezuelan migrants returning to Venezuela following deportation, failed attempts to enter the U.S. amid renewed hopes of returning home following the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro and prospects for democratic elections and economic recovery, in Miramar, Panama, on Jan. 14.
WORLD
Jan 22, 2026
Hopeful yet wary, Venezuelans across Latin America mull going home
The decision for many Venezuelans living abroad to return home or stay put could dramatically influence Venezuela¡¯s future.
Then-Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei of the La Libertad Avanza party addresses a campaign rally in Buenos Aires in September 2023. He went on to win the election.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2026
The year of the right is looming in Latin America
If 2025 marked the reemergence of Latin America¡¯s right, then 2026 is likely to cement it.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who campaigned for last year's Nobel peace prize and has scorned interventionism, says he is now enforcing Washington's right to do what it pleases in his backyard.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 6, 2026
Where¡¯s next? Trump eyes new targets after Venezuela
In the space of a single half-hour exchange with reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One, the U.S. president took aim at Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico and Iran.
Several trucks full of Sudanese refugees from various parts of north Darfur, including El-Fasher, drive toward a refugee camp in eastern Chad on Nov. 28.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2025
From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan¡¯s killing fields
Hundreds were drawn in with the promise of Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, seen in the North Sea during NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise on Sept. 24. Washington is deploying an aircraft carrier and accompanying ships to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 25, 2025
Trump sending U.S. carrier to Latin America as war fears rise
The Pentagon has ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during a rally at Bolivar Square in Bogota on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 25, 2025
U.S. sanctions Colombian president, alleging he allowed drug trade expansion
Trump this week called Gustavo Petro an ¡°illegal drug leader¡± after the leftist president accused the U.S. of committing ¡°murder¡± with the strikes.
Workers at a coca plantation in Colombia. Experts say the U.S. strikes on narcotics traffickers are having no real impact on Latin America's drug trade.
WORLD / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Oct 24, 2025
Are U.S. strikes hurting Latin America¡¯s drug trade?
In short, no.
The seaport of Buenaventura in Colombia on June 28. Shipments to the U.S. account for 35% of Colombia's exports, according to the Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce, while 70% of imports from the U.S. are items not produced in the country.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Trump¡¯s Colombia tariffs would flip U.S. policy on drugs and trade
Trump¡¯s tariff threat was a rejection of an idea about countering the narcotics business that free trade can make legitimate exports more appealing than drug trafficking.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) on Sunday said that the U.S. is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longtime ally, as he accused Colombian President Gustavo Petroof of condoning the production of drugs.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
Trump cuts off U.S. aid to Colombia, calling Petro ¡®drug leader¡¯
The U.S. president accuses his Colombian counterpart of doing nothing to stop drug trafficking from becoming ¡°the biggest business in Colombia.¡±
Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses pro-Palestinian demonstrators, through a translator, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside United Nations headquarters, during the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2025
Colombian leader¡¯s call to defy Trump amplifies rifts in region
Trump¡¯s confrontational approach to Latin America, which is still scarred by U.S. interventions before and during the Cold War, will be tested in a string of upcoming elections.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2025
U.S. to revoke Colombian president¡¯s visa over ¡®incendiary actions¡¯
Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump¡¯s orders and to obey ¡°the orders of humanity¡± instead.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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