With approval ratings falling and key reforms stalled, Colombian President Gustavo Petro enters the final year of his term ...

Colombia’s outgoing foreign minister, a key lieutenant who was seen as a moderating influence on President Gustavo Petro, ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has tried to ease tensions with the U.S. by clarifying controversial remarks.

The U.S. State Department has recalled its top diplomat in Colombia for urgent consultations. The move follows comments from ...

Illegal armed groups in Colombia have added thousands of members and expanded their territorial control in the last three ...

Colombia is reeling from a high-stakes political scandal after explosive audio leaks revealed a secret plot —allegedly ...

What to expect as the 2026 elections approach amid increasing violence and a strained relationship with the U.S.

Colombia needs reform. It is among the world’s most unequal countries. It is painfully hard for a poor child to ascend into the middle class. In a study by the World Bank from 2018, Colombia had the ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Chanting and waving flags, hundreds of supporters of Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first-ever left-wing president, surrounded the Supreme Court building last month.

On June 19, Colombia elected its first leftist president: Gustavo Petro, who promised structural changes to the nation’s economy, politics and foreign policy. But to accomplish any of this and ...

Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday, ushering in a new era of politics for Colombia by becoming the country's first leftist ...

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, is competing to become Colombia’s first leftist president on June 19. Petro won 40 percent of the votes cast in the first round and had been leading in the ...