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Pedestrians walk past a destroyed building on Saturday after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Cali, Colombia.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2026
Hopes fade in Colombia as more bodies recovered days after powerful quake
Around 290 people have died with 140 more missing and nearly 4,000 more injured, according to ?official estimates.
Men participate in the recovery of bodies from the rubble of a building that collapsed during the June 24 earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Aug. 6.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2026
A tale of two buildings: How quake rescue efforts differed in Colombia and Venezuela
Recent earthquakes in both countries have exposed sharply different government capacities to respond to disaster.
A man looks at a collapsed building following an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia, on Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 14, 2026
Hundreds still missing in Colombia as desperation grips earthquake rescue effort
Crews began shifting from a search-and-rescue effort to debris removal at many sites, a sign ?the disaster response was entering a grimmer phase after the crucial first 72 hours.
A person walks on rubble following an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia, Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 13, 2026
Colombia enters ‘final phase’ of quake search as toll rises
Crews are approaching 72 hours since Monday’s magnitude 7.4 quake, a period when survivors are considered most likely to be found alive beneath collapsed buildings.
A soldier keeps watch as rescue efforts continue at the site of a damaged building following an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2026
‘Waiting for any sign of life’: Colombia reels after earthquake
Rescuers are scouring mountains of rubble in search of survivors following Monday’s magnitude 7.4 quake.
Rescuers look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building  in Pereira, Colombia, following a massive earthquake in the area on Monday morning.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2026
Colombia quake death toll climbs as civilians aid in rescue
Colombia’s new president faces his first major crisis after an earthquake killed 132, damaged over 5,000 homes and overwhelmed emergency crews.
Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, addresses an urban security summit in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Aug. 4.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2026
Colombia’s new right-wing government faces an uphill battle
Colombia’s new government faces severe fiscal and economic pressures that threaten recent social gains.
New Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella rides in a military vehicle while reviewing troops during a change-of-command ceremony at the Pichincha Battalion following his inauguration in Cali, Colombia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2026
New Colombia president pledges fiscal austerity and robust fight against crime
Abelardo De La Espriella, 48, won June’s runoff on promises to crack down on armed groups, shrink the state by as much as 40% and revive the oil and gas sector.
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 Iran war 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.

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