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Bogotá

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President Gustavo Petro

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President Gustavo Petro

Meet Snow White star Rachel Zegler’s proud, supportive parents. Photos: EPA-EFE, @gzeg/Instagram

Celebrity Families

Meet Snow White actress Rachel Zegler’s proudly supportive parents

Zegler’s parents raised her and her sister in New York – her mum worked with children with disabilities, but quit her job so she could be more involved in her daughter’s career.

22 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM

Animals

Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking outrage and celebration

19 Mar 2025 - 1:41PM

Food and Drinks

When we all eat the same, native fruits may die out. This Colombian knows

18 Mar 2025 - 7:15PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Justin Bieber’s former estate manager, actor Mateo Caldas?

With Bieber cutting ties with numerous long-term collaborators, attention has turned to estate manager Caldas, who has also crewed for Eric Clapton and Janelle Monáe.

7 Mar 2025 - 6:07PMvideocam

Mateo Caldas (right), who reportedly worked for Justin Bieber as a personal assistant and estate manager, is no longer on his team. Photos: @justinbieber, @mateocaldas/Instagram

War and conflict

Curfew imposed after bomb attacks in Colombia injure 6

Police and military have blamed the ELN group for attacks near Colombia’s border with Venezuela.

21 Feb 2025 - 9:36AM

Celebrity Families

Who are Shakira’s 9 siblings and who is she closest to?

Shakira dedicated her recent Grammy award for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran to her ‘immigrant brothers and sisters’ in America – but who are her real-life siblings?

15 Feb 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Ecuador

Leftist surge pushes Ecuador presidential race toward run-off

Ecuador’s conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa led leftist Luisa González by less than 1 per cent in close race.

10 Feb 2025 - 10:09PM

Incumbent Daniel Noboa led leftist Luisa Gonzalez by less than 1 per cent. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

US tariffs on China face legal challenge, but not the taxes you might think

Trade war’s initial losses and Donald Trump’s latest levies will spark fresh questions about limits of presidential authority, experts say.

9 Feb 2025 - 10:36PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombian president claims Sinaloa cartel ‘head’ of guerilla group

The Mexican drug cartel’s recent turf war over trafficking routes has killed dozens of people and displaced tens of thousands in Colombia.

8 Feb 2025 - 5:07PM

United States

Letters | A high school playbook for dealing with a bully like Trump

Readers discuss the US president’s actions since taking office, and his proposal on Gaza.

7 Feb 2025 - 11:30AM

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 20, 2025. Photo: AFP

United States

Opinion | The hidden danger of Trump’s tough trade tactics

Trump’s tariff threats to bully countries into helping achieve his political goals may create a backlash like the one that propelled him to power.

30 Jan 2025 - 11:58PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23. Photo: Xinhua

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia’s ‘webcam models’ slam abuse in online sex industry

They say studio owners in Colombia often prey on women from poor backgrounds, single mothers and the less educated.

28 Jan 2025 - 5:36PM

Mainland China

Chinese envoy to Colombia touts bilateral ties as Bogotá and Washington clash

As US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro spar over deportations, Beijing’s ambassador underscores good relations.

28 Jan 2025 - 7:08AM

Donald Trump

Trump holds off on Colombia tariff, sanctions threat after deportations deal

Colombia backed down and agreed to the ‘unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens’, hours after Trump threat.

27 Jan 2025 - 3:21PM

US security agents guide detained migrants to board a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas. Photo: Department of Defence via Reuters

War and conflict

At least 80 killed, thousands displaced in Colombia guerilla violence

Civilians caught in the crossfire as ELN guerillas target former members of a separate rebel group in the bloodiest violence in recent years.

20 Jan 2025 - 2:20PM

Colombia’s army has scrambled to evacuate people. Photo: AFP

Tourism

Walk in Gabriel García Márquez’s footsteps on a trip through Colombia

See where García Márquez got the inspiration for magical realist novels including One Hundred Years of Solitude, now a Netflix miniseries.

14 Jan 2025 - 1:42PM

TV shows and streaming video

One Hundred Years of Solitude about human destiny, Netflix director says

Ahead of screening of 2 episodes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez adaptation in Cuba, where Netflix is banned, series co-director on what it means.

7 Dec 2024 - 5:46PMvideocam

Tourism

Overtourism threatened a sacred Colombian lake. Indigenous guards saved it

The volcanic lake was overrun with tourists, who left litter and polluted drinking water sources, until indigenous leaders closed it off.

20 Oct 2024 - 4:15AM

The Green Lake (Laguna Verde in Spanish), in Tuquerres, department of Narino, Colombia on August 29, 2024. Photo: AFP

Belt and Road Initiative

US likely to be concerned as Colombia invited to join China’s belt and road

Bogota’s top diplomat has confirmed formation of working group to discuss matter and hails ‘great potential’ to lure mainland investment.

18 Oct 2024 - 7:37AM

Celebrity Families

Meet Sofía Vergara’s cousin, Paulina Dávila – who was also in Griselda

Sofía Vergara only reconnected with her 35-year-old cousin Paulina Dávila during filming for Netflix’s Griselda – now the pair hang out all the time.

21 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombian president slammed for branding women reporters ‘dolls of the mafia’

Press freedom groups denounce comments made during the inauguration of the country’s first female human rights ombud.

13 Sep 2024 - 12:36PM

Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Photo: Reuters

Animals

Colombian court orders druglord Escobar’s menacing hippos to be hunted

Activists and tourism workers oppose the move despite the two-tonne beasts affecting Cundinamarca’s ‘ecological balance’.

7 Sep 2024 - 11:33AM

Hippos float in the lake at Colombia’s Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Photo: AP

Thailand

Spanish actor’s son gets life sentence for gruesome murder in Thailand

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo chopped up Edwin Arrieta’s body and put the parts in plastic bags before distributing them around Koh Phangan.

29 Aug 2024 - 1:44PM

Fame and celebrity

Why was Sofía Vergara’s brother Rafael murdered by a Colombian cartel?

Sofía Vergara’s switch from playing Gloria Pritchett in Modern Family to Griselda Blanco surprised some – but the actress’ life has more in common with the Colombian drug lord than you might think

25 Aug 2024 - 4:00AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil and Colombia – but not US – call for fresh Venezuela elections

Biden initially signalled support for such a move but the White House walked back his comment hours later.

16 Aug 2024 - 5:29AM

A protester lights candles in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 8 during a vigil for the freedom of political prisoners. Photo: dpa

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

A supermarket in Montebello, California, on May 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Panama dismantles ‘VIP’ Chinese migrant route in Darien jungle, a route to US border

In recent years, Chinese migrants have become the fourth-largest group by nationality to use the dangerous jungle crossing.

8 Aug 2024 - 9:07AMvideocam

Peru

Senior China customs official set for Peru visit and fruit export deal

South American country’s agriculture minister says an agreement could generate a volume of up to US$100 million for the Asian economic giant.

1 Aug 2024 - 5:29AMvideocam

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