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Colombia

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Colombia. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Bogotá

Head of State

President Gustavo Petro

Head of Government

President Gustavo Petro

Venezuela

US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to US$50 million

The Trump administration has accused Venezuela’s president of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers.

8 Aug 2025 - 2:27PM

Sudan

Sudan claims downing of Emirati plane carrying Colombian mercenaries

7 Aug 2025 - 11:39AM

Sexual harassment and assault

Father of children rescued in Colombian jungle in 2023 is jailed for sex abuse

3 Aug 2025 - 2:44PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia ex-president Alvaro Uribe gets 12 years house arrest for bribery

His trial gripped the country, tarnishing the legacy of a politician credited by many for saving the country from becoming a failed state.

2 Aug 2025 - 1:23PM

A screen grab from a live broadcast shows Colombian former president Alvaro Uribe gesturing during his sentencing hearing in Bogotá on Friday. Photo: Juzgados Especializados de Paloquemao via AFP

Trip Inspiration

Your next holiday could be the setting of your favourite novel

From Agatha Christie’s Nile to Gabriel García Márquez’s Cartagena, book lovers are booking real-world trips through fictional worlds.

5 Aug 2025 - 2:24PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Uribe becomes first Colombian ex-leader to be convicted of a crime

US State Secretary Marco Rubio has called the former president’s trial ‘the weaponisation of Colombia’s judicial branch by radical judges’.

29 Jul 2025 - 10:19AM

Crime

Colombian man convicted in grisly murder of UK gay couple

Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera found guilty of killing Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth at their London home.

22 Jul 2025 - 9:58AM

Yostin Andres Mosquera (left) was accused of murdering Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth. Photo: Flickr/Albert Alfonso

Ecuador

Ecuador extradites notorious drug lord ‘Fito’ to US

Gang leader Adolfo Macias escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured late June.

21 Jul 2025 - 1:38PM

Brics

Brics leaders urge cohesion, trade and use of local currency to grow clout

At Brics business forum, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim calls on emerging markets bloc to learn from Asean to challenge Western dominance.

6 Jul 2025 - 1:00PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia police capture alleged mastermind in attack on presidential candidate

The conservative senator is still in intensive care after he was struck from behind while giving a speech in a Bogota park.

6 Jul 2025 - 1:50AM

Police officers stand next to Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez in Bogota on Saturday after he was detained. Photo: Colombian Police via Reuters

Americas and the Caribbean

US and Colombia recall their ambassadors in diplomatic tussle

Presidents Trump and Petro had previously clashed over Colombia’s refusal to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

4 Jul 2025 - 4:39AM

Colombia and the US managed to pull back from the brink of a trade war earlier this year. Photo: AP

Crime

Colombia seizes first unmanned narco-sub fitted with Starlink

The vessel was believed to be on a trial run by a drug trafficking cartel.

3 Jul 2025 - 1:37PM

Malaysia

Fear grips Malaysia after 4 gangland-style killings in 8 days in Kuala Lumpur

Police struggle to calm public anxieties after a string of killings perpetrated by masked assailants.

23 Jun 2025 - 3:48PMvideocam

South Korea

In the 1980s, South Korea was a meth exporter. Now, its drug labs are back

With border seizures up, criminals are turning to home-grown labs, manufacturing everything from meth to synthetic drugs in urban hideouts.

16 Jun 2025 - 2:56PMvideocam

Criminals in South Korea are increasingly turning to producing narcotics domestically using imported chemical precursors. Photo: Shutterstock

Americas and the Caribbean

Teen assassins plague Colombia decades after Escobar hired kids to kill

Poverty, manipulation, and lenient laws fuel a new generation of Colombian teen assassins for hire.

12 Jun 2025 - 3:35PM

Senator Miguel Uribe receives medical treatment in an ambulance after being shot and wounded in Bogota on June 7. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia rocked by deadly wave of bombings, gun attacks

Multiple attacks came as the country was already on edge after the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.

11 Jun 2025 - 1:46PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombian presidential contender has successful surgery after shooting

The senator was addressing a rally in Bogotá when a gunman shot him thrice before being detained.

8 Jun 2025 - 8:48PM

US-China relations

China gains ground in Latin America diplomacy as US uncertainty bites

Beijing’s all carrot, no stick ‘strategic imperative’ drawing US’ southern neighbours closer, experts say.

31 May 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

US-China trade war

Cargo surge, private sector promotion law and more

This week: Container bookings rise as China and the US agree to 90-day tariff pause, US moves to bar use of Huawei AI chips “anywhere” and the EU has “no intention” to revive China investment deal. Next week: April data dump, private sector promotion law takes effect, USTR hearing on tariffs on Chinese ship-to-shore cranes and more.

4 Jul 2025 - 5:52PM

China trade

President Xi messages Danish businesses ahead of foreign minister’s China visit

First such letter to a foreign business community since 2021 shows how China is trying to expand its circle of friends amid a trade-war truce with the United States.

15 May 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

US-China trade war

China hopes for ‘golden decade’ in relations with Latin America and Caribbean

Beijing joins regional bloc Celac in backing free trade and ‘more democratic’ international system amid the tussle for influence with US.

14 May 2025 - 9:20PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro at the opening ceremony of the China-Celac Forum. Photo: Kyodo

China trade

Xi turns charms towards Latin America

A Latin American forum in Beijing reflects Xi Jinping’s efforts to boost China’s global trade links and build support in the trade war with the US.

13 May 2025 - 5:01PM

The presidents of Chile, Brazil, China and Colombia. (Photo: AP)

Belt and Road Initiative

Colombia to sign on to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

President Gustavo Petro confirmed the deal as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Colombia’s Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia in Beijing on Monday.

13 May 2025 - 11:21AM

Art

Inside Kooza: the people bringing Cirque du Soleil magic to Hong Kong

Ahead of its return, meet the artists behind the circus production’s death-defying stunts and slapstick clowning.

2 Jun 2025 - 10:59AM

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

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

Animals

Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking outrage and celebration

Mexico City, home to the world’s biggest bullring, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could injure animals.

19 Mar 2025 - 1:41PM

A young bullfighter performs a pass in front of a line of riot police in Mexico City. Photo: AFP

Food and Drinks

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

They call him the ‘Lord of the Fruit’. Gian Paolo Daguer is on a mission to save Colombia’s endangered tropical fruits using social media.

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

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