Astrid Suárez

A voter wearing a national soccer team jersey waits for his turn to cast his ballot during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Trump-backed de la Espriella holds razor-thin lead in Colombia’s election as rival challenges vote

June 21, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella held a razor-thin lead in Colombia’s presidential election with nearly all the votes counted Sunday, in a runoff vote marked by people’s fears of a renewed internal...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro looks on prior to a plenary session at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

EU, Latin America and Caribbean nations hold summit overshadowed by US military operation

November 9, 2025 at 6:24 p.m.

Representatives of European, Latin American and Caribbean nations on Sunday began a two-day summit in Colombia to try to strengthen ties.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro holds up a portrait given to him by a supporter during a rally in Ibague, Colombia, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fernando Vergara)

President Donald Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces an end to US aid to the country

October 19, 2025 at 1:47 p.m.

The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and...

Mujeres siguen siendo denunciadas por abortar en Colombia tres años después de la despenalización

February 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Colombia despenalizó el aborto hace tres años en una histórica sentencia de la Corte Constitucional que ubicó al país como uno de los más flexibles para la interrupción voluntaria del...

Partidarios del expresidente colombiano Álvaro Uribe sostienen recortes de su retrato afuera del tribunal donde asiste a una audiencia por presuntos cargos de manipulación de testigos y soborno en Bogotá, Colombia, el lunes 10 de febrero de 2025. (Foto AP/Fernando Vergara)

Expresidente colombiano Álvaro Uribe asiste a su juicio mientras partidarios alegan su inocencia

February 10, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

“¡Uribe, inocente, el pueblo está presente!”, arengaron el lunes partidarios del influyente Álvaro Uribe, el primer expresidente en ser llevado a juicio en Colombia, en la entrada de los juzgados,...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travels from Las Vegas to Miami on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump’s pledge to limit migration

January 26, 2025 at 5:52 p.m.

The United States and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods.

All Stories