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Bogotá

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President Gustavo Petro

Head of Government

President Gustavo Petro

US Air Force F-35A and F-35B fighter jets in Puerto Rico. Photo: Reuters

Americas and the Caribbean

Maduro open to talks with US on drugs and oil, but silent on CIA strike

Venezuela’s leader sidesteps questions about a reported US land attack while offering to talk ‘seriously’ about cooperation.

2 Jan 2026 - 2:03PM

Luxury Hotels

11 exciting luxury hotel openings in 2026, from London and Florence to Kyoto

1 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM

Americas and the Caribbean

CIA behind drone strike on ‘big facility’ in Venezuela: sources

31 Dec 2025 - 4:26PM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong signs tax treaty with Norway, marking fourth such agreement this year

Treasury chief Christopher Hui said the government plans to begin CDTA negotiations with Slovenia and Oman early next year.

16 Dec 2025 - 6:47PM

Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui (left), exchanges documents with Norway’s Ambassador to China, Vebjørn Dysvik, in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

Americas and the Caribbean

Honduras president alleges ‘electoral coup’ amid chaotic vote count

Fraud allegations, claims of US interference and disputed tally sheets mar vote count following Honduras’ November 30 presidential election.

10 Dec 2025 - 3:47PM

China-Latin America relations

US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’

At a Senate hearing, officials described Chinese money brokers as key to laundering cartel funds and fuelling the illicit fentanyl trade.

30 Dec 2025 - 5:03AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump says any country trafficking drugs into US could be attacked

In response to the threat, Colombia’s Petro says his nation destroys drug labs ‘without missiles’ and warns Trump not to ‘awake the Jaguar’.

3 Dec 2025 - 9:36AM

Packages of seized cocaine lined up in Panama City, Panama in November. A tugboat carrying 13,508kg of cocaine, was intercepted in Panamanian Pacific waters as it sailed to North America from Colombia, according to Panamanian authorities. Photo: EPA

Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela airspace should be considered ‘closed in its entirety’, Trump says

The South American nation slammed the US president’s ‘colonialist threat’, and said his comments were incompatible with international law.

30 Nov 2025 - 1:57PM

China-Latin America relations

Xi Jinping pledges support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Chinese president urges respect for Venezuela’s sovereignty, warns against foreign interference as US ramps up regional military activity.

25 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM

Crime

Colombia raids hotel hosting Jewish sect members, rescues 17 children

Intervention was prompted by local tips and Interpol yellow notices issued for some of the missing children.

25 Nov 2025 - 11:51AM

Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France. Photo: AP

Venezuela

Several international airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after US warning

Flights cancelled following an FAA warning of a ‘potential risk’ amid a major buildup of American forces in the region.

24 Nov 2025 - 10:39AM

A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet being launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford in the Caribbean Sea on November 18. Photo: US Navy via Reuters

China-Latin America relations

Colombia pushes for talks – to include China – over US military action in region

Petro steps up rhetoric as biggest US aircraft carrier backs an anti-drug operation near Venezuela; the latest strikes face legal questions.

18 Nov 2025 - 3:54AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

7 children killed in air strike against Colombia rebel group, officials say

The minors were forcibly recruited and used as human shields by the Farc-EMC group, ombudswoman Iris Marin says.

16 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM

Celebrity Families

Meet Sofía Vergara’s adopted sister Sandra Vergara, who’s on Selling Sunset

Sandra was encouraged by Sofía’s son Manolo to do the reality show, now back for its 9th season – her past credits include hosting a show with RuPaul.

12 Nov 2025 - 11:03AMvideocam

Selling Sunset newcomer Sandra Vergara with her cousin and adopted sister, Sofía Vergara. Photos: @sandravergara, @sellingsunsetshow/Instagram

Americas and the Caribbean

US strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific kill 6

US defence secretary says two boats were destroyed as calls mounted for investigations into the US strikes.

11 Nov 2025 - 10:29AM

Video accompanying US Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth’s post on Monday showed a strike on one boat sitting stationary in the water. Photo: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s X account via AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Rio raids, Venezuela crisis threaten to overshadow Brazil’s UN climate summit

Deadly police operations at home and regional fears of US military intervention abroad divert President Lula’s focus from one of his signature global issues.

6 Nov 2025 - 3:40PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Trump says not considering strikes within Venezuela, despite earlier threats

The US president had previously said ‘the land is going to be next’, after deadly attacks on alleged drug-carrying boats in the area.

1 Nov 2025 - 1:27AM

United States

3 ‘narco-terrorist’ boat strikes in 1 day kill 14 in escalating US drug war

At least 57 people have been killed in the 13 disclosed strikes on alleged drug-running boats since early September.

28 Oct 2025 - 11:35PM

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth makes a speech aboard the aircraft carrier George Washington in Japan on Tuesday. Photo:
Kyodo

Americas and the Caribbean

US sanctions Colombia president over drugs, amid escalating row with Trump

Gustavo Petro has accused the US president of carrying out ‘extrajudicial executions’ by striking alleged drug-trafficking vessels.

25 Oct 2025 - 6:19AM

Donald Trump

‘We’re just going to kill them’: Trump vows to escalate drug war to land targets

US president’s stark warning of moving beyond sea strikes comes amid a massive US military build-up in the Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela.

24 Oct 2025 - 3:22PM

United States

Colombia’s Petro accuses Trump of ‘extrajudicial executions’ in boat strikes

Fuelling a spat with Trump, Colombia’s president said the US military’s anti-drug campaign, which has killed dozens, violates international law.

24 Oct 2025 - 1:13PM

This screen grab from a video posted by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth this week shows a vessel moments before it is hit in a US strike. Photo: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth via X

Americas and the Caribbean

US widens campaign on suspected drug boats with first lethal strikes in Pacific

Two new strikes, apparently carried out in international waters, come amid a war of words between Donald Trump and Colombia’s president.

23 Oct 2025 - 1:51PM

This screen grab from a video posted by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shows what Hegseth says is a vessel moments before it is hit in a US strike. Photo: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth via X

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia court overturns Uribe’s conviction for bribery, witness tampering

Court cited ‘structural deficiencies’ in conviction of Alvaro Uribe, who remains a divisive figure in Colombia.

22 Oct 2025 - 12:49PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Air strikes and insults: Trump’s feud with Colombia threatens key alliance

With Colombia recalling its ambassador, the Trump-Petro feud marks a new low in relations between Bogota and Washington.

21 Oct 2025 - 3:28PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia recalls ambassador to US as Trump-Petro feud intensifies

Trump’s rhetoric and tariff threats mark a new low in US-Colombia relations, which the US leader alleges are complicit in the drug trade.

20 Oct 2025 - 11:10PM

Colombian President, Gustavo Petro (left), has called US President Trump’s comments about him being an “illegal drug leader” offensive. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Trump threatens Colombia with tariffs and slashes aid, calls Petro a ‘drug leader’

Trump warned that the US would ‘close up’ Colombia’s drug operations, just as Petro condemned a US strike as ‘murder’.

20 Oct 2025 - 1:35PM

US President Donald Trump referred to Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro as ‘an illegal drug leader’ who is ‘low rated and very unpopular’. Photo: AFP

United States

US strike in Caribbean kills Colombian fisherman, stoking sovereignty row

President Gustavo Petro demanded answers from Washington over the September attack that left Alejandro Carranza dead.

19 Oct 2025 - 11:57AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Survivors of US strike on ‘drug vessel’ to be sent back to Ecuador, Colombia

The pair were picked up by the US military after American forces attacked a submersible vessel in the Caribbean.

19 Oct 2025 - 9:00AM

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