War or peace? Colombians choose destiny in high-stakes voteColombians are voting in a presidential election to decide the nation's approach to escalating violence, with a choice between continuing l...
31 May, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
5 world market themes for the week aheadGlobal markets are keenly watching U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks and the Strait of Hormuz, alongside crucial U.S. jobs data and euro zone infla...
30 May, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Resurgent political risk derails rallies across emerging marketsEmerging markets are experiencing a fresh wave of political turmoil, impacting Latin America and Eastern Europe. Upcoming presidential elec...
25 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Death toll nearly doubles to 66 in Colombian military plane crashA Colombian Air Force Hercules C-130 plane crashed during takeoff near Puerto Leguizamo. The death toll rose to 66, with many soldiers amon...
24 Mar, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
Who is Gustavo Petro? Trump warns Colombia’s ‘sick’ President after Venezuela operation, hints at possible military actionUS President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Colombia's President Gustavo Petro. Trump suggested military action against Colombi...
05 Jan, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Nobel Peace Prize rallies Venezuela's opposition, deepens Maduro's isolationMaria Corina Machado's Vente Venezuela movement in Colombia is celebrating her Nobel Peace Prize win, seeing it as a vindication of their f...
11 Oct, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Alvaro Uribe: Colombia's first ex-president convicted of a crimeAlvaro Uribe, Colombia's president from 2002-2010, faced conviction for witness tampering. He was popular for his fight against leftist reb...
29 Jul, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
Son of a slain journalist, grandson of a President: Who is Miguel Uribe Turbay, the Colombian presidential hopeful shot at a campaign?Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a presidential hopeful, was seriously wounded in a shooting during a Bogotá campaign event. The atta...
08 Jun, 2025, 06.54 AM IST
Colombian Presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe shot at Bogotá rally; Shooter arrestedSenator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a 2026 presidential contender in Colombia, was shot in the back while addressing supporters in Bogotá’s Fontib...
08 Jun, 2025, 06.44 AM IST
Five countries elected to UN Security Council for 2026/27The UN General Assembly elected Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia to the Security Council for two-ye...
03 Jun, 2025, 10.28 PM IST
After FAFO, BAMF goes viral over Trump-Colombia diplomatic standoff triggered by migrants' issue. What does it mean?Amid Trump's clash with Colombia over the migrants issue, words like FAFO and BAMF are in focus. After Trump dropped FAFO over US-Colombia ...
27 Jan, 2025, 09.19 PM IST
Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in GazaColombian President Gustavo Petro announced the country will break diplomatic ties with Israel over the Israel-Hamas conflict, calling Isra...
03 May, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro takes oath as Colombian president in historic shiftThe incoming president said he was willing to start peace talks with armed groups across the country and also called on the United States a...
08 Aug, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
Gustavo Petro elected Colombian President in second round of electionsWith 99.67 per cent of polling stations reporting, Petro, candidate of the leftist Historic Pact for Colombia coalition, obtained 11,266,13...
20 Jun, 2022, 08.02 AM IST
Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap“The Los Angeles Declaration” is perhaps the biggest achievement of the Summit of the Americas, which was undercut by differences over Bide...
10 Jun, 2022, 10.21 PM IST
- Chavez threatens to cut off US oil in Colombia crisis
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off oil supplies to the United States if it were to back a Colombian military attack...
26 Jul, 2010, 02.11 PM IST
- Chavez threatens to cut off US oil in Colombia crisis
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off oil supplies to the United States if it were to back a Colombian military attack...
26 Jul, 2010, 12.23 PM IST