The Latest Breaking News from Gustavo Petro

Bolivia Severs Diplomatic Ties With Israel Over Gaza Conflict

Latin American countries Colombia and Chile also recall ambassadors in response to Israeli military offensive.

Zenger · Nov 1, 2023

Luis Diaz’s father ‘could be in Venezuela’ after kidnapping of Liverpool stars’ parents

Manager Jurgen Klopp said preparing the team for a fixture was “the most difficult” ever

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023

Argentina: leftists celebrate after far-right Milei fails to win election victory

Lula and other Latin American leftwingers hail Sergio Massa’s first-placed finish, with election now headed to November runoff

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2023

Criminals without borders: the transnational gangs terrorising the Amazon

Indigenous peoples in Colombia are being targeted and fragmented by armed groups who plunder the forest for gold and timber and take control of land

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

Mexico's president says 10,000 migrants a day head to US border; he blames US sanctions on Cuba

Mexico’s president says that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blames U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Colombia's presidential office manipulates video of President Petro at UN to hype applause

The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro received during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

President Gustavo Petro's plan for 'total peace' in Colombia: Takeaways from AP's report

Across Colombia, decades of war between leftist guerrillas, rightwing paramilitaries, trafficking groups and the government have left more than 9.5 million people as victims of forced displacement, homicide, sexual violence and more

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Colombia's president has a plan for 'total peace.' But militias aren't putting down their guns yet

When elected, Colombia’s rebel-turned-president Gustavo Petro promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

UN says Colombia's coca crop at all-time high as officials promote new drug policies

The U.N. says coca cultivation reached an all-time high in Colombia last year the administration of President Gustavo Petro struggles to reduce poverty in remote areas and contain armed groups that are profiting from the cocaine trade

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023