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US president does not elaborate on alleged plan for fresh strikes but says large naval presence in region will remainUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has claimed that he cancelled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela because it was cooperating with the US on oil infrastructure and had released political prisoners.The US president said he had […]

EMC commander “Ivan Mordisco” called on Colombia’s guerrilla groups to bridge divisions and jointly combat US imperialism in the region. In a message to the ELN, the Segunda Marquetalia, the EPL and the Coordinadora Nacional Ejercito Bolivariana, the FARC dissident chief stressed that “US imperialism is once again striking against our sister nation, […]

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez will visit Colombia within two weeks to deepen cooperation between the two neighboring countries, according to government officials. The visit will come shortly after the US military kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and US President Donald Trump vowed to assume control over the country’s oil […]

Caracas shake-up could intensify violence in Catatumbo in Colombia, an area rich with coca crops, cocaine laboratories and a porous border with VenezuelaAlberto’s eyes shifted nervously. His chin trembled.His slender hands fumbled with a manila folder containing his family’s documents, which he was waiting to present to staff of the Human Rights […]

It was a frustrating night for the roughly 6,000 supporters gathered in Bogotá’s Plaza de Bolívar to hear President Gustavo Petro deliver what many expected to be a fiery, anti-imperialist address. After waiting for hours in cold, rainy conditions, demonstrators waved placards reading “Yankee Go Home,” “Out Trump,” and “Respect Colombia,” […]

President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday that he had agreed to meet Donald Trump after calling for Colombians to take to the streets in a 'day of national mobilisation' against the US president's military threats. Anger mounted in Colombia after the US intervention in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro last week. On Sunday, when asked if […]

US President Donald Trump invited his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro to the White House in an apparent attempt to mend ties between the former allies. Trump announced that he talked with Petro on the phone and invited the Colombian president in a post on his website Truth Social. It was a great honor to speak The post Trump invites Petro to White […]

President Gustavo Petro called for demonstrations after Trump said he was interested in military action in ColombiaThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of cities across Colombia to decry Donald Trump’s threats to expand his military campaign in South America into their territory, after last weekend’s deadly attack on Venezuela.In Cúcuta, a […]

Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interestsThe US’s first overt attack on an Amazon nation last weekend is a new phase in its extractivist rivalry with China. The outcome will decide whether the vast mineral wealth of South America is directed […]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called on supporters to mobilise nationwide on Wednesday to defend “national sovereignty,” sharply escalating a diplomatic crisis with the United States after President Donald Trump said a U.S. military operation against Colombia “sounds good” to him. The demonstrations are expected to take place in Bogotá’s […]

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Vicky Davila is a Colombian media personality and an independent presidential candidate. Davila was born on May 30, 1973, in Tulua, Cauca Valley. She is aligned with far-right factions within the political landscape and advocates for “economic freedom” and pledged to fight corruption and organized crime. Education and career The presidential candidate […]

Trump’s moves spark global wave of revulsion and fears that similar actions could happen in other countries – key US politics stories from Monday 5 January at a glanceThe deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and “narco-terrorism” charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an […]

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The extraction of Nicolás Maduro on Saturday was meant to signal the end of an era. Instead, it has exposed an uncomfortable truth that may loom over Washington weeks and months after the “shock-and-awe” attacks in central Caracas have waned from headlines: was Venezuela’s democratic opposition sidelined at the very moment it appeared closest to