Last year, Colombian President Gustavo Petro watched in dismay as a political and economic crisis unfolded on the other side of his country’s eastern border. Global powers had imposed sanctions on ...

President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, promised his government would acquire 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land for victims of the country's six-decade conflict, to meet ...

President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, promised his government would acquire 3 million hectares (7.4 ...

By: Alicia Muñoz Bohorquez A historic meeting took place this month in Bogota: the First Global Ministerial Conference to End ...

One Colombian soldier was killed and two security force members injured Friday in a pair of motorcycle bomb attacks blamed on dissidents from the defunct FARC guerrilla group.

COP16 ended without decisions in key areas around implementing a global conservation treaty. But faith groups applauded the ...

The administration of outgoing US president Joe Biden is preparing to rush over $6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine ...

Colombia's government and the armed rebel group National Liberation Army (ELN) announced that they have agreed to restart ...

Despite funding setbacks, COP16 established a historic Indigenous-led body for biodiversity decisions amid stalled global ...

Petro launched peace talks with the various groups after being elected Colombia's first left-wing president in 2022. ELN in August opted not to renew a ceasefire in force since 2023. jt-lv/ba/cb/st ...

South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from South Sudan's President ...