Colombia threatens to break ties with Israel if it doesn't comply with a UN cease-fire resolution
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has threatened to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn't comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
Thousands take to Colombiaโs streets to protest 50% increase in gasoline prices
Thousands of protesters on cars and motorbikes have taken to the streets of Colombiaโs main cities to reject recent hikes in gasoline prices that have drastically increased the price of fuel in the South American country.
Venezuela's Maduro to fully open border with Colombia
Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro has announced his intention to fully open the border crossings with Colombia starting Jan. 1, a measure repeatedly postponed following the restoration of diplomatic and commercial ties between the South American neighbors.
Bolsonaro, Lula headed to runoff after tight Brazil election
Brazilโs top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the worldโs fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office.
Colombia picks 1st leftist president in tight runoff contest
Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real estate tycoon in a runoff election that underscored peopleโs disgust with the countryโs traditional politicians.
Colombian candidate says he won't nationalize property
Colombian presidential frontrunner Gustavo Petro pledged that he will not nationalize private property if he wins the nationโs presidency this year as critics in the South American country accuse the leftist candidate of wanting to make radical changes to the countryโs free market economy.