Cúcuta, Colombia on edge following ELN bombings
Cúcuta, a northeastern Colombian city on the border with Venezuela, woke up to five explosions on February 20. The National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s...
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Milei threatens to remove Argentina from World Health Organization
Buenos Aires, Argentina — President Javier Milei surprised the opposition on February 5 by announcing that Argentina will leave the World Health Organization (WHO), citing...
Officials identify two people found in Medellín’s La Escombrera mass grave
Following Colombia’s transitional justice system classifying Medellín’s La Escombrera landfill as the site of a mass grave, officials have identified the remains of two people...
Judge forbids Argentina’s Navy from destroying documents
A Federal Judge in Argentina has ruled that the country’s Navy should be prohibited from “purging” or “shredding” documents stored in its general archive. The...
Former presidential Chief of Staff named Colombia’s new foreign minister in spite of corruption accusations
Luis Gilberto Murillo, Colombia’s current Foreign Minister, announced his resignation on January 20, after which former Chief of Staff Laura Sarabia was named as his...
Authorities capture 5 suspects in connection with bombing of Public Ministry office in northern Peru
Lima, Peru — Peru’s National Police on Tuesday captured five people allegedly involved in the recent bombing of a Public Ministry building in Trujillo, a...
Peru investigates alleged prostitution ring in Congress following official’s murder
Lima, Peru — A new scandal has rocked Peru’s Congress amid growing public discontent with the legislature, which ended 2024 with an approval rating of...
Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, creator of the first modern synthetic vaccine, dies at 78
The celebrated Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo passed away on January 9 in the country’s capital city, Bogotá, the National University confirmed. The scientist, who...
Venezuela’s opposition leader briefly arrested ahead of presidential inauguration ceremony
Isabella Lapadula contributed to this article. Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado was briefly detained while leaving an opposition rally on Thursday afternoon in Caracas. ...
“Venezuela’s elections were not free”: Colombian President Petro
Medellín, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who had mostly remained silent following the disputed July presidential elections in Venezuela, has spoken out, stating that...
