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Historic but not enough? Colombia’s Gustavo Petro defends cocaine seizures

Colombia’s president has intercepted record volumes of illicit cocaine. But will it be enough to lessen US pressure?

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro arrives to Congress to attend the swearing-in ceremony for President-elect Yamandu Orsi, on Inauguration Day in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich)

In a bid to counter China, Trump hosts a summit for Latin America leaders

Experts say Trump must offer ‘tangible economic benefits’ to Latin America to curb China’s growth in the region.

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These exiled Venezuelans dream of returning home. What’s stopping them?

In January, the US removed Nicolas Maduro from power. But Venezuelans in exile say it is still too dangerous to return.

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‘Inevitably difficult’: Inside a family’s fight against the US boat strikes

The family of Alejandro Carranza filed the first complaint against the boat bombings. What barriers stand in their way?

Alejandro Carranza, the father, fixes fishing nets

‘On our own territory’: Colombia’s last nomadic tribe fights to return home

Disease decimated the isolated Nukak people of Colombia. Now, leaders are fighting deforestation to reclaim their lands.

A woman weaves a bracelet out of palm fibers while a young girl looks on.

Invisible victims: How Colombia plans to support kids orphaned by femicide

As Latin America battles gender-based violence, countries are passing laws to support children whose parents are killed.

Siblings Fabian Ramirez, Luna Castro and Jennyfer Ramirez pose together for a photo

‘Much more persecution’: Venezuela braces for Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration

On Friday, Maduro is set to start a third term. Will his inauguration continue his post-election crackdown on dissent?

Jesus Medina, a Venezuelan photojournalist, leans against a table. He wears a coat patterned in the colors of the Venezuelan flag.

Maduro and Trump: Two inaugurations for two rivals on a collision course

During his first term as US president, Donald Trump was a fierce critic of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. Will that change?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, standing in front of a mural of radiating lines in the shape of Venezuela

In the dark: How rolling blackouts have transformed life in Ecuador

A historic drought has stymied Ecuador’s hydroelectric power system, leaving many without electricity for hours on end.

A protester in a green helmet waves an Ecuadorian flag in front of a line of police

In Venezuela’s diaspora, protests erupt against Maduro’s contested election

Migrants and refugees are using their political might abroad to pressure Venezuela to release complete election results.

Protesters in Bogota, Colombia, crowd the street, carrying Venezuelan flags and waving their arms in the air. One woman blows a plastic horn.