Relations between Colombia and the United States are growing increasingly strained—a crisis caught between political ...

According to the respected Spanish newspaper, El País, it was former Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva who actually ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...

The U.S. State Department has recalled its top diplomat in Colombia for urgent consultations. The move follows comments from ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended the extradition of a rebel leader to the United States, arguing that he needs to stay in Colombia to contribute to peace talks.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro thinks legalizing cocaine will combat drug trafficking. President Petro addressed Colombians during a six-hour broadcast to discuss various topics, including why ...

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, ...

Increasingly, the groups are smuggling coca paste — cheap, unrefined cocaine - to laboratories as far away as Italy and the ...

Colombia is increasing its troop numbers as part of a renewed offensive against illegal armed groups, the head of the country ...

Colombia is reeling from a high-stakes political scandal after explosive audio leaks revealed a secret plot —allegedly ...

The Gulf Clan was born out of the right-wing paramilitary groups that fought leftist guerrillas in the 1990s before turning their attention to the cocaine trade. President Gustavo Petro has ...

Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that had gathered for International Workers’ Day. By Genevieve Glatsky Leer ...