Gustavo Petro

Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement arrives to vote during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026.

3 min

Latin America

Colombian right-wing candidate wins narrow presidential victory

Abelardo De La Espriella edges out leftist rival Ivan Cepeda in Sunday's election with 49.66% of the vote, vowing a sharp shift toward Washington and Jerusalem after four years of leftist rule

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Argentina's President Javier Milei talks during the International Economic Forum of the Americas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2 min

Latin America

Argentine-Colombian relations nosedive after 'offending' remarks by Milei

Argentina's presidents calls Gustavo Petro a 'terrorist, murderer, and communist' resulting in an expulsion of diplomats from Bogota after ambassador was already recalled from Buenos Aires

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Israel Katz

3 min

Diplomacy

Israeli FM rebukes Colombian president for threat to cut ties

Israel Katz says 'the support of the President of Colombia Petro Gustavo to the Hamas killers' is a 'disgrace' to his people

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Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez arrives to speak during a gathering with the Colombian community in Florida, the United States, on June 9, 2022.

3 min

Latin America

Colombia presidential candidate says mistook Hitler for Einstein

Rodolfo Hernandez called Hitler a ‘great German thinker’

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Historical Pact Coalition presidential hopeful Gustavo Petro greets supporters during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, March 13, 2022.

2 min

Latin America

Colombian presidential elections may bring first victory to left candidate

Opinion polls show Colombians favor a leftist ex-guerrilla, Gustavo Petro

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