Lionel Messi Returns for Argentina in FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers Against Chile and Colombia

Buenos Aires, May 15:  Argentina will have captain Lionel Messi back for its World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia, the national team announced Thursday. The 37-year-old Inter Miami star missed the March doubleheader because of an adductor injury …

Messi returns for Argentina in World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina will have captain Lionel Messi back for its World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia, the national team announced Thursday. The 37-year-old Inter Miami star missed the March doubleheader because of an …

Banco Davivienda issues Colombia's first-ever biodiversity bonds

Credit: Shutterstock/Jhampier Giron M Gómez-Pinzón has helped the International Finance Corporation (IFC) subscribe to Colombia’s first-ever biodiversity bonds, which were issued by Banco Davivienda for U$50 million.  Subscribe to unlock unlimited …

Petro calls on Colombia to organize community councils in response to Senate “fraud”

President Gustavo Petro called on Colombia to organize a mass movement in response to an allegedly fraudulent Senate vote that sunk a broadly supported referendum on the expansion of labor rights. From China, Petro addressed the nation and called on local …

Colombia Joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Deepening Beijing’s Influence in Latin America

By Gloria Ogbonna In a significant geopolitical development, Colombia has officially signed a “joint cooperation plan” with China that brings the South American nation into the sprawling Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s multi-trillion-dollar global …

Colombia, China sign cooperation plan on Belt and Road Initiative

Colombia and China have signed a cooperation document for the Latin American country to join Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative. Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on Wednesday. Petro was in the …

Colombia senate rejects President Gustavo Petro’s labour reform referendum

Sovereignty for Colombia’s Indigenous people

Like much of Latin America, Colombia confronts severe challenges, yet in recent years it has somehow managed to carve out pathways to a more inclusive society. Its landmark 2016 peace accord, for example, ended a half-century of civil war with a rebel …

El Senado de Colombia rechaza la consulta popular planteada por Petro; él llama a movilizaciones en protesta

Por Fernando Ramos y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Senado de Colombia rechazó este miércoles la propuesta del presidente Gustavo Petro para convocar a una consulta popular sobre sus iniciativas de reformas sociales. El mandatario criticó la decisión, …

Colombia’s senate sinks labor referendum in what government calls fraudulent vote

Colombia’s government suffered a major defeat in Congress after a tiny Senate minority rejected a referendum that would have forced Congress to improve labor conditions. With 49 votes against and 47 in favor, the Senate ended President Gustavo Petro’s …