CAUCA, Colombia—American citizen John Poulos, 35, was arrested by Interpol officers last week in Panama for the alleged murder of his fiancée, a celebrated DJ from Bogotá. The body of Valentina Trespalacios, 21, was found in a dumpster on Jan. 22 in the Fontibón district of the Colombian capital, according to the public prosecutor’s office. … Read more
CNN – What began as a hopeful announcement of a six-month ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN) and other armed groups in Colombia, has ended in a political entanglement that casts doubts on the armed groups’ desire for peace – and raises questions about Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s future announcements regarding the ongoing peace … Read more
Bogota CNN – When Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first progressive president, took office in August, he laid out an ambitious agenda. His administration would finally achieve a stable peace with Colombia’s multiple rebel organizations; it would fight inequality by taxing the top 1% and lifting millions out of poverty; and it would abandon a punitive approach … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – US President Joe Biden offered a full-throated American commitment to the nations of Southeast Asia on Saturday, pledging at a Cambodian summit to help stand against China’s growing dominance in the region – without mentioning the other superpower by name. Chinese President Xi Jinping was not in the room at the … Read more
Bogota, Colombia Residents on both sides of the Colombia-Venezuela border turned out en masse this week to welcome the reopening of the Simon Bolivar International Bridge. Two commercial trucks – covered in the two nations’ respective flags, along with phrases of friendship and balloons – rumbled across the key border point, as vendors stood behind … Read more
10:24 PM4 minutes ago 22′ Antuna’s diagonal, but the defense ends up clearing the ball and preventing Martin from shooting. 10:21 PM8 minutes ago 17′ The match is quite hard fought, both teams are pressing to reach the opponent’s goal. 10:12 PM16 minutes ago 10′ Antuna’s shot, but it goes over the goal. 10:08 PM20 … Read more