Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine.
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U.S. Deportation Sent Asylum Seeker Back Into China’s Grip
A Chinese man crossed dangerous jungles to enter the United States, in a failed bid for asylum. After being deported home in 2023, he faced a choice: stay or try to leave again?
Miguel Uribe, Colombian Senator Shot at Campaign Event, Dies at 39
Mr. Uribe, a presidential hopeful, was shot in June at a campaign rally in Bogotá in an attack that shocked the nation.
War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon
Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.
Alvaro Uribe, Ex-President of Colombia, Is Convicted of Bribery
Mr. Uribe, a towering figure in Colombian politics, was accused of trying to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony damaging to him.
Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.
A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.
3 Lessons From International Protests Amid the L.A. Unrest
Experts who study protest movements say the scenes unfolding in California broadly follow a script that has played out many times in other countries — sometimes with deadly consequences.
Attack on Colombia Senator, Miguel Uribe Turbay, Caught on Video
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a conservative presidential hopeful, remained in “extremely serious” condition on Sunday, a day after being shot.
A Colombian Senator, Miguel Uribe, Is Shot at a Campaign Event
The brazen attack, captured on video, recalled the political violence of past decades. The senator arrived at a hospital in critical condition.
Trump’s Immigration Policies Push Venezuelan Migrants to Risk ‘Self-Deportation’
Thousands of Venezuelan migrants are doing just what U.S. leaders want them to. But to get home, they face as many dangers as on the journey north.