USAID is going away. Here’s what it’s been doing in South America
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism ...
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Armed groups are terrorising Colombia’s border with Venezuela
The government has declared a “state of internal commotion” in response to the worst humanitarian crisis in decades ...
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Thousands flee their homes in northeast Colombia amid worst security crisis in a decade
A series of attacks against civilians has forced Colombia's government to break off peace talks with one of Colombia’s ...
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Colombia asks Venezuela for help containing guerrilla violence
As deadly violence caused by territorial conflict forces tens of thousands to evacuate northeastern Colombia, the Colombian ...
Congressional Democrats are denied entry to the USAID building
Congressional Democrats have been denied entry to the USAID building as federal law enforcement officers blocked the doors, ...
In a Colombian cocaine hub, a fragile peace falls apart
The fighting between the two armed drug trafficking groups — fueled and financed in part by a booming global cocaine business ...
Colombia Sends Army To Fight Guerillas On Venezuela Border
Colombia has launched a military offensive against leftist guerillas blamed for a week of bloody violence on the border with Venezuela, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said Friday.
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon ...
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Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders
Credit: AP/Mario Caicedo Located on Colombia’s border with Venezuela, the Catatumbo region ... by National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, in Cúcuta, Colombia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
People displaced by violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region lined up to register for shelter at a soccer stadium in Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela. This gallery highlights some of the most ...