Politics

Farms in Atlantico were stealing $2 billion worth of water daily from the department with illegal connections

In a series of operations carried out by the Governorate of Atlantico, the National Police, and the company Acuasur, responsible for water supply in the department, it was discovered that properties in the rural area of Manatí, mostly farms, were stealing 1,500 cubic meters of water per day through illegal connections.

Gunmen entered a house and murdered two minors and a 21-year-old in Barrancabermeja

A new massacre was registered in Barrancabermeja where three people, including two minors aged 17, were murdered inside a home in a remote rural area of the oil port.

Venezuela Humanitarian Fund Received No US Contributions in 2025

176,000 people benefited from the Venezuelan Humanitarian Fund (FHV) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Girl is fighting for her life after being shot in the head by a drug dealer in Bogota

In Bogota, a regrettable incident occurred. A four-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being shot in the head.

Did the government announce an increase in VAT to cover Nicolás Maduro's defense?

A fake statement is circulating about a VAT increase to finance Nicolás Maduro's defense, without official backing.

Mexican Governor and Nine Other Officials Accused of Ties to Sinaloa Cartel

The District Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in the United States, accused the governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, Rubén Rocha, along with nine other current and former officials, of allegedly being associated with the Sinaloa cartel to traffic and distribute large quantities of drugs in U.S. territory.

Tension rises between Petro and Noboa over border security: serious accusations have been made

The tension between Colombia and Ecuador is growing. This time, President Gustavo Petro pointed to Daniel Noboa as "the one in charge of violating Colombia," and in a tweet linked him to the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay.

SAE will assume administration of Lili Pink's assets after Fiscalía's seizure

Doubts continue about the future of the company, which reportedly has ties to an asset laundering network. Authorities have clarified the next steps.

Government denounces the “instrumentalization” of children in Embera blockades at the entrance of the Ministry of Interior

The blockades that a group of indigenous people from the Embera community organized at the entrance of the Bancol and BIP buildings, in Bogotá, to prevent officials from the Ministry of the Interior from entering or leaving, starting at 9:30 in the morning of Wednesday, April 29, generated strong criticism from the national and district governments.

Welcome May Day

There are commemorations that history cannot afford to archive into oblivion. May 1st is one of them. On that day in 1886, nearly 400,000 workers took to the streets of Chicago on strike, demanding decent working conditions. What began as a demonstration of labor strength continued in the following days amidst tension and growing repression.

Participated in EU-CELAC Meeting on Drugs

On Thursday, April 30, 2026, a Delegation from the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of the Republic of Nicaragua participated in the XXVI High-Level Meeting.

The Condemnation of Gold

Few regions in Colombia have a history as closely intertwined with a natural resource as Antioquia has with gold. From the 16th century, when towns like Cáceres, Zaragoza, and Remedios were founded to the rhythm of the Spanish conquistadors' gold fever, to the creation of the first capital, Santa Fe de Antioquia, and the subsequent rise of Medellín as the country's business capital, our department's trajectory has been marked by this brilliant metal: it is estimated that in the 16th century, just in the Nechí and Cauca river basins, slightly more than 7% of the world's gold production was extracted.