The Latest Breaking News from Gustavo Petro

Following widespread calls from global leaders to verify the results of Sunday's presidential election, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tasked the country's top court with auditing the election. Initial results showed Maduro winning another term, but many expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the elections and the court's ability to be…

White House spokesman John Kirby urged electoral authorities to "come clean and release the full, detailed data"

Colombian President calls for transparency in Venezuelan election results amid concerns over lack of detailed figures and validity of outcome.

Sebastián Caqueza says that a new law banning bullfighting in Colombia by 2028 will not dampen his passion for the tradition that he has been practicing since has was a small boy

Spectators chanted "No more 'ole'!", a slogan used during the legislative process by supporters of the law, which was passed by congress in late May.

Colombian President signs bill banning bullfighting, sparking debate on cultural rights and animal welfare.

Colombia's president has signed a bill that bans bullfights in the South American country, further reducing the short list of nations around the world where the centuries-old tradition is still legal

Panama's new president on Thursday ruled out forcibly repatriating US-bound undocumented migrants who make the dangerous jungle crossing from Colombia, in an apparent softening of his stance.

Organisers working to ensure safe environment for attenders in October after guerrillas’ warning of disruption

Leftist President Gustavo Petro has faced multiple obstacles in his efforts to end six decades of conflict between security forces, guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and drug gangs.

Colombia's president on Thursday called for international help to slash the cost of servicing the country's debt in order to support its fledgling peace process, which he claimed would help "put an end to cocaine" globally.