The City Paper

08/01/2026

NEWS

Colombian President Gustavo Petro told supporters he arrived late to an anti-U.S. rally after a nearly hour-long phone call with President Donald Trump, abruptly shifting the event’s tone. Trump later praised the conversation and confirmed plans for a White House meeting, signalling a tentative ea...

08/01/2026

NEWS. Despite being barred by OFAC or on the so-called "Clinton List", President Trump has invited Colombia's Gustavo Petro to The White House.

07/01/2026

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called on supporters to mobilise nationwide on Wednesday to defend what he calls national sovereignty, sharply escalating a diplomatic crisis with the United States.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called nationwide protests to defend sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump said a military operation against Colombia “sounds good.” Petro warned of renewed armed conflict, lodged a diplomatic protest, and urged mass mobilisation to defend his mandat...

05/01/2026

On Monday, Delsy Rodríguez took the oath of office in the presence of the Ambassadors to China, Iran and Russia. The scene from the National Assembly recalls the sham investiture of Maduro on January 10, 2025, and sends a dire signal to the internationl community: Does oil security matter more than a secure democracy?

Maduro’s capture exposed a stark contradiction: while María Corina Machado offered a Venezuelan-led democratic transition, Washington appears to favor stability, oil and Chavista continuity. Trump’s pragmatism may have sidelined Venezuela’s most legitimate opposition at the moment democracy s...

05/01/2026

NEWS

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Colombia after the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, calling President Gustavo Petro “a sick man” and saying a U.S. military operation, dubbed “Operation Colombia,” “sounds good.” Petro denounced the threat, warned of regional s...

03/01/2026

NEWS

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would “run” Venezuela until a “safe, proper and judicious transition” of power is completed, following a U.S. military operation that he said resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cili...

03/01/2026

VENEZUELA UPDATE. Breaking News.

U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed as “brilliant” the U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, as explosions were reported in Caracas early Saturday. Governments across the Americas and Europe are reacting to the arrest of the Maduro and hi...

03/01/2026

BREAKING NEWS

The United States carried out a "large-scale" military strike in Caracas early Saturday and has captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, confirmed U.S. President Donald Trump. Explosions were reported near major military bases, including the regime's stronghold Fuerte Tiuna.

02/01/2026

TRAVEL IN 2026

Boyacá has emerged as one of Colombia’s premier hiking destinations, blending high-Andean trails, páramo landscapes and snowcapped peaks with colonial towns, Indigenous heritage and hearty mountain cuisine, offering travelers a slow, immersive way to explore the country’s historic heartland.

18/12/2025

Opinion

The U.S. military deployment off Venezuela cannot be credibly explained by drug trafficking or oil interests. Washington’s National Security Strategy 2025 signals a renewed focus on Latin America and a revival of the Monroe Doctrine to counter Chinese and Russian influence.

17/12/2025

The reputational cost to Hay Festival Cartagena may prove lasting – not because Machado was invited, but because the limits of reason and tolerance have been publicly exposed.

The withdrawal of three authors from Hay Festival Cartagena 2026 over Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado raises key questions about freedom of expression and silence over human rights abuses in Maduro's Venezuela.

16/12/2025

Christmas in Colombia does not arrive quietly. It announces itself early, with the scent of cinnamon and panela simmering in kitchens, the crackle of fireworks in neighborhood streets, and the steady murmur of voices gathering night after night for the novenas...

Christmas in Colombia unfolds through nine nights of novenas, glowing town squares, biblical place names, and beloved holiday foods like natilla and buñuelos, blending faith, geography, and festivity into a uniquely communal season of light, memory, and shared tradition.