Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon.

More than 10 million people are victims of the harshest acts of violence in Colombia's six decades of armed conflict.

Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities.

A series of attacks in Colombia's southwest has raised security concerns before the May presidential election.

Latin American progressive leaders are increasingly being backed into a corner on organized crime by pressure from the Trump administration and their own voters, who point to the results from El Salvador's war on gangs.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela.

The Trump administration has designated another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist group, increasing financial pressure on its members and opening the door to potential military action against them.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. “may be having some discussions” with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days.

The International Crisis Group is reporting that Colombia's government efforts to control deforestation in the Amazon are being hampered by the actions of left-wing dissidents who control the area.