Crime
Shipment of baby wipes seized at the border turns out to be $11.8M worth of cocaine
The cocaine bust is one of the largest the Laredo Port of Entry has seen in 20 years
Politics
Leftist former guerrilla secures comfortable lead in first round of Colombian presidential elections
Petro will now face businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a second round vote on June 19
Politics
Leftist and former M-19 guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidency without majority in Senate
Gustavo Petro won by a tight margin with just a little more than 50.5% of just more than 700,000 votes against 77-year old conservative businessman Rodolfo Hernandez
Terrorism
More than 2,500 children at risk in armed attacks between FARC and ELN dissidents
In the municipality of El Tarra there was an attack against the town’s military base
Crime
El Salvador arrests 110 Colombians in money laundering scheme that threatened borrowers
The operation, which started in 2021, would offer residents and small businesses loans with interest rates of 20 percent. However, if the victims defaulted they were threatened
Culture
Colombian President Petro praises sculptor and painter Fernando Botero, who died at 91
“The painter of our traditions and our defects, the painter of our virtues has died,” President Gustavo Petro wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Friday. “He painted violence and peace. He painted the pigeon that was rejected one thousand times, and put one thousand times on a throne”
Politics
Andean Community nations urge Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina to join the bloc
The desire to expand the Andean Community, comes as the politics of South America has shifted towards the left, according to the group
Climate
VIDEO: Incredible images of waterspouts in the Colombian Caribbean as cyclone closes in
The “tornadoes over water” created panic among tourists and residents of Islas del Rosario in Cartagena
Immigration
Caravan of migrants leaves southern Mexico for nation's capital amid unemployment and crime
The collective movement appears to be due to the lack of employment, Mexico’s difficult economic situation and growing crime amid cartel violence
Politics
Nicaragua's Ortega regime expels European Union ambassador
So far the regime has not issued an official statement justifying the decision taken with the high ranking official