Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and ...

One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, ...

Briefing the Security Council for the last time as head of the UN Verification Mission, Special Representative Carlos Ruiz ...

Colombia remains a key hub for illegal arms trafficking in Latin America -- a persistent threat that fuels internal conflict ...

The Nasa’s fight against Gran Tierra Energy reveals the links between extraction and armed conflict, and the limitations of the government’s reforms.

Mongabay Latam hopes to reach new audiences by taking its award-winning investigation to the theatre, using 'stand-up ...

President Noboa was elected to fight spiraling gang violence, but serious abuses are being reported under his crackdown.

In Colombia, drug gangs are waging a new kind of war — by air. Armed with cheap drones, they're targeting rivals in a ...

According to the Colombian Ombudsman's Office, 409 children and teenagers were recruited by armed groups in 2024.

The opposition denounced the failure of peace talks with armed groups and accused President Petro of laxity, among other criticisms. Petro traveled as planned on Wednesday evening to Cali, where ...

People attend a meeting with a Colombian government commission to ask for help due to the escalation of violence by illegal armed groups in the area, in Condoto, Colombia February 22, 2025.

For decades, armed groups have fought over control of ultra-lucrative coca plantations that dot the Colombia-Venezuela border region and which fuel the world's cocaine habit.