Annie Correal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Latin American military leaders gathered in Panama to ramp up their efforts alongside U.S. forces.

Abelardo De La Espriella had never held public office until his inauguration on Friday. Now, he is at the helm of a major disaster response.

The country’s new Trump-endorsed president takes office on Friday. Sweeping plans to target drug traffickers with U.S. help are already underway.

The National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, has asked all students who passed a demanding entrance exam to take a new test after experts found half of all applicants may have cheated, including with A.I.

Colombia’s president-elect, a lawyer, represented accused drug traffickers, among others. While living in Miami, he himself was investigated by U.S. authorities, though never charged.

A victory for Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer with no previous political experience, would be another win for the right in Latin America.

Iván Cepeda was caught off guard by a right-wing outsider and anti-leftist anger. He tells The Times he is not giving up.

El favorito en las elecciones presidenciales ha desatado un debate sobre la masculinidad y el machismo. Los grupos defensores de los derechos de las mujeres ven en ello una estrategia habitual de la derecha.

Colombia’s presidential front-runner has sparked a debate about masculinity and machismo. Women’s rights groups see a familiar right-wing playbook.

President Trump this week endorsed the right-wing candidate, Abelardo De La Espriella, a dual citizen of Colombia and the United States, in Colombia’s presidential runoff.