Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has described rich countries鈥 plans听to expand fossil fuels as a 鈥渄eath sentence鈥 for his country. Zara Lomas looks at Pacific Island states鈥 push for a听international treaty to phase out fossil fuels.
Gustavo Petro
Venezuelan officials have responded with threats and accusations to recent statements from Brazil and Colombia reaffirming their refusal to recognise any new president unless election results are published, reports Federico Fuentes.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave an impassioned speech at the opening ceremony of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) which takes place in Cali, Colombia until November 1, reports Ben Radford.
Thousands of Colombians mobilised across the country on September 19 in defence of the government鈥檚 pension reforms and to reject the attempts by right-wing forces to oust President Gustavo Petro, reports Ben Radford.
Colombia鈥檚 new government, led by President Gustavo Petro, has vowed to tackle violence and illegal mining, enact drug reforms and normalise relations with Cuba and Venezuela. Ian Ellis-Jones reports.
Gustavo Petro became the first left-wing president in the history of Colombia on August 7, reports People's Dispatch.
The leftist Historic Pact presidential ticket, headed by Gustavo Petro and Francia M谩rquez, is favoured to win Colombia's presidential elections on May 29. However, the candidates face ongoing threats, reports Tanya Wadhwa.
Activists gathered at Sydney Town Hall听to condemn the intimidation of opposition candidates in the Colombian presidential elections. Victor Hugo Munoz reports.
In Colombia, former guerrilla Gustavo Petro leads in the presidential polls. Petro is the lead candidate for a coalition of left political parties called Pacto Historico (Historic Pact), reports Ben Gilvar-Parke.
The results of Colombia鈥檚 May 27 presidential election confirmed that a run-off election between Gustavo Petro and Ivan Duque听will be required to decide the country鈥檚 newest leader. The election is set for June 17.
Ivan Duque, former president Alvaro Uribe's prot茅g茅e and candidate for the right-wing Grand Alliance for Colombia, ended with听39.14%. Centre-left ex-mayor of Bogota Gustavo Petro, running for the List of Decency听coalition, won 25.09%.
Amid several controversies in the voting process, Colombians went to the polls on March 11 to elect 166 legislators to the House of Representatives and 102 senators.
Colombia鈥檚 National Police have announced an internal investigation days after the country鈥檚 leftist presidential candidate was attacked on his way to a campaign rally on March 2.