Who are the world's indigenous uncontacted peoples and why are they under threat?

27 October 2025, 13:57 | Updated: 27 October 2025, 17:00 The world's almost 200 groups of uncontacted people are suffering from what an indigenous rights organisation calls "silent genocides". The tribes, predominantly sharing the Amazon...

Colombia: ASBAMA warns about the potential impact of higher tariffs on rural employment

The Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and La Guajira (ASBAMA) released a statement expressing concern about the recent deterioration in commercial relations between Colombia and the United States. Colombia is once again under the threat...

Migration to OECD countries declined in 2024, but remained high by historical standards

New permanent migration to OECD countries fell by 4% in 2024, following three years of significant increases. Despite the drop, the total of 6.2 million new permanent immigrants remains relatively high, at 15% above 2019 levels, according to a new...

Why are uncontacted Indigenous people at increasing risk?

What’s the context? Forced contact from evangelists and influencers are rising threats uncontacted Indigenous people face in the Amazon rainforest. LIMA - Uncontacted Indigenous people have never been more under threat and half of the groups could...

SAVING NATURE AND FUNDACIÓN CAMANÁ ANNOUNCE LAND PURCHASE TO PROTECT HABITAT OF THE ENDANGERED CUNDINAMARCA ANTPITTA IN COLOMBIA

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saving Nature, a science-led conservation organization dedicated to preventing extinctions and restoring ecosystems, announced today the purchase of two key land parcels totaling 46 acres in the...

Shakira Returns to Colombia’s Cali Almost 2 Decades Later: ‘No Better Reunion for a Wolf Than This’

With her visit to Cali, Colombia, Oct. 25-26, Shakira‘s concerts were the biggest in the city in recent years. As part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, the Barranquilla-born artist transformed the Pascual Guerrero Stadium into a massive...

‘Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025’, Latin America’s Premier Coffee Fair, Returned to Bogota

At “Cafes de Colombia Expo 2025,” Latin America’s main coffee fair returned to Bogota, highlighting its educational role. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One. The Corferias convention center in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, became the...

Colombia Strengthens Its Role as Indigenous Tourism Leader in Latin America

Colombia is establishing itself as a top destination for indigenous tourism, hosting the first regional congress of this type of tourism. Credit: Luis Ospino / Colombia One Colombia is consolidating its position as a benchmark country in...

Colombia Prepares for International Dance Biennial in Cali

Colombia prepares for the Seventh International Dance Biennial, an event featuring the participation of seven countries set in Cali. Credit: Maira Lins, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons Cali, Colombia, will once again become the world capital of...

NYPD detective, 40, who is mother-of-three dies after undergoing ultra-dangerous cosmetic procedure in Colombia

An NYPD detective and mother of three has died after undergoing risky cosmetic procedures in Colombia. Detective Alicia Stone, 40, went to Cali for a liposuction and gluteal fat transer, commonly known as a butt lift. She had the procedures done...

Who was Alicia Stone? NYPD detective, 40, tragically dies after receiving butt lift procedure in Colombia

An NYPD detective and mom of three died a week after she received a butt lift and liposuction procedure in Colombia. After the tragic death of Det. Alicia Stone, her husband is seeking an investigation, as reported by the New York Post. NYPD...

Colombia's Petro says US cut in military funding could pose problems

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday that a suspension of aid from the United States would mean nothing to his country but that changes to military funding could have an effect. U.S. President Donald Trump...

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro dismisses threatened US aid cuts as ‘nothing’

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has indicated that a suspension of aid from the United States would mean little to his country, but that changes to military funding could have an effect. “What happens if they take away aid? In my opinion,...

NYPD Detective Dies in Colombia Week After Butt Lift

Published October 27, 2025 6:50 AM PDT | Updated October 27, 2025 8:25 AM PDT NYPD detective Alicia Stone died a week after undergoing a Brazilian butt lift and liposuction in Colombia ... leaving her husband searching for answers. Detective...

Report urges full protection of world’s 196 uncontacted Indigenous peoples

A comprehensive global report on uncontacted Indigenous peoples, published Oct. 27 by Survival International, estimates that the world still holds at least 196 uncontacted peoples living in 10 countries in South America, Asia and the Pacific...

Immigrants don’t take jobs – they create them with 400,000 businesses in Spain

Immigrants account for around 12 per cent of all employment in Spain and show a higher activity rate than the national average. Credit: Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com Immigrant self-employment has become a driving economic and social force in...

Vijay Prashad: Gen Z Uprisings in the Global South

Here are seven theses to begin to understand the protests that young people have led across the world and perhaps channel them in a progressive direction. Guillermo Grebe, Chile, Muro sagrado de la dignidad or Sacred Wall of Dignity, 2021. (Via...

Colombia-born soldier slams Petro’s Israel stance

Master Sgt. (res.) Brian Corpas, 28, a Colombian-born IDF reservist, has completed over 200 days of reserve duty since the war in Gaza began—marking a deeply personal journey that bridges his South American roots and his Israeli identity. Corpas...

Colombian Government Presents Project To Convene A Constituent Assembly

President Gustavo Petro gives a speech. Photo: Carnegie Endowment. October 23, 2025 Hour: 1:00 pm On Thursday, the Colombian government presented a draft bill to convene a Constituent Assembly, which will encompass 71 delegates, with gender parity...

The Short List

If social media were a theme park, then Reddit would be the roller coaster. Case in point: The twists, turns, and drops of a somewhat recent thread debating the best Beethoven symphony. By the time the train returned to the station, No. 9 had the...