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Bigger than Maduro: Trump’s real designs on Latin America

Christophe Ventura, a French expert on Latin America, speaks to Al Majalla about Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and China's role in a continent that the US president considers his backyard.

Elie Kossaifi 11 February 2026

Colombian artist Fernando Botero poses on November 22, 2017, at the Hotel de Caumont, in Aix en Provence, southern France, as he prepares the exhibition "Botero, dialogue avec Picasso" ("Botero, a dialogue with Picasso").

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Fernando Botero: The art world loses its heavyweight star

Colombia's most famous artist has died, taking the secret of his trademark fatness with him

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The writer Héctor Abad Faciolince signs at the 82nd Madrid Book Fair, in the Retiro Park, on 02 June, 2023 in Madrid, Spain.

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How Colombian novelist Héctor Abad Faciolince tackles difficult themes of death, sadness and healing

The acclaimed writer tells Al Majalla about the story of his father's murder at the hands of paramilitaries and the full gamut of his work, including a book to cheer spirits with unusual recipes

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 13 August 2023

This Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 satellite image made available by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Julia, bottom right, at 4 p.m. EDT. Julia is gaining strength heading westward in the southern Caribbean, and authorities are preparing for a possible hurricane on Colombian islands and in Nicaragua. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Julia Hits Nicaragua With Torrential Rainfall

Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast on Sunday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island, and a weakened storm was expected to emerge over the Pacific. Julia hit as a Category…

AP 09 October 2022

The leader of the dissolved guerrilla of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) and current FARC political party, Timoleon Jimenez "Timochenko" (C) takes part during a mass protest named "Marcha por la vida" (in English: "Demonstration for life") on July 26, 2019 in Bogota, Colombia. (Getty)

Peace Is Slipping Away in Colombia

Between 2000 and 2015,the United Statesprovided Colombia—a country plagued by political and social strife—with more than $10 billion in aid in order to bring stability to the Andean nation. TheU.S…

Paul J. Angelo 18 October 2019

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