Colombia
‘It’s very important’: Why some of us look forward to Moomba
A skateboarder, a food truck owner, a dancer and a Birdman Rally entrant explain why they like Moomba.
- Carolyn Webb
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- Analysis
- Drugs
After six decades of the war on drugs, what works?
The US and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill kingpins and defeat cartels, but the products keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.
- Maria Abi-Habib
Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years
But the US president appears to have backed down on a threat of military action against Colombia. Meanwhile, the Senate has delivered a rare pushback against him.
- Patricia Zengerle
The leaders who were outraged and those who were delighted by Trump’s strike on Venezuela
Some leaders, like Anthony Albanese, have taken a muted response to the Trump administration’s activities in Venezuela. Others have been far more forthright.
- Matthew Knott
- Explainer
- Venezuela crisis
Once the epitome of glamour, Venezuela is in crisis. How did it get to this?
After months of military build-up, the US attacked Venezuela and took President Nicolás Maduro and his wife into custody. Why might this intervention feel like deja vu?
- Angus Holland, Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis
‘Far more than a first lady’: Who is Cilia Flores, the powerbroker captured alongside Maduro?
Venezuela’s first lady built extraordinary influence over decades while largely operating from the shadows.
- Genevieve Glatsky
The reality TV winner, her secret lover – and the deadly gift that arrived by courier
She was a feisty Bogota entrepreneur, full of ambition, when she first appeared on TV. Now two teenage girls are dead – and she’s the chief suspect.
- Colin Freeman and Cody Weddle
Australia among nations driving demand for World Cup tickets despite ‘disgraceful prices’
FIFA received five million requests for World Cup tickets in the first 24 hours of the latest sales phase, it says, despite an outcry over prices.
- Rory Carroll
Hegseth unleashes on press, says lethal double strike on boat occurred in ‘fog of war’
The US war secretary said he did not witness survivors of the first boat strike, but backed his admiral’s decision to fire on them again to “eliminate the threat”.
- Michael Koziol
Colombia puts virus-stricken Socceroos to the sword in 3-0 win
Tony Popovic’s Socceroos slumped to their third successive defeat in their final match of 2025.
- Vince Rugari