Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Shashi Tharoor’s Anti-Pakistan push fails in Colombia

Shashi Tharoor's Anti-Pakistan Push Fails in Colombia

ISLAMABAD: India’s efforts to push its narrative against Pakistan on the global stage seem to have hit another wall. Recent attempts by Shashi Tharoor in Colombia to promote a view critical of Pakistan reportedly didn’t get any support. Against India’s expectations, the Colombian government chose to side with Pakistan. In a significant move, Colombia expressed … Read more

Chronic malnutrition

While the Colombian government fumes over being listed as a “hunger hotspot” by UN agencies, Heidy Garzon — a single mother of nine — worries where her family’s next meal will come from. “We don’t know what we’re going to eat tonight,” Garzon told AFP in a shantytown neighbourhood of Ciudad Bolivar in the south … Read more

‘Cocaine hippos’ of Pablo Escobar recognizes as humans by a US court

'Cocaine hippos' of Pablo Escobar recognized as humans by a US court

A federal court in the United States has recognized hippos that belonged to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar as a people. A judge in the United States has declared that Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ can be recognized as humans. The creatures are offspring of the famed Colombian drug lord’s hippos, and they now have legal … Read more