Colombia’s Elections Are a Crucial Test for the Left in Latin America NYT | Top Stories By: Annie Correal 31 May 2026 at 03:08 Colombia’s leftist candidate for president leads in polls, but his main rival — a far-right outsider who calls himself “The Tiger” — has gained momentum. © Federico Rios for The New York TimesAbelardo De La Espriella, a far-right candidate for president of Colombia, closed his campaign in the city of Medellín.
My Wife Fought Corruption in El Salvador. Then She Vanished Into Its Prisons. NYT | Opinion By: Louis Benavides 25 May 2026 at 13:00 The cost of Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on crime is too high.