World Feb 03 Colombian President Petro's White House visit defuses months of tensions with Trump By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi
World Feb 03 WATCH: Colombian President Petro holds news conference after Trump meeting President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday, conducting a friendly face-to-face mere weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping… By Aamer Madhani, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press
World Jan 05 Watch 4:35 Colombia's president pushes back against Trump's threats as tensions rise The situation in Venezuela's neighbor to the West, Colombia, is tense tonight. Though Colombia is a major non-NATO ally of the U.S., President Trump has repeatedly threatened its President, Gustavo Petro, alleging without evidence that he has ties to the… By Geoff Bennett
World Oct 31 All the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats The U.S. military has killed more than 100 people in targeted strikes on small vessels in waters off South America since early September. By Joshua Barajas
World Oct 24 U.S. imposes sanctions on Colombia's president amid escalating dispute with Trump The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug trade, sharply escalating tensions with the leftist leader of one of the closest U.S. allies in… By Matthew Lee, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Oct 19 Trump calls Colombia's Petro an 'illegal drug leader' and cuts off U.S. aid to the country By Chris Megerian, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America. Continue reading
Sep 29 Colombia's foreign minister 'renounces' her U.S. visa as tensions between both nations escalate By Astrid Suárez, Manuel Rueda, Associated Press The decision by Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio comes as tensions between both nations escalate over issues that include drug policy, the war in Gaza and a U.S. naval build up in neighboring Venezuela. Continue reading
Sep 27 U.S. revokes visa for Colombian President Petro after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country, after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to… Continue reading
Mar 12 Colombia's president calls for referendum vote on stalled health and labor reforms By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he will call for a special election in which voters will be able to approve or reject labor reform and health reform, which have been stalled for months in congress. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump and Colombia's president clash over deportation flights, raising tariffs in retribution By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press The U.S. and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what countries could face if they intervene in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal… Continue reading