Colombia's President Gustavo Petro tells CBS News blowing up drug boats is easy, but illegal and ineffective

Colombian President Gustavo Petro gives his side of the story as he engages Trump in a war of words over mounting U.S. boat strikes.

Colombia's Petro says US cut in military funding could pose problems

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday that a suspension of aid from the United States would mean nothing to his country but that changes to military funding could have an effect.

Grandmothers in Colombia get the quinceañera they never had

At age 72, Rosalba Casas finally celebrated her 15th birthday, donning a flowing pink dress and a tiara for the quinceañera she dreamed of as a teenager.
The Economist

Colombia has finally drawn Donald Trump’s ire

Mr Trump may find it tricky to fulfil his social-media promises on tariffs and aid cuts. Colombia has long been America’s closest ally in the region. Without the country’s co-operation, Mr Trump’s new war on drugs would get even harder. ■

U.S. Official Made Clear That Decision on Tariffs Is Trump's, Colombia Says

Colombia recalled Garcia-Pena from Washington after U.S. Trump said he would raise tariffs on the South American nation and stop all payments to it, intensifying a feud stemming from U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs.

Alliance with US ‘dismantled’ by leftist Petro regime, Colombia’s former defense minister says

Juan Carlos Pinzón considers presidential run, promises to repair damaged U.S.-Colombia relations within a week if elected in the 2026 presidential race.

EEUU impone sanciones al presidente de Colombia y su familia por acusaciones de narcotráfico

El gobierno del presidente Donald Trump impuso sanciones el viernes a su homólogo colombiano Gustavo Petro, a su familia y a un miembro de su gobierno por acusaciones de participación en el tráfico global de drogas,

Trump, Colombia Leader Trade Threats As US Strikes Boats In Pacific

President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro traded angry threats Wednesday as the United States announced strikes on two alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean that left five people dead.
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