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US places sanctions on Colombian president over alleged failure to stop cartels

Treasury accuses Gustavo Petro of ‘allowing drug cartels to flourish’ as president attacks Trump’s ‘oppressive regime’

The Guardian - US

Colombian President Petro Again Slams U.S. Strikes After Article Describes Bodies Washing Ashore In Caribbean Country: 'They Are Murders'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro again slammed U.S. strikes in the Caribbean as he continues his feud with American counterparts

Latin Times

Venezuelan Defense Minister Acknowledges CIA Operates In The Country: 'Wherever There's a U.S. Embassy'

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez claimed the CIA is already operating in the country as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure campaign, which different reports have claimed seek to ultimately oust the Venezuelan regime.

Latin Times

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Colombian President Lashes Out At Trump 'Executions'

Colombia's leftist president ramped up denunciations of Donald Trump's anti-drug air strikes and swatted aside US threats to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Thursday.

International Business Times

Trump's Venezuela Operation Divides MAGA World: Bannon, Loomer, and Others Sound the Alarm

After years of rallying behind President Trump's promise to keep America out of "endless wars," a new divide is growing among his most loyal supporters. The cause: the administration's expanding military campaign against Venezuela.

Latin Times

Republican Congressman Blasts President Petro After Trump Comments: 'A Clown Who's Cost Colombia Dearly'

U.S. Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) escalated his ongoing feud with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, calling the leftist leader "a clown" and accusing him of being a drug addict.

Latin Times

Colombia urges US to halt strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats: ‘It is murder’

Plea comes after Pete Hegseth announced two new strikes that left at least five people dead

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Rejects U.S. Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats: 'There Are International Laws'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug boats over the past weeks, most recently off the Colombian coast in the Pacific

Latin Times

Gustavo Petro Accuses Trump Of Wanting To Intervene In Colombia's Presidential Elections: 'Seeking For The Far-Right To Win'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of wanting to interfere with the South American country's elections next year, rejecting the claim that Washington's strikes against alleged drug vessels seeks to counter narco trafficking in the region

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Calls Colombian President Petro a 'Lunatic' As Feud Escalates: 'He's Not Well'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Colombian President Gustavo Petro, calling him a "lunatic" as the feud between Bogota and Washington continues to escalate

Latin Times

Trump admin expands its war on "narco-terrorists" to eastern Pacific

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's called the strikes "murder."

Axios

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Plus: An update on the boat strikes, East Wing gets torn down, Cuomo tries to convince Republicans, and more...

Reason

Colombian Ambassador To US Tells AFP Trump Threats 'Unacceptable'

Colombia's ambassador to Washington denounced US President Donald Trump's threats against his country and President Gustavo Petro as "unacceptable" on Wednesday, warning that a 200-year alliance was being put at risk.

International Business Times

US Says Two Dead In Strike On Alleged Drug-smuggling Boat In Pacific

A new US strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat killed two people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, announcing Washington's first such attack on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean.

International Business Times

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Latin Times

GOP Rep. Slams Colombian President Petro, Calls Him a Drug Addict: 'Got To Go To Rehab'

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed Colombian President Gustavo Petro as the two clash while tensions between the two countries continue to escalate

Latin Times

Wife Of Colombian Killed By U.S. Strike In The Caribbean Denies He Was a Drug-Trafficker: 'The Fishermen Have The Right To Live'

The wife of a Colombian man killed in one of the strikes conducted by the U.S. army in the Caribbean denied his husband was a drug-trafficker, like the Trump administration claims

Reason

Trump Allegedly Misidentified a Colombian Fisherman as a Venezuelan 'Narcoterrorist'

The potential for deadly error underlines the lawlessness of the president’s bloodthirsty anti-drug strategy.

International Business Times

Colombia's President Embraces War Of Words With Trump

Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.

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International Business Times

Colombian Court Overturns Ex-president Uribe's Witness Tampering Conviction

A Colombian court on Tuesday overturned the witness tampering conviction of influential ex-president Alvaro Uribe, who had been sentenced to 12 years' house arrest in a decision condemned by the United States.

Latin Times

Republican Rep. Makes New Threat To Venezuela's Maduro: 'Can Only Negotiate Not To Have His Plane Downed When Escaping'

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart again slammed Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, now saying that he "can only negotiate not to have his plane downed when escaping"

Latin Times

Pardoned J6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

A man who was pardoned after participating the January 6 Capitol riot faces new charges, this time for threatening House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Latin Times

Colombia's Petro Slams Venezuelan Nobel Prize Winner Machado: 'A Despicable Person Is One Who Invites Others to Invade Their Own Country'

Petro's comments follow earlier criticism of Machado's Nobel Peace Prize in which he questioned why she had sought international backing from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

International Business Times

Wife Of Colombian Killed In US Strike Says Life Taken Unjustly

Alejandro Carranza's loved ones say he left home on Colombia's Caribbean coast to fish in open waters.

International Business Times

Colombia, US Vow To Improve Anti-drug Strategy Amid Trump-Petro Feud

Colombia's president met with the top US diplomat in his country and discussed anti-drug efforts, Bogota said Tuesday, after a renewed public feud with counterpart Donald Trump frayed relations between the historic partners.

Latin Times

What's At stake in Colombia After Trump's Tirade Against Petro?

While it remains unclear whether the White House will follow through with his threats, Colombia is bracing for the worst case scenario as relations with its historic ally and largest trading partner reach a new low.

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