Gustavo Petro

Colombia: After EMC Attacks, Gustavo Petro Now Weighing In on Suspending Ceasefire With Rebels

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is now thinking about whether or not to suspend the ceasefire deal with the FARC splinter rebel group, the EMC, after a series of terrorist attacks.
Colombia President Gustavo Petro Announces Cutting Diplomatic Ties with Israel Over War in Gaza

Colombia President Gustavo Petro Announces Cutting Diplomatic Ties with Israel Over War in Gaza

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with Israel due to its actions in Gaza. Speaking at a May Day rally in Bogota, he criticized Israel for civilian casualties.
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro Says Thousands of Bullets and Grenades From Military Bases Have Gone Missing, May Have Been Sold to Haiti Gangs

Colombia: President Gustavo Petro Says Thousands of Bullets and Grenades From Military Bases Have Gone Missing, May Have Been Sold to Haiti Gangs

Colombia seems to be having a massive problem as thousands of items in its military inventories, including bullets and grenades, have gone missing, as confirmed by President Gustavo Petro.
Colombia: Tens of Thousands of People Take the Streets to Reject President Petro's Economic, Social Reform

Colombia: Tens of Thousands of People Take the Streets to Reject President Petro's Economic, Social Reform

Colombians rally against President Petro's reforms, fearing economic harm. Petro insists changes fight inequality, igniting ongoing protests.

Argentina, Colombia Avoid Diplomatic Crisis Over Javier Milei Vs. Gustavo Petro Feud

The row between Argentina and Colombia has begun cooling down after that big feud between their respective presidents, Javier Milei and Gustavo Petro.

Argentina President Javier Milei Feuding With Mexico's AMLO and Colombia's Gustavo Petro

Argentina may have just realized that it elected the least diplomatic president possible as Javier Milei has started feuds with the leaders of his neighbors: Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Colombia's Gustavo Petro.
Colombia: ELN Rebels Say They Will Stop Kidnapping for Ransom

Colombia: ELN Rebels Say They Will Stop Kidnapping for Ransom

Colombia's ELN rebel group, which sparked controversy by kidnapping the father of a national football star, announced on Sunday its commitment to cease kidnappings for ransom.
Colombia President's Son, Nicolas Petro, To Stand on Trial Over Money Laundering

Colombia President's Son, Nicolas Petro, To Stand on Trial Over Money Laundering

Nicolas Petro Burgos, the eldest son of Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, is set to face trial on charges of alleged money laundering and illicit enrichment.
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro's Son Gets Conditional Freedom While Under Investigation

Colombia: President Gustavo Petro's Son Gets Conditional Freedom While Under Investigation

Nicolas Petro, accused of receiving illicit funds during his father's 2022 election campaign, has been released on the condition that he remains in Colombia and refrains from engaging in any political activities.
President Joe Biden

Joint Statement From the United States and Colombia Following Bilateral Meeting Between Joe Biden, Gustavo Petro

U.S. President Joe Biden and Colombia's President Gustavo Petro met to advance bilateral cooperation on issues of mutual interest, including climate change, clean energy transition, migration, drug trafficking, and peace.
Colombia President Gustavo Petro to Meet With Joe Biden at the White House

Colombia President Gustavo Petro to Meet With Joe Biden at the White House

For the first time, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro will visit the White House and meet with President Joe Biden.
Colombia: Soldiers Killed in by Rebel Group’s Attack in Army Base Amid Troubling Peace Talks

Colombia: 9 Soldiers Killed by Rebel Group in Attack on Army Base

Nine soldiers in Colombia were killed in a military base by the rebel group National Liberation Army amid shaky peace talks between the guerillas and the government.
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro Halts Ceasefire With Clan del Golfo

Colombia: President Gustavo Petro Halts Ceasefire With Clan del Golfo

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has suspended the ceasefire imposed between Colombia and the criminal group Clan del Golfo.
Colombia and Venezuela Presidents Meet; Sign Deal to Revive Trade

Colombia and Venezuela Presidents Meet, Sign Deal to Revive Trade

Colombia President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro met to sign a deal that will revive the trade between their countries.
Colombia Government Peace Talks with ELN Resume in Mexico Amid Tension

Colombia Government Peace Talks with ELN Resume in Mexico Amid Tension

Colombia government and the ELN rebel group resumed peace talks in Mexico City. Peace talks between Colombia's government and the country's largest remaining rebel organization, the ELN, resumed on Monday in Mexico City to end fighting that has lasted since the 1960s.
Colombia Government Resumes Peace Talks With ELN Rebels to End Decades of War

Colombia Government Resumes Peace Talks With ELN Rebels to End Decades of War

The government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the largest remaining guerrilla group in the South American country, resumed peace talks on Monday.
Colombia Cocaine: UN Says Coca Crops Grew to ‘Historic Levels’ Last Year

Colombia Cocaine: UN Says Coca Crops Grew to ‘Historic Levels’ Last Year

A report from a United Nations agency said the number of Colombia's lands with coca plants from which cocaine is made was at its highest level in 20 years last year.
Colombia to Restart Peace Talks With ELN Rebels

Colombia to Restart Peace Talks With ELN Rebels

The government of Colombia announced that it will restart peace talks with the armed rebel group National Liberation Army (ELN) that was suspended in 2018.
Anthony Blinken in Colombia: U.S. Backs Gustavo Petro's 'Holistic' Approach to Fighting Drugs

Antony Blinken in Colombia: U.S. Backs Gustavo Petro's 'Holistic' Approach to Fighting Drugs

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited Colombia for the first time, expressed support to President Gustavo Petro's new, "holistic" approach in solving the country's drug problem.
Colombia and U.S. Discuss Improving Drug Interception at Sea, More Intel Sharing on Drug Trafficking

Colombia and U.S. Discuss Improving Drug Interception at Sea, More Intel Sharing on Drug Trafficking

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed enhancing drug interception at sea and more intelligence sharing on drug trafficking.
Russia's Vladimir Putin Says 'Colombia Is a Promising Partner' as He Courts Latin America in the Midst of Ukraine War

Russia's Vladimir Putin Says 'Colombia Is a Promising Partner' as He Courts Latin America in the Midst of Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin described Colombia as a "promising partner of Russia in Latin America," adding that his country is interested in maintaining friendly relations with Colombians.
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