The ongoing tensions between US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro took a surprising turn on Thursday. Days after both leaders traded barbs about alleged drug trafficking in Colombia, Trump has now said that he has invited Petro to the White House. Calling the Colombian leader “a sick man,” Trump earlier warned…
Amid uncertainty over Venezuela’s political future following major US-led strikes in the country, President Donald Trump on Monday warned of a second strike in the country “if they don’t behave”. Members of the militia group known as “Colectivos” take part in a march calling for the release of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.(REUTERS) “We were prepared…
An old conflict has flared between yarn producers and clothing manufacturers in Colombia. The government of Gustavo Petro will eliminate a 10% tariff on raw materials to benefit those who turn them into apparel. “If Colombian garment manufacturers can reduce financial, energy, and input costs, they could become one of Colombia’s major exporters,” the president…
As his coziness with dictators around the globe suggests, Trump likes and admires fellow autocrats, from Orbán to Netanyahu to Putin. But not just any autocrats. In Argentina, Javier Milei, with his pro-Trump sycophancy, his MAGA imitation, and his war on the poor, is Trump’s kind of despot. Not so Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Trump, with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend. The State Department said a week ago that it had “credible reports” Hamas…
Colombia‘s president, Gustavo Petro, has accused the U.S. of “murder” after the U.S. military struck a vessel last month. Petro accused Washington of violating the South American country’s sovereignty and of killing a Colombian fisherman, named by the president as Alejandro Carranza. Colombian media reported Carranza was aboard a boat targeted by U.S. forces on…