US imposes sanctions on left-wing Colombian President Petro
Washington has accused Gustavo Petro of allowing drug cartels to flourish during his time in office.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkl2dm2glxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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US imposes sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro as feud escalates
The Trump administration has sharply escalated a feud over accusations Petro has failed to stop drugs from entering the US.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-sanctions-colombia-president-gustavo-petro/b9wfl5lgq
Colombia's president defiant after US sanctions over drug trafficking
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Friday responded with defiance to an announcement by the US that he would face sanctions, along with his wife, son and interior minister, for "allowing drug cartels to flourish". The sanctions come amid a growing spat over drug trafficking that has seen the US destroy several vessels off [...]
Colombia court overturns former president Uribe’s witness tampering conviction
A Colombian court on Tuesday overturned the witness-tampering conviction of former president Álvaro Uribe, scrapping a 12-year house arrest sentence that had drawn US criticism. Uribe, 73, was convicted in August of pressuring paramilitaries to deny links to him, marking the first criminal conviction of a Colombian ex-president.
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20251022-colombian-ex-president-uribe
Colombian court overturns former president's conviction
Alvaro Uribe was the country's first president to be criminally convicted, and faced 12 years' house arrest.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c629zz8gz5mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Colombia recalls ambassador to US as interior minister slams Trump's 'invasion' threat
The relationship between Bogota and Washington dropped to new lows Monday, with Colombia recalling its ambassador to the US and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti criticising what he described as an "invasion" threat from US President Donald Trump over the weekend.
Colombia recalls U.S. ambassador after Trump threats on tariffs, aid
Colombia's foreign ministry said on Monday the country has recalled its ambassador from the United States after President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on the South American nation and stop all payments to it, in a feud stemming from U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-colombia-ambassador-petro-trump-9.6945099?cmp=rss
Trump ending aid to Colombia after U.S. accused of murder for boat strike
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is ending aid to Colombia after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, accused the U.S. of ‘murder’ when it struck a small boat within Colombian territorial waters in September. The U.S. alleges the boat was a drug vessel, but Petro said the fisherman killed onboard had no ties to the drug trade.
Colombia is mourning the loss of Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died at age 39 — two months after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá. Uribe, a staunch critic of President Gustavo Petro’s “total peace” policy, was attacked on June 7, 2025, and underwent multiple neurosurgeries before passing away early Monday morning.
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