Bogot, Colombia: Cocaine “is no worse than whisky” and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro during a live broadcast of a government meeting. Colombia is the world’s biggest cocaine producer and exporter, mainly to the United States and Europe, and has spent decades fighting against drug trafficking. … Read more
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has found himself at the centre of a diplomatic dispute with the US after he refused to allow deported nationals into Colombia. In retaliation, US President Donald Trump ordered sweeping tariffs and sanctions against Colombia on Sunday. The 78-year-old imposed a 25 per cent tariff on Colombian products, which was set … Read more
Washington DC: Not even a week into his presidency, US President Donald Trump played his promised tariff card to navigate a complex diplomatic curve and drill home his ‘America first’ policy. However, the subject of his ire wasn’t China, Mexico, or Canada– his frequent targets– but Colombia, one of the United State’s closest allies in … Read more
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered sweeping tariffs and sanctions against Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights, as Bogota responded in kind with a 25 percent levy on US goods. Trump, back in office for less than a week and peeved after President Gustavo Petro turned away … Read more
Colombia’s left-wing President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would not allow US migrant deportation flights access to his country’s airspace. “The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. I forbid entry to our territory to US planes carrying Colombian migrants,” Petro wrote on X, adding they would only be accepted once Washington had created … Read more