Colombia

DEA records show Gustavo Petro's name has surfaced in multiple investigations dating back to 2022, many based on interviews with confidential informants accusing him of having ties with drug cartels.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro took aim at Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he continues to criticize the Trump administration's foreign policy.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro rejected the U.S. investigations against him over potential ties with drug traffickers, saying he has never spoken to anyone involved in such activities in his life.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez celebrated news of an investigation of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, saying he will "have to face the consequences of his pathetic, illegal actions before the U.S. judiciary."

U.S. prosecutors are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro over potential ties with drug-trafficking organizations, according to a new report.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said an investigation confirmed that an unexploded bomb discovered near the country's border with Ecuador belongs to its military, adding that Bogota will issue a diplomatic protest over the incident.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused Ecuador of bombing its territory after authorities found an explosive device near the two countries' border.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro canceled a planned meeting with Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez hours after holding a phone call with president Donald Trump.

The issue of child recruitment has always been a concern for Colombians, but grew even more following the assassination of the senator and presidential hopeful, Miguel Uribe Turbay, on 7 June 2025.

The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," is unlikely to disrupt cocaine flows toward Central America and the United States, according to a new report.

An American Airlines plane was struck by a bullet while landing in Colombia, according to an investigation conducted by local officials.

A look at the main reasons that explain the trade war between the South American countries and its implications.

Minister Sánchez said Colombia is "coordinating" diplomatically with Caracas and called the political turmoil after Maduro's capture "a unique opportunity" to restore security cooperation

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday, changing the route of his helicopter to avoid being shot when landing.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he proposed Donald Trump a change in his MAGA slogan to give it a regional approach as tensions between the two thaw following their White House meeting.

President Donald Trump lauded his meeting with Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro as tensions between the two thaw.

In a later image from inside the Oval Office, the official appeared holding a sheet featuring the Colombian flag and the phrase "Colombia, America's #1 ally against narcoterrorists"

Colombian President Gustavo Petro boasted about his meeting with U.S. counterpart at the White House despite recent criticism of him.

President Donald Trump mocked Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro ahead of their White House meeting on Tuesday.

Colombia announced it will resume receiving U.S. deportation flights ahead of President Gustavo Petro's meeting with Donald Trump at the White House.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that Colombians living in the United States, Chile and Argentina should return to their home country, arguing that migrants abroad are treated "like slaves and dogs chased through the streets."

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Nicolás Maduro should be returned to Venezuela to face trial in his home country, challenging the legitimacy of judicial proceedings against the former Venezuelan leader in the United States.

Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio may not be able to attend a UN Security Council meeting because her special visa has not been approved, local press noted.

Antonio Garcia, leader of the largest guerrilla group in Colombia, backed a call for all militias in the country to unite to repel any U.S. operations there, according to a new report.

The Trump administration has accused Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, the only biological son of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, of maintaining ties to Colombian armed groups involved in drug trafficking.

The Venezuelan regime appears to have given the Colombian guerrilla Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN) a green light to control the border between the two countries, according to an expert in the region.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says ICE "operates in the same way as the Nazi and Italian brigades" as he continues to criticize the Trump administration despite a recent phone call that defused tensions between the two heads of state.

Ivan Mordisco urged commanders to "leave these differences aside," adding that "the destiny of our peoples demands unity in a common trench"

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said the United States will continue to pursue military conflicts abroad as long as its economy remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels.

The Colombian government made several security-related concessions to the U.S. to defuse tensions between President Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump, according to a new report.