2 days ago · BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a U.S.-owned company that was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day, citing environmental concerns.. In a nationally televised speech, Petro said he opposed the recent extension of a …

1 day ago · Presidencia de Colombia (EFE) The meeting between Petro and his ministers left everyone in shock. It has laid bare that the government is divided. Vice President Francia Márquez accused the president of permissiveness on corruption and Laura Sarabia, Petro’s second in command and recently installed Foreign Minister, of mistreating her ...

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego [c] ODB ODSC ODIC (Latin American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo wˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022.

Jan 28, 2025 · Petro also announced a retaliatory 25% increase in Colombian tariffs on U.S. goods. Trump said the measures were necessary because Petro’s decision “jeopardized” national security in the U.S ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Colombia-US clash erupts over deportation flights, sparking 50% tariffs and fiery statement on sovereignty from President Gustavo Petro.

Jan 28, 2025 · Gustavo Petro (born April 19, 1960, Ciénaga de Oro, Colombia) is a Colombian politician and former member of the Marxist guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19) who in 2022 became the first leftist to serve as the president of Colombia.

Jan 31, 2025 · Colombian President Gustavo Petro, less than a week after backing down from a decision to turn away U.S. military planes bringing back undocumented migrants, made a bold request to migrants: Come ...

Jan 31, 2025 · El anuncio sucede días después de que Petro no permitiera el aterrizaje en Colombia de dos aviones militares de EE.UU. con colombianos que estaban siendo deportados.

Jan 21, 2025 · BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state of emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes.

Sep 19, 2023 · As conflict in the country grows more complex, with mutating armed groups warring for control, Colombia’s rebel-turned-president Gustavo Petro has promised to cement “total peace” and end one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.