New York Times reporters waited more than eight hours to speak with President Gustavo Petro, who, as it turned out, had another important conversation in the works.

Restoring explicit protections for religious leaders in Colombia aligns with our national interests and should factor into U.S. policy priorities in 2026.

The commander of Colombia's largest guerrilla group on Thursday backed calls for warring leftist militias to unite to repel any US military operations in the country.

Days after publicly weighing an invasion of Colombia, President Donald Trump appeared to call it off on Wednesday night. He said he had spoken to an erstwhile nemesis, Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

The conversation appeared to defuse a crisis that erupted after President Trump said military action against Colombia “sounds good.” President Gustavo Petro spoke to The New York Times just before the call.

Last week, after Donald Trump sent the United States military into Venezuela to abduct President Nicolás Maduro, President Gustavo Petro of Colombia criticized it as an act of ag

Thrilled by Maduro’s ouster, Trump pushed the fight even further in recent days. He called Petro a “sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States” and warned of a possible U.S. military operation on Colombian soil.

After threatening and insulting Colombian leader Gustavo Petro, the US president unexpectedly invited him to the White House.

Volatile relationships with Washington and Caracas are crucial wild cards in the upcoming presidential race.