Gustavo Petro
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Government
At Least 14 Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack in Colombia
DID Press: At least 14 people were killed and 38 others injured in a deadly roadside bomb explosion in southwestern Colombia, authorities confirmed, in one of the deadliest recent attacks in the conflict-affected region. The blast occurred on Saturday in…
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Colombia: UN Headquarters Should Be Moved to Qatar
DID Press: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed that the UN headquarters be relocated from New York to Doha, Qatar, accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of violating the founding principles of the UN. The remarks came after Washington revoked Petro’s…
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US Revokes Colombian President’s Visa over Remarks against US Forces
DID Press: US State Department announced that it will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa following what it described as his “inflammatory remarks” against American troops during a speech in New York. In an unprecedented move, the State Department decided…
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Colombian President: New York a Free Zone for Drug Traffickers
DID Press: Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia, sharply criticized U.S. immigration policies in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, saying that while drug traffickers operate freely in New York, former President Donald Trump has targeted poor Caribbean migrants.…
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