According to the respected Spanish newspaper, El País, it was former Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva who actually ...

Relations between Colombia and the United States are growing increasingly strained—a crisis caught between political ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended the extradition of a rebel leader to the United States, arguing that he needs to stay in Colombia to contribute to peace talks. Willington ...

Colombia is the world’s leading cocaine producer and output of the drug has hit a two-decade high under Petro’s presidency, according to figures last year from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro arrives to Congress to attend the swearing-in ceremony for President-elect Yamandu Orsi, on Inauguration Day in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

March 3 (UPI) -- Colombia President Gustavo Petro is calling on his country's Congress to legalize marijuana, saying its prohibition "only brings violence" from cartels. "I ask the Colombian ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said cocaine "is no worse than whisky" and it is outlawed due to it being "made in Latin America." Petro made the comments during a televised cabinet meeting in ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that cocaine is illegal primarily due to its Latin American origin, not because it is worse than whisky. He suggested that legalisation could dismantle the ...

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...