Colombian President Gustavo Petro filed a lawsuit Wednesday against former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva for allegedly plotting to remove him from power. The former official has been accused of ...

Photograph provided by the Colombian Presidency showing Colombian President Gustavo Petro giving a speech, in Bogotá, Colombia, June 7, 2025. EFE/EPA/Presidencia de Colombia Colombia is reeling ...

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 ...

In January, Petro aggravated U.S. President Donald Trump by refusing to accept two deportation flights aboard U.S. military aircraft. Eventually Colombia sent its own planes to pick them up.