Colombian president calls for referendum on health and labor reforms that have stalled in congress
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will call for a special election in which voters will be able to approve or reject ...
Colombia's Petro calls referendum for stalled health, labor reforms
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that he would call a national referendum so that voters ...
Colombia’s new defense minister vows to reclaim territory lost to rebel groups
Colombia’s newly appointed defense minister says he will focus on taking back territory lost to rebel groups that have forced ...
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Colombia Defense Minister
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, left, and his new Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez wave to the troops during a military ...
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Petro orders Ecopetrol to source natural gas from Qatar
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for diversifying natural gas imports, ordering state-owned Ecopetrol to source ...
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Since taking ...
Petro Approval Rating Drops as Guerrilla Violence Roils Colombia
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s approval rating sunk to a new low last month following a guerrilla offensive, cabinet ...
Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops
Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...
Colombia’s First Black Vice President Stripped of Equality Role
Gustavo Petro moved his vice president out of her role as Colombia’s equality minister after she said her life was in danger ...
Petro Names Former Head of Oil Workers Union as Energy Minister
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro is expected to name Edwin Palma as the nation’s new energy minister following weeks of tumultuous changes inside his cabinet.
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Colombia's Petro names Benedetti as interior minister: source
BOGOTA - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has named Armando Benedetti as the country's new interior minister, a source within Petro's office told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming his place in the ...