Colombia calls for U.S. to stop lethal boat strikes and "respect the norms" of international law

The Colombian government said it "rejects the destruction by the United States of a vessel allegedly related to drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean."

Colombia's Petro says US cut in military funding could pose problems

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday that a suspension of aid from the United States would mean nothing to his country but that changes to military funding could have an effect.
The Economist

Colombia has finally drawn Donald Trump’s ire

Mr Trump may find it tricky to fulfil his social-media promises on tariffs and aid cuts. Colombia has long been America’s closest ally in the region. Without the country’s co-operation, Mr Trump’s new war on drugs would get even harder. ■

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro tells CBS News blowing up drug boats is easy, but illegal and ineffective

Colombian President Gustavo Petro gives his side of the story as he engages Trump in a war of words over mounting U.S. boat strikes.

Alliance with US ‘dismantled’ by leftist Petro regime, Colombia’s former defense minister says

Juan Carlos Pinzón considers presidential run, promises to repair damaged U.S.-Colombia relations within a week if elected in the 2026 presidential race.

What's at stake as Trump boat strikes strain US-Colombia alliance

Petro is fighting to bring "total peace" to Colombia, a campaign promise he made which this year appears to be collapsing with attacks by armed groups mounting in regions such as Catatumbo, Cauca, and Valle del Cauca, and culminating in the assassination of presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay in Bogotá.

Grandmothers in Colombia get the quinceañera they never had

At age 72, Rosalba Casas finally celebrated her 15th birthday, donning a flowing pink dress and a tiara for the quinceañera she dreamed of as a teenager.
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