A recent fight over between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro has brought renewed attention to the policies of the former Marxist guerilla whose priorities often run counter to Washington,

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, a former Marxist guerrilla, has recently made headlines for his outspoken stance against U.S. policies, particularly in a public spat with President Donald Trump.

The Government of Colombia, under the direction of President Gustavo Petro, has arranged the presidential plane to facilitate the dignified return of the compatriots.”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked President Donald Trump to sit down with him and talk things over a glass of whiskey, called him an outright racist in rambling social media posts and pledged to never yield to Washington’s pressure even if the economic sanctions being threatened led to his overthrow.

A diplomatic standoff has placed U.S. travel restrictions on Colombia, leading to safety concerns for travelers. Here's what to know.

The first of two Colombian air force planes carrying people who were deported from the United States arrived in Bogota early on Tuesday, local media said, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to lift visa restrictions and other measures on Colombian citizens.

Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals.

The diplomatic drama that began over the weekend provided clues on how Trump would deal with countries standing in the way of his immigration policies.

So Trump will likely get his way in more cases than not. But he shouldn’t celebrate just yet, because the short-term payoff of strong-arming Latin America will come at the long-term cost of accelerating the region’s shift toward China and increasing its instability. The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.

The Liberal Party of Colombia is distancing itself from the government of President Gustavo Petro after the national leader was forced to back down in his feud with the U.S. government. Partido Liberal announced Tuesday the decision to withdraw support for Petro’s government after two years of unsteady alliance with the current coalition,

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian government plans to pitch a new tax reform to Congress to raise at least 12 trillion pesos ($2.86 billion) needed to finance its budget, Finance Minister Diego Guevara said on Thursday, after lawmakers struck down a similar proposal late last year.