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Colombia, Petro and White House

An uneasy détente: Trump and Colombia's Petro meet at White House

President Trump welcomed one of his most strident critics to the White House on Tuesday: Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

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Trump calls Colombia's Petro 'terrific' after White House meeting

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Colombia’s EGC suspends Doha peace talks over Petro-Trump meeting

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Trump says he ‘got along very well’ with Colombia’s Petro

President Donald Trump told reporters that during their Oval Office meeting, he and Colombian President Gustavo Petro talked about efforts to stem the flow of drugs — and got past a rough start to the...

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Trump hails White House talks with 'terrific' Petro, after months of trading barbs

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Partial government shutdown ends; Trump hosts cordial meeting with Colombian president

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At White House, Trump Calls Colombia’s Petro ‘Great,’ Defying Expectations

“We’re going to be talking about drugs,” he said, “because tremendous amounts of drugs come out of his country.”

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Colombian president and Trump put aside insults for amicable White House meeting

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Trump says US working on sanctions with Colombia, calls meeting with Petro 'very good'

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For Colombia's richest man, Maduro's ouster means more candy for Venezuela

Jaime Gilinski’s bet on Latin America’s top packaged-foods maker supercharged his wealth. Now, he and son Gabriel are hunting for their next win in the country next door.

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Trump to host Colombia’s Petro as drug trafficking expected to dominate high-stakes talks

President Donald Trump and Colombia's Gustavo Petro meet Tuesday at the White House after a year of diplomatic turmoil, from deportation standoffs to visa revocations and trade tensions.

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Boat crew tosses 115 kilos of cocaine in Pacific while fleeing Colombian navy

The seizure was announced on the same day that Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with President Trump at the White House.

Trump calls Colombia's Petro 'terrific' after White House meeting while downplaying past insults

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House on Tuesday for talks only weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping cocaine into the United States.