President Gustavo Petro announced his country will break diplomatic ties with Israel Thursday over its actions in Gaza. "If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we are not going to let it die," he said.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions ...

According to the respected Spanish newspaper, El País, it was former Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva who actually ...

The U.S. State Department has recalled its top diplomat in Colombia for urgent consultations. The move follows comments from ...

Petro has also taken a hard stance in opposition to Israel and chose the day after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 250 abducted into Gaza, to criticize ...

ALBAWABA- In a bold move, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has urged the international community to cut diplomatic relations with Israel if it fails to ...

The US recalled its top diplomat to Colombia in the latest sign that Washington’s strongest alliance in Latin America has badly soured.

BOGOTA, Colombia . Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced the silence over Israel’s war in Gaza, insisting that a genocide is taking place in Palestine.

Petro accused Israel of carrying out an alleged “genocide” in Gaza, failing to say that the Hamas terrorist group started the war by invading Israel almost a year ago and murdering about 1,200 ...