US to revoke Colombian president's visa over 'incendiary actions' | News

WASHINGTON, Sept 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The US State Department said it would revoke the visa of Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro, who returned to Bogota on Saturday after being accused of "incendiary actions" during a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York. Petro was in New York for the UN General Assembly, where he fiercely rebuked US President Donald Trump's administration and called for a criminal inquiry into recent US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean in his Tuesday address. The Colombian leader shared video on social media of himself speaking through megaphone to a large crowd on Friday, calling on "nations of the world" to contribute soldiers for an army "larger than that of the United...