Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced he had picked former ... to appoint Armando Benedetti as Colombia's ambassador to Venezuela, waiting for the approval of that government,” Petro ...

Simply sign up to the Americas politics & policy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Among the many things Gustavo Petro wants to change as Colombia’s next president is his country ...

The meeting between Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s newly elected leftist ... marks a new chapter in the global approach to Venezuela. For years, a coalition led by the United States has sought ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro each proposed yesterday that Venezuela hold a new presidential election with improved conditions. The two ...

COMMENTARY When leftist Gustavo Petro becomes Colombia's president on Sunday, his credibility will rely a lot on how firmly he pressures leftist Venezuela. When I arrived in Caracas as a graduate ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the weekend election ...

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to further ease ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, typically active on social media, has been notably silent since the election results were announced. His only statement, “Venezuela makes democratic decisions.

This embarrassment comes a week after the visit by Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House ... 50 other countries recognized him as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state.

in western Venezuela, after political ties strengthened under Colombia's new president, Gustavo Petro. Sign up here. Petro and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, appointed ambassadors in ...

But the results were an immediate reason to fret for some voters whose closest reference to a leftist government is the troubled neighboring Venezuela. "We hope that Mr. Gustavo Petro complies ...

Gustavo Petro was unaware of his son’s actions ... implicated the president’s chief of staff and his ambassador to Venezuela in possible campaign finance violations. The attorney general ...