Colombia’s EGC suspends Doha peace talks over Petro-Trump meeting
The criminal group suspended talks in response to reports that the US and Colombia would target its leader for arrest.

The criminal group suspended talks in response to reports that the US and Colombia would target its leader for arrest.







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Speaking to Al Jazeera, Gustavo Petro calls for ‘shared government through dialogue’ in Venezuela, leading to elections.
Sudden detente follows a phone call between the two leaders in which they discussed drugs and ‘other disagreements’.
Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio is slated to meet US leaders after Trump threatened Colombia.
After US forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, it is unclear what Washington has planned.