Dhaka, Sunday, Apr 19, 2026
The United States announced it will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa after he joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York on Friday and urged U.S. soldiers to defy orders from former President Donald Trump.We will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions,” the State Department said in a post on X.Petro addressed a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, calling for the creation of a global armed force tasked with liberating Palestinians.This force has to be bigger than that of the United States,” he said. In Spanish, he also urged U.S. troops: “Do not point your guns at people. Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity.It was not immediately clear whether Petro remained in New York. His office and Colombia’s foreign ministry had not responded to requests for comment.The announcement comes amid a backdrop of the Trump administration ...
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