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The Foreign Ministry of Colombia asserts that Trump's statements against Petro are a threat to national sovereignty.

At this hour, fighting is being reported between Army troops and FARC dissidents from the "Jaime Martínez" group in the Brisas de Mary López district of the municipality of Buenos Aires, Cauca. Soldiers continue their offensive to ensure security amid the Youth Council elections in the area.

The United States attacked a boat believed to be belonging to the ELN, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "They will be hunted like al-Qaeda."

President @petrogustavo called on citizens to gather in Bolívar Plaza, "next to the statue of the emancipator, the guide of free beings, and next to his sword." In his message, the president stated: "Bolívar rides again."

Petro: "Mr. Trump, Colombia has never been rude to the US; on the contrary, it has deeply loved its culture. But you are rude and ignorant toward Colombia. Read, as your chargé d'affaires in Colombia did, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and I assure you that you will learn something from solitude. I don't do business, like you do. I'm a socialist. I believe in aid and the common good, and in the common goods of humanity, the greatest of all: life, endangered by your oil. If I'm not a businessman, much less a drug trafficker, there is no greed in my heart. I could never understand greed. A mobster is a human being who embodies the best of capitalism: greed. And I am the opposite: a lover of life and therefore a millennial warrior of life. Greed flees us, because life is more powerful."

Trump: President Gustavo Petro, of Columbia, is an illegal drug leader strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs, in big and small fields, all over Columbia. It has become the biggest business in Columbia, by far, and Petro does nothing to stop it, despite large scale payments and subsidies from the USA that are nothing more than a long term rip off of America. AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLUMBIA.

U.S. Embassy thanks police after violent protests in Colombia. The embassy praised the bravery of the police officers who protected facilities and personnel during the violent incidents at the protest.

Clashes erupted between pro-Palestine demonstrators and Colombian police outside the US embassy in Bogota after protesters attempted to reach the embassy.

At least one US military strike in the Caribbean targeted Colombians on a boat leaving from Colombia, sources tell @NatashaBertrand and @ZcohenCNN. The deliberate targeting of Colombians suggests the US military’s campaign is wider than previously believed

Opposition leader María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) condemned the attack on Venezuelan activists Luis Peche and Yendri Velásquez in Bogotá, Colombia, on Monday. "This attack constitutes a grave aggression not only against them, but against all the work of protecting and promoting human rights in the region," Machado wrote on her X account.

Colombia: Attack in Bogotá against two Venezuelan activists in exile. Authorities suspect a political motive.

Colombia will address the "humanitarian crisis" of 40 citizens detained in Venezuela.

Relatives of Colombian political prisoners in Venezuela close the Simón Bolívar international border bridge in Cúcuta in protest of arbitrary detentions by the Venezuelan dictatorship. They demand information from the regime and their immediate release.

Protests in Bogotá: An ATM at the National Museum and a building on Chile Avenue were vandalized, and a soldier was attacked on 72nd Street. TransMilenio reports blockades and detours on Seventh and 26th Streets.

The U.S. Embassy in Colombia is urging its citizens in Bogotá to avoid mass demonstrations in anticipation of a pro-Palestinian protest planned for today, which, according to the diplomatic mission, could turn violent.

Padrino López confirms deployment to combat the ELN and the FARC: "They will receive a decisive response."

In Bogotá, Colombia, protesters burned US and Israeli flags.

Minister Armando Benedetti (@AABenedetti) announced that more US visa waivers will come from government officials in solidarity with President Gustavo Petro.

The US revokes Petro's visa for "inciting violence" at pro-Palestine protests in New York.

At this hour, California residents and miners are blocking the road to Bucaramanga in protest against the National Government. They claim they will not allow entry to officials from the Colombian Geological Survey who are supposed to conduct an inspection of the gold mines in the area.

Colombian Senate declares Cartel of the Suns a terrorist organization. The Colombian Senate approved on September 16 a proposal that recognizes the Cartel of the Suns as a transnational criminal and terrorist organization that threatens regional security.

The Colombian Supreme Court has denied the extradition request to Venezuela of alias "Larry Changa," co-founder and leader of the Aragua Train.

Gustavo Petro is being denounced before the ICC for instigating crimes against humanity and genocide.

Trump identifies 23 countries, including China, India, as major drug transit or production hubs: Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

The Ecuadorian army captures one of the leaders of the Iván Ríos Front; he was a member of the FARC.

Alleged member of the Tren de Aragua gang arrested in Bogotá: wanted in the U.S. for "drug trafficking."

Medical personnel in Cúcuta protest in front of the HUEM facilities. They condemn the non-payment of the EPS debt to this institution.

The Colombian Ministry of Defense announces the release of all soldiers held captive in an area controlled by an armed group.

The Colombian army announces that 72 soldiers are being held hostage in an area controlled by an armed group

Judge orders prison for Venezuelan dentist accused of abusing a minor in Bogotá