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Colombian President Gustavo Petro Meets with Trump at the White House

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President Trump was meeting privately with President Gustavo Petro of Colombia on Tuesday. They have clashed in the past, but there are signs that tensions are easing.

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Colombia’s President, an Outspoken Trump Critic, Heads to the White House

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Gustavo Petro of Colombia and President Trump have had a tense relationship that escalated into threats by Mr. Trump, before easing. Anything could happen at their Feb. 3 meeting.

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Majority of Latin Americans Endorsed Trump’s Intervention In Venezuela, Polls Show

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A majority of those surveyed said they support the intervention, suggesting a shift from ideology to pragmatism, at least for now.

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C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to Seize Maduro

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A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military.

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Trump Is Making a Power Play in Latin America. China Is Already There.

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China built a dominant strategic position in the region as the leading lender and trading partner. It is watching President Trump’s next moves closely.

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Venezuela Leaders to Free Political Prisoners in a Sign of Possible Change

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The release, which was expected to happen later on Thursday, offers the first gesture of conciliation under an interim government, even as arrests and crackdowns continue.

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A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics

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The facts in the cases of Nicolás Maduro and Juan Orlando Hernández are strikingly similar. The men’s fates are not.

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Venezuela Detains U.S. Citizens Amid Trump Administration’s Growing Pressure

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The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.

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A Dancing Dictator and Bankers in Chains: The Other Venezuela Blockade

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A crisis more than a century ago involved U.S. aims to assert military supremacy, a hard-partying dictator and frictions among the great powers.

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Trump’s Dated Strategy Is Putting Us on a Path to World War III

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We are headed for more confrontation, more brinkmanship, more war.

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