Latin America Presidents

Colombia’s president claims ‘cocaine is no worse than whiskey’ – and suggests drug is only ‘illegal because it is made in Latin America’

In a first-of-its-kind, six-hour live broadcast ministerial meeting in the South American country, Colombian President Gustavo Petro argued that cocaine is only illegal because of global politics — further claiming that it can be consumed as casually as alcohol, according to a report.

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Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if legalized worldwide, Colombia's president says

Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter.

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'Cocaine is not worse than whisky,' says Colombia's Petro

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that cocaine was not worse than whisky and that it was illegal because it was made in Latin America. Chiefs' Kelce expects mom's full support in Super Bowl rematch with Eagles US says will levy tariffs on Mexico,

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Álvaro Uribe and the long tradition of Latin American presidents on trial in their own countries

The trial against the former Colombian president is generating expectations. A look at other Latin American leaders who have ...

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How Trump could pave the way for China in Latin America

China has begun to challenge U.S. hegemony in Latin America. The chaos of the Trump presidency may present it a new ...

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Marco Rubio takes a victory lap on his first tour of Latin America

Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Dominican Republic welcomed Trump’s representative with open arms. But before ...

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Latin American leaders are learning how to handle Trump. Colombia’s president showed how not to do it

immediately galvanized a region struggling over how to respond to the new US president. Trump has vowed to deport scores of immigrants back to Latin American nations, carry out cross border ...

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Latin American Church strategies after Trump’s immigration policies

President Donald Trump’s new policies concerning undocumented immigrants have been causing shock and outrage among many in ...

Latin America Gets Into Deal-Making Mode for Rubio’s Visit

After a barrage of threats from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now tasked with trying to reap cooperation ...

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Rubio heads to Panama, Latin America to pursue Trump's 'Golden Age' agenda

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Panama in his first official visit abroad as part of what the State Department ...

US seizes Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

This is the second plane that the US has seized belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government.

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