Overview

• Trump labeled Colombia’s Gustavo Petro a “trafficker of illegal drugs” and said the United States will halt large-scale payments and subsidies to Colombia.
• Colombia confirmed it received a survivor from the destroyed semi-submersible in serious condition, with the interior minister saying he will face prosecution.
• The United States says it destroyed a large semi‑submersible it claims was loaded with fentanyl and other drugs, reporting two deaths and repatriation of two survivors to Colombia and Ecuador.
• Petro accused Washington of killing fisherman Alejandro Carranza in Colombian territorial waters and demanded explanations for what he called a violation of sovereignty.
• Reports cite at least 27 deaths across six U.S. strikes since early September, while Venezuela petitioned the UN for an investigation and legal experts questioned the use of lethal force at sea.