Colombia calls for Trump investigation

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a criminal investigation against former US President Donald Trump and other US officials for deadly military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea. The strikes, which occurred between September 2 and 20, reportedly killed 17 people. Gustavo Petro accused the United States of criminalizing poverty and migration, asserting that the passengers were poor young people, not gang members from Tren de Aragua, as claimed by the Donald Trump administration. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro also accused the Donald Trump administration of using drug trafficking allegations as a pretext for a military operation aimed at destabilizing his government and announced constitutional decrees to defend Venezuela's sovereignty. The United States has justified the actions as part of anti-drug efforts, but details about the strikes and the assessment of cargo and gang affiliations remain limited. The event has strained diplomatic ties between Colombia and the United States, with Donald Trump's administration having recently decertified Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs.