Colombia Recalls US Ambassador
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -A meeting on Monday night between Colombia President Gustavo Petro, U.S. charge d'affaires John McNamara and Colombia's recalled ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Garcia-Pena was a first step toward healing a bilateral impasse, Colombia's foreign ministry said early on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he was cutting all federal funding to Colombia amid a deepening row between the right-wing populist American leader and socialist President Gustavo Petro.
Colombia's air force has been flying Israeli Kfir jets since the 1970s, but recently struck a major deal to update its fighter fleet and weaponry.