President Gustavo Petro said a U.S. strike in the Caribbean had killed a fisherman. President Trump said he would cut aid and impose new tariffs on Colombian imports.

The hit-style shooting of two Venezuelan activists in Colombia’s capital is fueling fears among Venezuela’s diaspora that a crackdown on dissent by the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Madur

Colombian President Gustavo Petro responded on Wednesday (October 15) to U.S. government plans to launch Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations in neighboring Venezuela, warning of possible consequences for Colombia.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US government of killing innocent fishermen after Trump defended the strike as legal.The US military has destroyed several boats in the Caribbean since September as part of Trump’s campaign to destroy the “narco-terrorists” trafficking cocaine and fentanyl.

A Venezuelan human rights activist and a political consultant living in Colombia have been wounded in a targeted shooting.

Eleni Giokos spoke with Juan Carlos Pinzon at World Economic Forum event in Dubai on U.S. actions against Venezuela.

At least one Colombian ship has reportedly been struck by the U.S. military amid escalations in the Caribbean.