
UPDATE 4-US says it hit Colombian rebel vessel as Trump calls Petro ‘illegal drug leader’
Published on: Oct. 20, 2025, 1:30 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
U.S. forces attacked a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, the same day President Donald Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an "illegal drug leader" and said payments to the South American nation would cease.