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‘I don't care, I'm a free person,’ Colombia's President Petro blasts US for revoking visa

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses pro-Palestinian demonstrators, through a translator, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside UN headquarters, during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025. 

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Reuters

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday dismissed the US decision to revoke his visa and accused Washington of violating international law over his criticism of Israel's war in Gaza.

The US said on Friday it would revoke Petro's visa after he took to New York's streets on Friday to join a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged US soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders.

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