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Colombian President Gustavo Petro said the Trump administration blocked a planned meeting between academic Mahmood Mamdani and Colombia’s leader, according to Petro’s statement. Mamdani was to meet with Colombia’s leader until the Trump administration intervened, sources report. The incident adds to tensions between the two governments.
Brazil’s Lula and Mexico’s Sheinbaum defended the principle of non-interference amid pressure from the Trump administration.