US revokes visa for Colombian president after remarks at pro-Palestine march

The US State Department revoked the visa of left-wing Colombian President Gustavo Petro for remarks made at a pro-Palestine march in New York on Friday. 

Posting on X, the State Department said Gustavo "stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence".

"We will revoke Petro's visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions."

Petro, who was in New York for the UN General Assembly, criticised the Trump administration and used his address to call for a criminal inquiry into US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. 

On his social media account, Petro also posted a video of himself speaking in Spanish calling on "nations of the world" to contribute soldiers for an army "larger than that of the United States".

"That is why, from here in New York, I ask all soldiers in the United States army not to point their rifles at humanity. Disobey Trump's order! Obey the order of humanity!"