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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro buckles under Trump’s trade war threat — offers presidential plane for deportation flights

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on course to accept flights of deported migrants from the United States after President Donald Trump threatened emergency tariffs of up to 50% in the South American country for refusing to cooperate was quickly reversed. Petro not only acquiesced to Trump's request, but also proposed an official Colombian presidential plane to […]

Trump places tariffs, travel ban on Colombia after not accepting deportation flights

President Trump said on Sunday that he was taking customs duties, banned travel, and other other measures to Colombia. “I was informed that with a large number of illegal criminals, two repatriations from the United States were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia's socialist President Gustavo Petro Gustavo Petro […]

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro quickly backtracks after Trump threats over deportation flights

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday offered to use his presidential plane to repatriate migrants returning from the United States, following a stern warning from President Donald Trump. The move comes after President Trump attacked the Central American country in retaliation in response to Petro's refusal to accept deportation flights. The Colombian government said in […]

Jet stream, cold speeding up eastbound flights

The colder it gets, the faster they fly. Commercial flights bound for Europe are taking off later from the United States but arriving on time or early, thanks to a stronger jet stream strengthened by an arctic air mass that stalled along the East Coast last week. This week, a Virgin Atlantic flight departed from […]