President Donald Trump and Colombia's Gustavo Petro meet Tuesday at the White House after a year of diplomatic turmoil, from deportation standoffs to visa revocations and trade tensions.

President Donald Trump met on Tuesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for two hours.

The two leaders have often clashed since Trump took office, including in the weeks since the U.S. arrested Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

The seizure was announced on the same day that Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with President Trump at the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hosts one of his most vocal regional critics, Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Rather than further inflame tensions, the first in-person meeting between the two leaders yielded smiling photos and complimentary words, if no concrete agreements.

Colombia has blasted Ecuador’s decision to increase transportation fees for Colombian oil. Ecuador announced a tenfold increase on Monday, raising fees from $3 to $30 per barrel.

Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board.

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