Colombia, U.S. Avert Trade War Over Deportation Flights

A clash over receiving flights transporting deportees out of the U.S. nearly escalated into a trade war with Colombia, with the South American country ultimately backing down after facing threats of tariffs and other sanctions from President Donald Trump.

Colombia had previously turned away two U.S. military flights carrying people deported by U.S. authorities, with President Gustavo Petro claiming that the migrants had been unfairly treated as crimina…