World · 16 August 2026
Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs after deadly earthquake
Abelardo de la Espriella via Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons CC0 License)
Colombia's new president has asked Donald Trump to temporarily stop US tariffs on its goods after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed at least 294 people. President Abelardo de la Espriella said on Saturday that he had a "very friendly" 10-minute call with Trump. The US is Colombia's biggest export market, and tariffs on most Colombian products rose to 12.5% in late July.
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