New York, Sept. 27 -- The United States (US) announced on Saturday, September 27, that it would revoke the visa of Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro, citing his "incendiary actions" during a pro-Palestinian protest in New York.

"Earlier today, Colombian president @petrogustavo stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence," the State Department said in a post on X.

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

In response, Petro confirmed on X that he had discovered he no longer held a US visa.

He noted that attending the Tolimense gathering for democracy in Ibague did not require one and accused the move of serving "the interests of the mafias seeking t...