9:45 am today

South America correspondent Daniel Schweimler

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am today

The United States has revoked the visa of Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, Bolivian authorities have arrested the former head of the country's anti-drug agency after a cocaine lab was found on his premises, young demonstrators have clashed with police in the Peruvian capital, Lima, and other cities angry that all residents over 18 have been told to join a pension scheme, and in Brazil where scientists say the biggest trees in the Amazon are growing larger and in greater numbers than previously thought.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech in front of Colombia's new Minister of Defense, General Pedro Sanchez (out of frame), during a troop recognition ceremony at the Jose Maria Cordova Military Cadet School in Bogota on March 11, 2025.

 The United States has revoked the visa of Colombian president, Gustavo Petro. Photo: AFP