BOGOTA, Colombia -- BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia on Tuesday blasted Ecuador’s decision to hike up transportation fees for Colombian oil, calling the move an act of “aggression,” as a trade war between the two Andean nations intensifies.

Colombia’s president on Tuesday reduced wages for members of Congress by approximately 30%, as the South American nation faces a budget crunch and gets ready to hold elections in the first semester of this year.

El gobierno colombiano advirtió el martes que estudia imponer aranceles a más productos ecuatorianos, en medio de crecientes tensiones

New York Times reporters waited more than eight hours to speak with President Gustavo Petro, who, as it turned out, had another important conversation in the works.

Officials in Colombia say that the former rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is violating a 2016 peace deal with the Colombian government by failing to relinquish gold, land and other assets to fund reparations for the group’s victims.