Start your week with the top stories shaping the world this Monday, October 20, 2025. Trump slashes aid and imposes tariffs on Colombia in a heated clash with President Petro. A Marine live-fire drill at Camp Pendleton sends shrapnel into a California Highway Patrol vehicle. The US Army investigates a fatal training accident in Germany, while Trump suggests Ukraine give up Donbas to end the war. Israel’s Gaza ceasefire falters, Houthis detain UN workers in Yemen, Xi charts China’s next five-year plan, and Afghanistan and Pakistan reach a fragile truce.

—Trump Cuts Aid and Imposes Tariffs on Colombia, Accusing Petro of Failing to Fight Drug Trade

President Donald Trump announced that the US will cut financial assistance to Colombia and impose new tariffs, accusing President Gustavo Petro

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