WASHINGTON/BOGOTA, Feb 3 - U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro began their first meeting on Tuesday, a White House encounter testing whether they can reach a lasting detente despite clashing ideologies and reputations for unpredictability. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Trump was expected to meet privately with President Gustavo Petro of Colombia on Tuesday. They have clashed in the past, but there are signs that tensions are easing.

WASHINGTON/BOGOTA, Feb 3 - U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro meet at the White House for the first time on Tuesday, an encounter that will test whether the two leaders can reach a lasting detente despite clashing ideologies and reputations for unpredictability. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia and President Trump have had a tense relationship that escalated into threats by Mr. Trump, before easing. Anything could happen at their Feb. 3 meeting.

Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Washington to begin an official state visit that includes a planned meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the White House.

Trump hosts Colombian President Petro for talks on drug trade and security, despite recent tensions and insults between the leaders.