New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- US President Donald Trump, less than 48 hours after his forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, issued a series of stark warnings and threats targeting governments across Latin America and beyond, including Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, and Iran.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump widened his rhetoric far beyond Venezuela, signalling a more aggressive and confrontational US posture across the hemisphere and other strategic regions.

Trump singled out Colombia and its left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, accusing him of drug trafficking and openly hinting at US military action.

"Venezuela and Colombia are very sick," Trump said, adding that the Colombian government was run by "a sick m...