US, Spain, and Czech Detained in Venezuela for Anti-Government Plot
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US, Spain, and Czech Detained in Venezuela for Anti-Government Plot

Associated Press  

Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three Americans, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the country. The interior minister has not provided any evidence to support the allegations, and the U.S. State Department has expressed concern about the safety of American citizens in Venezuela.

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More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy
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2 days, 8 hours ago

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy

The Hindu  

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for a third term Friday, while hundreds of government opponents arrested since his disputed reelection last summer languish in the country's packed prisons. For senior foreign policy roles in his administration, Trump has picked several architects of the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued during his first term when he tried to oust …

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy
Top News
2 days, 9 hours ago

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy

India Today  

MIAMI: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for a third term Friday while hundreds of government opponents arrested since his disputed reelection last summer languish in the country’s packed prisons. For senior foreign policy roles in his administration, Trump has picked several architects of the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued during his first term when he tried to …

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy
2 days, 14 hours ago

More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for a third term Friday, while hundreds of government opponents arrested since his disputed reelection last summer languish in the country’s packed prisons. Maduro congratulated Trump after his victory in November and called for a fresh start in relations with the U.S. Venezuela’s state-owned oil company contributed $500,000 to Trump’s …

Venezuela’s Maduro says US nationals among group of ‘mercenaries’ detained
3 days, 9 hours ago

Venezuela’s Maduro says US nationals among group of ‘mercenaries’ detained

Al Jazeera  

President Maduro said the group included mercenaries and ‘hit men’, describing two US detainees as ‘very high level’. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the arrest of a group of foreign “mercenaries”, including Colombian and United States citizens, who he said were plotting to prevent his inauguration later this week. Maduro said on Tuesday that the group was planning “terrorist …

Americans sue Venezuela’s Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture
4 days, 9 hours ago

Americans sue Venezuela’s Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A former U.S. Marine and a Florida man who were imprisoned in Venezuela have sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a vast “criminal enterprise” that has co-opted the state and uses American citizens as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.S. The complaint filed Monday in Miami federal court by Matthew Heath and Osman …

Venezuela announces the release of 146 election protesters from prison
5 days, 9 hours ago

Venezuela announces the release of 146 election protesters from prison

Al Jazeera  

The Maduro government says it has released a total of 1,515 people detained during its post-election crackdown. Venezuela’s highest court and election body have since upheld Maduro’s election victory, and Maduro and his allies have accused the opposition of conspiring with foreign governments hostile to Venezuela. Opposition leaders also claim that the precinct-level tallies that they published show Gonzalez beating …

Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it 'prison'
1 week, 6 days ago

Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it 'prison'

Hindustan Times  

CARACAS, - The Argentine diplomatic residence in Caracas, where five members of the Venezuelan opposition are staying to avoid arrest, has become a "prison," one opposition member staying there said on Saturday. Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it 'prison' The residence has been without power for more than a month, Magalli Meda, adviser to opposition leader …

Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate
2 weeks ago

Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Argentine military officer who …

Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate
2 weeks ago

Venezuela accuses an Argentine officer of terrorism as relations deteriorate

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — An Argentine military officer who was arrested in Venezuela earlier this month has been charged with terrorism, Venezuela’s attorney general said Friday. In a statement published on Instagram, Attorney General Tarek William Saab accused the officer, Nahuel Gallo, of “being part of a group of people who tried to commit destabilizing and terrorist acts with the support …

Venezuela says it has released another 177 imprisoned election protesters
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Venezuela says it has released another 177 imprisoned election protesters

Al Jazeera  

About 2,000 demonstrators were jailed following disputed July vote, in which Maduro declared himself victor. Venezuela has said another 177 imprisoned election protesters have been released out of the more than 2,000 people who were arrested during clashes after the controversial July 28 vote. The groups say at least three protesters have died in custody since demonstrations swept the country …

Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election died in custody Monday, marking the third such death reported by an inmates’ rights organization. His death came as Venezuela’s top prosecutor announced that roughly a fourth of the 2,000 people detained in connection with post-election demonstrations had been granted …

Venezuela releases more than 100 people imprisoned after contested election
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Venezuela releases more than 100 people imprisoned after contested election

Al Jazeera  

Venezuela’s government has taken steps to release some arrested in post-election crackdown but continues to pressure opposition. The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has released 103 people imprisoned following the country’s contested July election, which the opposition accused Maduro of stealing. Despite such gestures, the government has refused calls from the opposition and regional leaders to release data that …

US sanctions more Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aides after alleging election theft
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US sanctions more Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aides after alleging election theft

Hindustan Times  

The US sanctioned 21 officials it said supported Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s effort to defy results of an election that the country’s opposition and Washington say he lost. FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro The current and former Venezuelan officials — including cabinet ministers and their relatives, as well as from the upper tiers of the country’s national guard and …

US sanctions more allies of Maduro over alleged post-election crackdown in Venezuela
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US sanctions more allies of Maduro over alleged post-election crackdown in Venezuela

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The United States has imposed sanctions on an additional 21 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them on Wednesday of perpetrating some of the repression with which officials in the country responded to July’s disputed presidential election. The security and cabinet-level officials sanctioned by the Department of the Treasury include the head of the nation’s corrections …

Sheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy

Associated Press  

CARACAS — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas decried Sunday that local police and intelligence agents were stationed outside of it for hours. On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela posted on X that the U.S. “strongly condemns the acts of harassment against asylum seekers.” “The deployment of armed forces and …

Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election

Associated Press  

TOCUYITO, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government on Saturday released some of the thousands of people who were detained during and after deadly protests that followed the July presidential election. Images shared on social media by the Venezuelan Prison Observatory showed women tearfully hugging loved ones outside another prison in the South American country. Government officials, including Attorney General Tarek William Saab, …

Venezuela frees dozens of prisoners arrested after Maduro’s election victory
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela frees dozens of prisoners arrested after Maduro’s election victory

CNN  

CNN — Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to the local rights group Foro Penal. Fifty people were released from the Tocorón prison in the state of Aragua and 20 more from three other prisons, Foro Penal’s leader Alfredo Romero said early Saturday. According to Foro Penal, more than 1,800 people …

U.N. experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election
3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.N. experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election

LA Times  

Protesters clash with police during demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro’s reelection the day after the vote in Caracas, Venezuela, in July. Independent U.N. human rights experts said in a new report Tuesday that their findings show Venezuela’s government has intensified the use of the “harshest and most violent” tools of repression after the disputed July …

3 American citizens detained by Venezuelan government over alleged plot to assassinate president Nicolas Maduro
3 months, 3 weeks ago

3 American citizens detained by Venezuelan government over alleged plot to assassinate president Nicolas Maduro

Hindustan Times  

The Venezuelan government has reportedly detained three American citizens on suspicion of plotting to assassinate president Nicolas Maduro. 3 American citizens detained by Venezuelan government over alleged plot to assassinate president Nicolas Maduro On Saturday, September 14, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested over an alleged plot to “destabilize” …

US denies involvement in plot to to overthrow President Maduro after three Americans arrested in Venezuela
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US denies involvement in plot to to overthrow President Maduro after three Americans arrested in Venezuela

The Independent  

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Venezuela arrests Spain, U.S. and Czech nationals for 'destabilisation'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela arrests Spain, U.S. and Czech nationals for 'destabilisation'

The Hindu  

Two Spaniards, three U.S. citizens and a Czech have been arrested in Venezuela on suspicion of links to alleged plans to destabilise the South American country, a top Venezuela official said on Saturday. Mr. Cabello also accused three U.S. citizens and a Czech of involvement in terrorist acts, including alleged plans to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro and other officials. Venezuela …

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. State Department late Saturday confirmed the detention of a U.S. military member and said it was aware of “unconfirmed reports of two additional U.S. citizens detained in …

Venezuela detains Spanish, US and Czech citizens over ‘destabilisation’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela detains Spanish, US and Czech citizens over ‘destabilisation’

Al Jazeera  

Arrests come amid surge in tensions between Caracas and Western nations over disputed Venezuelan election results. Venezuela has detained three United States citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech national over an alleged plot to destabilise the South American nation, a senior government official said. Venezuela’s Cabello also accused three US citizens and a Czech national of involvement in “terrorist” acts, …

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill Maduro
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill Maduro

NPR  

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill Maduro toggle caption Ariana Cubillos/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. State Department late Saturday confirmed the detention of a …

US says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’ after Venezuela arrests six foreigners
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’ after Venezuela arrests six foreigners

CNN  

CNN — The US State Department has rejected claims of CIA involvement in an alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro, after Venezuelan authorities said they had arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL. The State Department called the allegations “categorically false,” adding in a statement that the United States “continues to support a democratic solution to the …

Venezuela says it arrested 3 Americans, 3 other foreigners in alleged plot to kill Maduro
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Venezuela says it arrested 3 Americans, 3 other foreigners in alleged plot to kill Maduro

LA Times  

The government of Nicolas Maduro, shown Aug. 28, said a U.S. Navy member was among those arrested in what it said was a CIA-led plot to kill the Venezuelan leader. Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. …

US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela’s president over accusations of obstructing the election
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela’s president over accusations of obstructing the election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out human rights abuses. Venezuela’s electoral authorities declared Maduro the victor hours after polls closed, but unlike previous presidential elections, they never released detailed vote tallies to …

U.S. sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela’s president over accusations of obstructing election
3 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela’s president over accusations of obstructing election

LA Times  

Since he was declared winner of a disputed election, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government has been accused of carrying out repressive measures, including arbitrary detentions, intimidation tactics and killings. The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out …

Venezuela’s Opposition cornered as Gonzales flees and Maduro digs in
4 months ago

Venezuela’s Opposition cornered as Gonzales flees and Maduro digs in

The Hindu  

Venezuela's battered opposition is running out of options for challenging President Nicolas Maduro's claim to have won re-election. Mr. Maduro's disputed win in the July 28 election is challenged not just by the opposition or historic geopolitical rivals such as the United States, but also by leftist allies of Venezuela such as Brazil and Colombia. The opposition published copies of …

Venezuela's Machado vows to keep pressure on Maduro but urges international community to step up
4 months ago

Venezuela's Machado vows to keep pressure on Maduro but urges international community to step up

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina …

Venezuela sends hundreds to maximum security jails after election: NGO
4 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela sends hundreds to maximum security jails after election: NGO

The Hindu  

More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons, a human rights group said Saturday, August 31, 2024. The detainees, who had been held at police stations around the country, were transferred over the past week to two notorious prisons that were previously controlled by gangs, the Venezuelan …

Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela’s police, raising fears of a further crackdown
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela’s police, raising fears of a further crackdown

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces, empowering a hard-line loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of a crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups. Maduro named Diosdado Cabello interior minister as part of a Cabinet shuffle following last month’s contested presidential …

UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela’s recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and integrity,” adding an important voice to those who have cast doubt on President Nicolás Maduro’s claim he won the contest. While the U.N. group praised the logistic organization of the voting, it harshly criticized the National Electoral Council, or CNE, for …

Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election
5 months ago

Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pope Francis said Venezuela is “living a critical situation” …

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as postelection tensions mount
5 months, 1 week ago

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as postelection tensions mount

LA Times  

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia hold a news conference in Caracas after authorities declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the disputed election. Half a dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of the Venezuelan opposition Friday in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolás Maduro following the country’s disputed presidential election. …

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount
5 months, 1 week ago

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount

Associated Press  

Lee nuestra cobertura de las elecciones venezolanas en español. CARACAS, Venezuela — A half dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the latest escalation of violence against opponents of Nicolás Maduro following the country’s disputed presidential election. The U.S. announcement late Thursday followed calls from multiple governments, including close allies of Maduro, for …

As Venezuela’s election nears, opposition figures face Maduro’s repression
5 months, 2 weeks ago

As Venezuela’s election nears, opposition figures face Maduro’s repression

Al Jazeera  

Critics of Maduro’s government say they face roadblocks, arbitrary arrest and more as they campaign for the opposition. Machado, a popular opposition leader, had hit the road in the final days of Venezuela’s presidential race to campaign on behalf of Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the candidate hoping to unseat President Nicolas Maduro. Gonzalo Himiob Santome, co-founder and vice president of Foro …

Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote

Hindustan Times  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Officials in Venezuela arrested the head of security for the country's top opposition leader on Wednesday, a little more than a week before President Nicolás Maduro faces a tough reelection. Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote Former lawmaker and opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado said that Milciades Ávila was arrested on …

US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned a Venezuelan gang allegedly behind a spree of kidnappings, extortion and other violent crimes tied to migrants that have spread across Latin America and the United States. The U.S. also offered a $12 million reward for the arrest of three leaders of Tren de Aragua, which now joins the MS-13 gang from …

U.S. sanctions Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America
6 months ago

U.S. sanctions Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America

LA Times  

Millions of Venezuelans have fled the presidency of Nicolas Maduro, shown at a campaign rally in Caracas on Monday. “Tren de Aragua poses a deadly criminal threat across the region,” the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement, adding that it often preys on vulnerable populations such as migrant women and girls for sex trafficking. “The Tren de Aragua is …

Argentina claims to be sheltering Venezuelan opposition leaders in embassy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Argentina claims to be sheltering Venezuelan opposition leaders in embassy

Al Jazeera  

Argentina’s President Milei has warned his Venezuelan counterpart Maduro against actions to ‘endanger’ embassy workers. Members of Venezuela’s opposition coalition have sought refuge in the Argentinian embassy in Caracas, according to the office of Argentina’s president, Javier Milei. “We have sheltered political opposition leaders in our embassy in Caracas,” presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said in a news conference in Buenos …

As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots
9 months, 3 weeks ago

As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — As Venezuela’s government would have it, President Nicolás Maduro and members of his inner circle have been the target of several conspiracies since last year that could have left them injured or worse. The latest arrests took place Wednesday shortly before the country’s top prosecutor announced arrest warrants for nine people working with Machado’s campaign whom he …

Venezuelan authorities arrest campaign staffers of opposition candidate in alleged violent plot
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuelan authorities arrest campaign staffers of opposition candidate in alleged violent plot

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Wednesday announced arrest warrants for the presidential campaign manager of opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado and eight other staffers, accusing them involvement in a violent anti-government conspiracy. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a nationally televised news conference that campaign manager Magalli Meda and the other Machado staffers were accused of being …

Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing it of assisting coup plotters and terrorist groups. Gil said the local technical advisory office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, authorized in 2019, was supposed “to improve, to optimize,” …

U.S.-Venezuela Prisoner Swap Brings 10 Americans Back To U.S. Soil
1 year ago

U.S.-Venezuela Prisoner Swap Brings 10 Americans Back To U.S. Soil

Huff Post  

MIAMI — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. “President Biden, we won’t …

US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor ‘Fat Leonard’
1 year ago

US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor ‘Fat Leonard’

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. “President Biden, we won’t …

U.S., Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive ‘Fat Leonard’
1 year ago

U.S., Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive ‘Fat Leonard’

LA Times  

Pedestrians in Caracas, Venezuela, walk near a poster calling for the release of Colombian businessman and Venezuelan special envoy Alex Saab in 2021. The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat …

‘Fat Leonard’: US and Venezuela agree to release of 10 Americans in exchange for release of Maduro ally
1 year ago

‘Fat Leonard’: US and Venezuela agree to release of 10 Americans in exchange for release of Maduro ally

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US has reached an agreement to secure the release of six wrongfully detained Americans and four other Americans held in Venezuela, senior US officials announced Wednesday, The deal will also include the extradition of Leonard Francis, the former military contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history. “In order …

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.
1 year, 2 months ago

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.

NPR  

Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption John Otis for NPR John Otis for NPR MARACAIBO, Venezuela — Ángel Marín and his wife Carolina are selling virtually everything they own, from a TV to a set of bongo drums. Sponsor Message The Marín family is joining the 7.7 …

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