U.S. indicts Venezuelan President Maduro on drug trafficking charges
4 years, 9 months ago

U.S. indicts Venezuelan President Maduro on drug trafficking charges

LA Times  

The Trump administration announced sweeping indictments Thursday of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and some of his associates on federal drug-trafficking and related charges, in a major escalation of the U.S.-led campaign to topple Maduro and his socialist government. Gen. William Barr at a news conference in Washington, allege that Maduro and members of his inner circle conspired with rebels from neighboring Colombia to create a vast and lucrative criminal enterprise in Venezuela “flooding” the United States with cocaine and generating billions in illicit dollars. It’s a conspiracy from the United States and Colombia, he railed, and “they have given the order to fill Venezuela with violence!” He said he would defend “peace and homeland” against “whatever circumstances present themselves.” It is unusual for the U.S. government to indict a sitting president. “This is the best way to support the Venezuelan people: to rid this country of this corrupt cabal.” Charges were also filed against 14 other Venezuelan government officials, including the head of the supreme court and military commanders, who were allegedly part of a drug-trafficking effort that started more than a decade ago under the government of the late Hugo Chavez. The indictment alleges that Maduro, as the leader of the cartel, “negotiated multi-ton shipments of FARC-produced cocaine” and directed the cartel to provide military-grade weapons to the FARC, the Justice Department said.

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More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose test of Trump's deal-making foreign policy
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1 day, 22 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
1 day, 23 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, 4 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 ultimate political survivor faces his toughest challenge yet
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2 days, 4 hours ago

Venezuela’s ultimate political survivor faces his toughest challenge yet

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power. Ahead is Maduro’s toughest challenge yet — one that will determine the future of Venezuela’s already debilitated democracy. “It’s either baseball or politics.” In real life, after embracing his father’s radical politics, Maduro was sent to communist Cuba …

Venezuela’s Maduro says US nationals among group of ‘mercenaries’ detained
2 days, 23 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
3 days, 23 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 …

Tensions rise in Venezuela as opposition leader González asks military to end Maduro’s reign
4 days, 23 hours ago

Tensions rise in Venezuela as opposition leader González asks military to end Maduro’s reign

CNN  

CNN — Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia has urged the Venezuelan military to recognize him as their commander-in-chief and “put an end to the leadership” of President Nicolás Maduro, whose government is resisting calls to give up power. On Monday, Maduro’s minister of internal affairs claimed Venezuela had arrested over 100 people from several countries including the US …

Bolivia extradites former anti-narcotics chief to the US to face drug trafficking charges
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Bolivia extradites former anti-narcotics chief to the US to face drug trafficking charges

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s former anti-narcotics chief was extradited to the United States on Thursday to face federal drug trafficking charges in a New York court. Authorities said that Maximiliano Dávila, who served as anti-narcotics chief in the final months of Evo Morales ’ 2006-2019 administration, helped facilitate planeload shipments of cocaine to the United States. Morales expelled the …

Bolivia’s top court says its former anti-drug chief can be extradited to the US on drug charges
1 month, 1 week ago

Bolivia’s top court says its former anti-drug chief can be extradited to the US on drug charges

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition to the United States of a former anti-narcotics chief on charges of conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the U.S., a rare ruling against a top security official in the Andean nation whose relations with Washington have been strained for decades. The decision, which cannot be appealed, caps the …

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 …

The Untold Story of Trump's Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela's President
2 months, 1 week ago

The Untold Story of Trump's Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela's President

Wired  

On September 26, 2018, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro approached the lectern at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. In fact, then-president Donald Trump had even mused publicly about exercising “a possible military option, if necessary,” to deal with Venezuela. The day before Maduro’s General Assembly address, Trump stood at the same UN podium, called the situation in …

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.

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 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 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 …

Venezuela says it arrested 3 Americans, 3 other foreigners in alleged plot to kill Maduro
3 months, 3 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 says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’ after Venezuela arrests six foreigners
3 months, 3 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 …

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 …

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 …

How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela
4 months, 4 weeks ago

How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela

LA Times  

Previous efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have failed. The Biden administration is treading a thin line as it attempts to usher Venezuela’s dictator out of office without falling into the costly traps that vexed previous U.S. governments and angered Latin American allies. “We would hope to see all parties take the steps that we have done,” State Department …

Maduro blocks X in Venezuela as election dispute pressure mounts
5 months ago

Maduro blocks X in Venezuela as election dispute pressure mounts

New Indian Express  

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended access to the social media site X on Thursday, as he faced renewed pressure from a trio of friendly Latin American nations to release data proving his claimed reelection was valid. Election authorities declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 vote but have yet to release detailed results, leading left-wing allies Brazil, Colombia …

Who is Nicolas Maduro, the iron-fisted 'superhero' and third-time president of Venezuela?
5 months, 1 week ago

Who is Nicolas Maduro, the iron-fisted 'superhero' and third-time president of Venezuela?

Firstpost  

Nicolas Maduro first became president of Venezuela after the death of his mentor Hugo Chavez in 2013. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, gestures during a meeting with international observers in Caracas, Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters gathered outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas. Supporters of Venezuelan President …

Maduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military's support ahead of vote threatening his hold on power
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Maduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military's support ahead of vote threatening his hold on power

Hindustan Times  

AGUA CALIENTE, Venezuela — At a crossroads not far from a gas station overgrown with weeds, young men and women in faded green fatigues stop vehicles returning from a rally for opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ask passengers for their identifications, and inspect their cars, trucks and motorcycles. Maduro seeks to shore up Venezuela military's support ahead of vote …

Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison
9 months ago

Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced Monday to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels. Cliver Alcalá, 62, of Caracas, Venezuela, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan after pleading guilty last year to …

As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots
9 months, 2 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 …

From US jail, Venezuelan general who defied Maduro awaits potentially lengthy sentence
9 months, 4 weeks ago

From US jail, Venezuelan general who defied Maduro awaits potentially lengthy sentence

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. In the new testimony, convicted drug traffickers alleged they …

Utah man sues Maduro over trauma caused by nearly two years of imprisonment in Venezuela
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Utah man sues Maduro over trauma caused by nearly two years of imprisonment in Venezuela

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuela has sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizens. As in the earlier cases, Holt in his lawsuit accused Maduro of controlling the “Cartel of the Suns,” a purported drug-smuggling ring involving top Venezuelan officials …

US secretly spied on Venezuelan officials and President Maduro, flouting international law
11 months, 1 week ago

US secretly spied on Venezuelan officials and President Maduro, flouting international law

New Indian Express  

MIAMI: A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country's leadership – a plan the US acknowledged from the start was arguably a violation of international law. "It is necessary to conduct this operation …

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 …

Ex-Venezuelan spy chief is extradited from Spain to US on drug trafficking charges
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-Venezuelan spy chief is extradited from Spain to US on drug trafficking charges

Associated Press  

MADRID — A former Venezuelan spymaster close to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez has been extradited to New York from Spain on Wednesday to face decade-old drug trafficking charges. He did so in dramatic fashion: releasing a videotaped speech from an undisclosed location calling on his former cohorts in the military to rebel against their commander in chief a …

Maduro ally seeks recognition as Venezuela diplomat in court
2 years ago

Maduro ally seeks recognition as Venezuela diplomat in court

Associated Press  

MIAMI — For more than two years, almost since the time of his arrest on U.S. warrant, Alex Saab has insisted he is a Venezuelan diplomat targeted for his work helping the South American country circumvent American economic sanctions. At issue are the limits of diplomatic immunity from prosecution, and whether Saab even has a basis under U.S. law to …

Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives
2 years, 3 months ago

Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a rare softening of hostile relations, Venezuela freed on Saturday seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years on narcotics convictions. Referring to the men only as Venezuelans “unjustly imprisoned” in the U.S., the Maduro government in a statement said it “welcomes …

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, US confirm talks amid Russia crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, US confirm talks amid Russia crisis

Al Jazeera  

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro says he has agreed on an agenda for future talks with United States officials after meeting a delegation from Washington over the weekend, the first high-level discussions between the two countries in years. “Last Saturday night a delegation from the government of the United States of America arrived in Venezuela, I received it here at the …

Maduro ally Saab was DEA informant before arrest, records show
2 years, 10 months ago

Maduro ally Saab was DEA informant before arrest, records show

Al Jazeera  

Alex Saab, an ally of the Venezuelan president, agreed in 2018 to cooperate with the US drug agency, documents show. Alex Saab, a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, cooperated with United States authorities for nearly a year starting in 2018 by forfeiting funds and serving as a confidential source, according to a US court filing unsealed on Wednesday. …

Venezuela's Guaidó, opposition seek to unite under big tent
2 years, 10 months ago

Venezuela's Guaidó, opposition seek to unite under big tent

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The goal is to consider how to “incorporate not only the political parties that …

Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans
2 years, 11 months ago

Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with cocaine. “Efforts to overthrow the Maduro regime have …

Maduro ally extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges
3 years, 2 months ago

Maduro ally extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges

The Hindu  

A top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a flight from Cape Verde to the United States to face money laundering charges, a senior U.S. official confirmed on October 16. In a statement on Saturday, Venezuela’s government again denounced the “kidnapping” of Saab by the U.S. government “in complicity with authorities in Cape Verde”. Colombian President …

Maduro ally extradited to US on money laundering charges
3 years, 2 months ago

Maduro ally extradited to US on money laundering charges

The Independent  

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Maduro lodges new allegation of US spying on Venezuela firm
3 years, 10 months ago

Maduro lodges new allegation of US spying on Venezuela firm

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venezuela’s president said Wednesday …

Maduro sent letter to Iran’s leader accrediting US fugitive
3 years, 11 months ago

Maduro sent letter to Iran’s leader accrediting US fugitive

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A Colombian businessman was carrying a letter from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accrediting him to Iran’s supreme leader when he was arrested on a U.S. warrant last year, according to a new court filing in a politically charged corruption case ratcheting up tensions with the South American nation. “The collective emotion of Venezuela when the vessels carrying the …

Trump blocks Venezuelans’ deportation in last political gift
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump blocks Venezuelans’ deportation in last political gift

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — With the clock winding down on his term, U.S. President Donald Trump shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation Tuesday night, rewarding Venezuelan exiles who have been among his most loyal supporters and who fear losing the same privileged access to the White House during the Biden administration. The last-minute reprieve — in sharp contrast …

NY Democrat’s ties to Maduro may help Biden unlock stalemate
3 years, 11 months ago

NY Democrat’s ties to Maduro may help Biden unlock stalemate

Associated Press  

MIAMI — It was the aftermath of a failed coup against Hugo Chávez and Rep. Gregory Meeks was lounging at the Kennedy compound on Cape Cod with a young lawmaker from Venezuela with a bushy moustache named Nicolás Maduro. “We’d have some real hard talks about what has taken place and what must take place to undo some of the …

U.S. secretly deports Venezuelans even as Trump assails their government’s abuses
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. secretly deports Venezuelans even as Trump assails their government’s abuses

LA Times  

The ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, under whom the country has descended into a humanitarian crisis, has been a focus of the Trump administration. The Trump administration secretly deported numerous Venezuelans this year, even as it sought to overthrow their country’s government because of horrific abuses of its citizens, a senior Democratic senator said Friday. law forbids the forcible …

Venezuela’s Maduro calls on UN to rally against US sanctions
4 years, 3 months ago

Venezuela’s Maduro calls on UN to rally against US sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Beleaguered leader urges end to ‘coercive measures’ while opposition leader calls for ‘decisive action’ to oust Maduro. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called on the United Nations General Assembly to rally against United States sanctions imposed on his country, as well as its allies including Cuba, Nicaragua and Syria. “We must demand the cessation of all unilateral coercive measures, of …

British judge denies Venezuela’s Maduro access to gold in London vault
4 years, 6 months ago

British judge denies Venezuela’s Maduro access to gold in London vault

LA Times  

A British judge Thursday refused to give Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro control of nearly $2 billion in gold stashed in a Bank of England vault, ruling that it would be unlawful as Britain does not recognize him as president of the South American nation. But Britain’s central bank has refused to hand it over to Maduro’s socialist administration because London …

US Indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on Narcoterrorism Charges
4 years, 9 months ago

US Indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on Narcoterrorism Charges

The Quint  

Criminal acts to advance a drug and weapons conspiracy that dates back to the start of Hugo Chavez's revolution in 1999 occurred as far afield as Syria, Mexico, Honduras and Iran, the indictment alleged. Maduro blasted back by accusing the US and Colombia of “giving orders to flood Venezuela with violence.” He called Donald Trump a “racist cowboy” and warned …

US indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges
4 years, 9 months ago

US indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Nicolás Maduro effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country, the Justice Department charged in several indictments made public Thursday against the embattled socialist leader and his inner circle. One indictment by prosecutors in New York accused Maduro …

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