Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have pleaded not guilty to new torture charges brought by US prosecutors, as a federal judge in New York postponed the start
The admiral overseeing U.S. military operations in Latin America retired two years earlier than planned, amid intensifying tensions with Venezuela and an escalation of U.S. strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the
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Washington brands Nicolás Maduro a dictator, celebrates Volodymyr Zelenskyy as democratic, and sponsors María Corina Machado to achieve regime change in Venezuela rather than promote genuine democracy. Within the narrow spectrum of
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Following his earlier threat that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s days are numbered, US President Donald Trump announced on social media he was closing Venezuelan airspace. He then immodestly proclaimed the “Trump Corollary”
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US President Trump ordered the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela “closed in its entirety” on November 29. Yet the US has as much legal and moral authority to shutter the skies over
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro could offer crude oil cargoes, primarily destined for China, as a bargaining chip in potential negotiations with the United States, sources told Reuters. The U.S., under former President
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The Venezuelan government on Monday firmly rejected what it described as a “ridiculous” U.S. plan to classify the so-called Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization, ahead of an expected announcement
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor As Donald Trump prepares for his second presidential inauguration on Tuesday, 20 January 2025, speculation is mounting over his administration’s foreign policy priorities. One of the most
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The United States has seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s airplane in the Dominican Republic, citing sanctions laws, the Justice Department announced Monday. “This morning, the Justice Department seized an aircraft we allege
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On 16 August 2024, the Organisation of American States (OAS), whose 1948 formation as a Cold War institution was instigated by the United States, voted on a resolution regarding the Venezuelan presidential elections. The nub
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With the date for the next Venezuelan presidential election officially set for July 28, the Biden administration is gearing up for the biggest regime-change push in the South American country since the
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On December 3, 2023, a large number of registered voters in Venezuela voted in a referendum over the Essequibo region that is disputed with neighboring Guyana. Nearly all those who voted answered yes to
More Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro participated in a joint press conference on May 29 from the Planalto Palace in Brasília, highlighting the importance of resuming
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