Nicolas Maduro

Exclusive talks with the United States with Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before the raid

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Exclusive talks with the United States with Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before the raid

By Erin Banco, Sarah Kinosian and Matt Spetalnick NEW YORK/MIAMI/WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Trump administration officials were in discussions with Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello months before the US operation to capture President Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with him since then, according to several people familiar with the matter. Officials warned … Read more

Stephen Miller’s arguments for White House actions in US cities and abroad

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Stephen Miller’s arguments for White House actions in US cities and abroad

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year before a US military operation ousted Nicolás Maduro, a senior aide to President Donald Trump argued that the Venezuelan leader was sending gang members to the United States. “If you’re a dictator of a poor country with a high crime rate, wouldn’t you send your criminals into our … Read more

US official says Venezuela frees Americans in ‘major step’

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US official says Venezuela frees Americans in ‘major step’

Venezuela on Tuesday began releasing imprisoned Americans, a US official said, praising the move by the country’s interim leadership following Washington’s ouster of former President Nicolas Maduro. The official did not immediately give details about the release of the prisoners or say how many were being released, apart from the fact that there were more … Read more

Explained Response To ‘Suspicious’ Prediction Market Trades

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Explained Response To ‘Suspicious’ Prediction Market Trades

InGame A group of 12 senators signed and sent a letter asking Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig, to explain the regulator’s approach to insider trading in the prediction markets. The letter, dated Sunday, followed reports of activity that appeared consistent with insider trading on the Polymarket prediction market, on contracts related to … Read more

With the raid in Venezuela, the US tells China to stay away from America

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With the raid in Venezuela, the US tells China to stay away from America

By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Among the many aims of last week’s US military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send a message to China: stay away from America. For at least two decades, Beijing has sought to build influence in Latin America, not … Read more

Cuba challenged after Trump said that the island will not receive any more Venezuelan oil or money

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Cuba challenged after Trump said that the island will not receive any more Venezuelan oil or money

By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga HAVANA/HOUSTON, January 11 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that no more Venezuelan oil or money would go to Cuba and suggested that the Communist-ruled island should reach an agreement with Washington, increasing pressure on the United States’ longtime nemesis and provoking words of defiance from … Read more

Trump, 79, Blasts GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call

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Trump, 79, Blasts GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call

President Donald Trump clashed with Republican Senator Susan Collins in an angry phone call after she voted against one of his top priorities. The president allegedly made a “profane” call to the vulnerable Republican senator on Thursday, sources told The Hill. Collins was one of five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance a … Read more

ANALYSIS-Putin sends a warning to Ukraine and the West with a weapon that will not be used from 2024

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ANALYSIS-Putin sends a warning to Ukraine and the West with a weapon that will not be used from 2024

By Mark Trevelyan and Andrew Osborn LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s launch of a hypersonic Oreshnik missile appears to be aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian military might to Europe and the United States at a crucial moment in talks to end the war. Putin has repeatedly boasted … Read more

The Pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert rule

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The Pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert rule

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his most substantial criticism of the United States, the Russians and other military incursions into sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominance around the world, “totally undermining” peace and international legal order after World War II. “War is back in … Read more

What to do with Beijing’s debt and oil shares

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What to do with Beijing’s debt and oil shares

WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to claiming that Venezuela’s oil is now under his control, President Donald Trump is not mincing any words. But not a small part of that oil belongs to China under contracts it struck with Caracas years ago, setting the stage for a delicate diplomatic dance in the coming weeks. … Read more