My Marina Wide HOUSTON/BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Global oil prices fell on Wednesday as China denounced the United States as a bully after President Donald Trump’s administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion of embargoed crude. The deal was in line with Trump’s stated … Read more
As Venezuelans try to regain a semblance of normalcy following the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro, authorities in the country are cracking down on any show of support for the impeached leader’s ouster. As Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting leader on Monday, the rights group warned of an escalating crackdown, with … Read more
By Jan Wolfe Jan 6 (Reuters) – The 92-year-old judge overseeing the case of Nicolas Maduro said he displays a Hebrew scripture from the Torah on the wall of his Manhattan chambers: “Tzedek, tzedek tirdf” — “Justice, justice you shall follow.” An Orthodox Jew who has been on the bench for nearly three decades, US … Read more
It’s only been days since a daring US raid kidnapped Nicolás Maduro from a Venezuelan military base and rushed him to a Brooklyn prison, but Detroit-area Trump supporter Aaron Tobin can already see it all playing out on the big screen. He predicts that he will be the subject of movies for years to come. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more involved in foreign conflicts before its military actions in Venezuela — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike there, according to an Associated Press analysis of recent polls. Most Americans want the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been tight-lipped about the larger message he is trying to send to the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and prompt the Venezuelan leader and his wife to be extradited to the United States to face federal drug-trafficking charges. “American dominance in the Western … Read more
Iran is no stranger to street protests, but several factors surrounding the current unrest make it very serious. Monday marks the ninth day since the demonstrations broke out, but even four or five days were enough for President Trump to issue a direct warning to Iranian leaders about the treatment of the protesters, saying that … Read more
Marco Rubio was visibly irritated when he recalled that despite the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro, the dictator’s regime is still in power in Venezuela. “I’m curious why the Trump administration decided to leave [Maduro’s regime] intact and arrest only Nicolás Maduro and his wife,” asked host Margaret Brennan Facing the Nation Sunday, pointing … Read more
World leaders have had strong reactions across the spectrum to the capture by the United States of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The President of Spain said that he will not “recognize an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region towards a horizon of uncertainty and belligerence.” Related: Trump Apparently Told This Fox News … Read more
On November 2, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair that ground strikes in Venezuela would require congressional approval. She said that if Trump “had to authorize any activity on the ground, then it’s a war, so (we need) Congress.” Days later, Trump administration officials privately told members of Congress the same … Read more