Jan 17 (Reuters) – In the 12th day since the United States kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, interim President Delcy Rodriguez has been working to consolidate her own power, installing loyalists in key positions to protect herself from internal threats while meeting U.S. demands to boost oil production. Rodriguez, 56, a quiet but rigorous technocrat … Read more
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado traveled to Washington, DC, to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House, following the kidnapping of her political opponent, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Thursday’s meeting was the first time the two leaders met face to face. But the visit was an unusually subdued one for Trump, … Read more
Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran. – Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images The United States is considering whether to strike Iran as turmoil intensifies the country’s authoritarian regime. The Iranian government is at its weakest point in years, destabilizing another OPEC nation less than two weeks after the United States toppled the Venezuelan government. … Read more
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
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
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
By Jarrett Renshaw Jan 11 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he may block Exxon Mobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil major’s CEO called the country “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told Trump that Venezuela would need to change its laws before it … Read more
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
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
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