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As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots
Read full article: As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plotsAs Venezuela’s government would have it, President Nicolas 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.
Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missing
Read full article: Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missingA day after burying his mother, Rafael Negrín has carried the coffin of his aunt who also died in floods and landslides in central Venezuela that killed at least 43 people and left dozens missing.
Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives
Read full article: Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relativesVenezuela’s government has freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years by the United States on drug smuggling convictions.
US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild ties
Read full article: US officials back in Venezuela in a bid to rebuild tiesSenior Biden administration officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, driving higher gas prices and forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives.
Court filings: Maduro ally met with US prior to arrest
Read full article: Court filings: Maduro ally met with US prior to arrestA businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela met secretly with U.S. law enforcement to provide intelligence against Nicolás Maduro’s government prior to being charged.
Maduro ally appears in court to face corruption charges
Read full article: Maduro ally appears in court to face corruption chargesA businessman who prosecutors say was a major conduit for corruption by Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle has appeared for the first time in Miami federal court after an extradition that has further strained relations between the U.S. and Venezuela’s socialist government.
Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally's extradition to US
Read full article: Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally's extradition to USVenezuela’s socialist government said it would suspend negotiations with its opponents in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro to face money laundering charges.
Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congress
Read full article: Venezuela's socialists take control of once-defiant congressThe ruling socialist party assumed the leadership of Venezuela's congress on Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didn't already control. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)CARACAS – Parading giant portraits of Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, allies of President Nicolas Maduro retook control of Venezuela's congress Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didn’t already control. “They are trying to annihilate Venezuela’s democratic force,” Guaidó said in his online address, which was overshadowed by the government’s celebratory session in the legislature downtown. Rodriguez emphasized that urgent work would be needed to mitigate the fallout from U.S. sanctions, which have exacerbated Venezuela's many homespun economic problems. He also reiterated a desire for dialogue with the opposition at the same time that Maduro and others have threatened arrest for Guaidó.