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The Trump administration blocked Venezuela from paying Nicolas Maduro's legal fees, according to Maduro's attorney, sparking Sixth Amendment concerns in federal drug trafficking case.
The U.S. military is said to have used widely popular Anthropic's AI model Claude during the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, The Wall Street Journal...
More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners began a hunger strike on Sunday, demanding inclusion in a new amnesty law they say excludes many detainees, particularly those facing military-related charges. The law, approved by Congress last week, forms part of reforms backed by Washington after former president Nicolas Maduro’s January ouster.
Panamanian-flagged Veronica III left Venezuela on the same day as the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January.
Nicolas Maduro's lawyer has accused US authorities of preventing the Venezuelan government from paying for the former president's legal defense in a New York court filing.
A 21st-century wave of left-wing leaders in Latin America triggered a US response, which is projected to culminate in the capture of Nicolas Maduro in 2026.
Russia and Cuba on Wednesday slammed the US energy blockade of the Caribbean island in a show of solidarity in Moscow, where Havana's foreign minister was due to meet with President Vladimir Putin. US President Donald Trump cut off key supplies of Venezuelan oil to Cuba after ousting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro. He has also threatened sanctions on countries that sell oil to Cuba. But what is the US president’s ultimate goal in Cuba? And if it is regime change, does he have the tools to do it? Robert Huish, associate professor in international development studies at Dalhouse University, speaks to France 24.
US media reports indicate Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, assisted the Pentagon in an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, an action defended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while US forces also intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker tied to Venezuela.
US military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. An organisation that tracks ship movements said the vessel was the only tanker left to pursue after more than a dozen fled the coast of Venezuela following the capture of the South American country’s authoritarian then president, Nicolas Maduro. The boarding is the 10th interdiction of an ...
Venezuela's foreign minister has demanded the immediate release of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro from US custody.
Venezuela is in a new political phase after President Nicolas Maduro's removal. Delcy Rodriguez now leads an interim administration. Diplomatic ties with Washington are restoring. The oil sector is opening to private operators. Hundreds of detainees have been released. However, the security apparatus remains. Elections are not yet announced. Key figures of the old establishment continue in power.