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CARACAS, Venezuela — The United States has long relied on Colombia as its closest Latin American ally against the socialist government of Venezuela. Former Colombian president Iván Duque was a critical partner in the U.S. effort to drive Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of office. In an impassioned speech in…

Bogotá — El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro y su homólogo venezolano Nicolás Maduro preparan un primer encuentro como muestra de su renovada relación diplomática, luego de más de tres años de tensiones entre los dos países vecinos. El encuentro se efectuará el martes en Caracas, donde arribará el mandatario colombiano…

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela will have a face-to-face meeting Tuesday for the first time in six years as Colombia’s new leader moves rapidly to improve long-frigid relations with a socialist neighbor still facing international sanctions. The meeting announced by the office of Colombian President Gustavo Petro is scheduled…

By: Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press Posted: 2:12 PM CDT Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 Last Modified: 5:02 PM CDT Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 MIAMI (AP) — Attorneys for a key ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have filed a new motion seeking to dismiss federal money laundering charges, arguing again…

The death toll has risen to 50 from a devastating landslide that swept through Las Tejerias, Venezuela. — AFP Las Tejerías: The death toll has risen to 50 from a devastating landslide that swept through a Venezuelan town near the capital Caracas, officials said on Thursday. "So far we officially…

Politics The Tren de Aragua rose to power in Nicolas Maduro’s anarchotyranny. Now they’re in Florida. Part of a migrant caravan in Mexico on November 11, 2018. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images) Last week, El American broke the news that members of the Tren de Aragua, the largest criminal organization…

FILE – This undated file photo posted on Twitter on June 18, 2020 by Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, shows CITGO oil executives Jose Angel Pereira, from left to right, Gustavo Cardenas, Jorge Toledo, Jose Luis Zambrano, Tomeu Vadell and Alirio Jose Zambrano, standing outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service,…

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Seven Americans detained on Venezuelan soil were freed Saturday in exchange for two nephews of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro’s wife, who will be returning home after spending roughly seven years imprisoned in the U.S. on drug smuggling convictions. The freed Americans include five employees of the oil and gas company…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuela on Saturday freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years by the United States on drug smuggling convictions, a senior U.S. official said. The swap of…