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When Tekashi 6ix9ine, the rapper and former gang member, finished serving a three-month sentence at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, he left carrying a peculiar souvenir. He showed it off to two friends who were waiting outside the jail to collect him: it was a homemade SpongeBob SquarePants figurine with a…

Madrid, Spain – Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is aligned with Spain’s main right-wing party on its economic visions, but they are divided by social issues such as abortion, analysts say. On a visit to Spain this weekend, Machado chose to snub an invitation to meet Socialist Prime Minister…

Home / World AFP 19 Apr, 2026 02:38 AM 2 mins to read Maria Corina Machado in Madrid, Spain, defended handing her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump. Photo / Getty Images Maria Corina Machado in Madrid, Spain, defended handing her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald…

The US has eased sanctions on Venezuela's central bank, allowing financial transactions with international banks. This move aims to revive the oil industry and facilitate economic activities after years of restrictions, benefiting the interim government and local oil companies. US Eases Sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank to Revive Oil Industry(AP)…

Cost of living issues have persisted in Venezuela since the US abducted former President Nicolas Maduro in January. Union leaders, retirees and public sector workers in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas have marched towards the presidential palace to demand higher wages and dignified pensions, only to be met by police…

Donald Trump claimed he was popular in Venezuela, where he might consider running for president after completing his US term. In light-hearted remarks during a press conference on Monday, Trump said he would poll higher than anybody ever has in Venezuela, where US forces captured President Nicolas Maduro and his…

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The rapper served his sentence at the same federal facility housing Maduro. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images; Jesus Vargas/Getty Images Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is once again a free man—and, true to form, he wasted no time reminding the world of his larger-than-life persona. After serving three months in federal custody for violating…

MIAMI (AP) — A top Washington lobbyist who is closely allied with President Donald Trump testified in federal court that he immediately cut ties with former Congressman David Rivera when he learned in 2020 that Venezuela’s government had awarded the Miami Republican a $50 million contract, shattering his belief that…

Part of the Series Human Rights and Global Wrongs Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused to dismiss drug trafficking charges against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on March 26,…