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Image copyright AFP / Getty Images Image caption Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met senior members of the armed forces after the alleged coup attempt Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says two US citizens have been arrested following what he said was an attempt to overthrow him.Mr Maduro said the two men…

Judging by the social media followings of one of the captured, Trump-connected American mercenaries who attempted a bizarre and spectacularly failed coup in Venezuela, he was highly interested in the QAnon conspiracy theory. The identity of Airan Berry, a U.S. military veteran and former special forces operator apparently working for…

Silvercorp, the mercenary company caught Sunday in a bizarre attempt to overthrow the Venezuelan government, claims to have provided security for President Trump two years ago at one of his political rallies in North Carolina. Led by Jordan Goudreau, a former special forces soldier, the Florida-based security company, has made…

‘They were playing Rambo’ An astounding and unexpected development which is about to launch US regime change efforts in Venezuela straight back into the headlines. The Maduro government says it has captured two Americans who were leading a ‘Rambo-style’ armed coup effort. CNN reports:Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says two American…

Caracas (AFP) - Two Americans were detained in Venezuela on Monday on suspicion of plotting to topple President Nicolas Maduro's government, which has accused US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido of bankrolling the scheme.The arrests came a day after the government said it foiled an "invasion" from the sea, killing eight…

Venezuelan security forces arrested dozens of people, including two Americans, after a beach invasion allegedly aimed at overthrowing President Nicolas Maduro - a plot said to involve US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Venezuela situation "has nothing to do with our government".  "We'll…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that authorities have captured 13 "terrorists", including two US citizens he described as mercenaries, over allegations that they were involved in a failed plot to invade the country and oust him. In a state television address, Maduro showed what he said were the passports…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Security forces in Macuto following what the opposition claims was a "staged" incursion The Venezuelan government has said it foiled an attempted sea incursion by "terrorist mercenaries" from Colombia.In a televised address, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said the group arrived on speedboats at the coastal…

The injured were brought to this hospital in GuanareMore than 40 people were reportedly killed after rioting broke out at a prison in Venezuela.Inmates at Los Llanos jail, near western Guanare city, were angry at a lack of food and water, according to the Venezuelan Prison Observatory.The organisation called for…

May 2, 2020 | 3:02pm An ex-Green Beret leading a ragtag army on a failed attempt to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro: It’s a tale packed with enough action for Hollywood — and it’s true. Bronze Star recipient Jordan Goudreau hatched his simple-but-misguided plan last year, hoping to replace Maduro…