Maduro

With the abduction of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, the United States under Donald Trump is returning to a power-based logic of influence in Latin America—one that many in the region believed had long been overcome. In this interview, political scientist Ulrich Brand analyzes why Latin America is once again becoming…

A US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas has left at least 100 people dead and dozens more wounded, according to the country’s interior minister, as Washington confirmed plans to assume long-term control over Venezuela’s oil exports. Speaking on state television on…

Ivan Colmenares Garcia had all the correct permits for his routine entry into Venezuela when the Colombian lawyer was forcibly stripped, bound, blindfolded and jailed. For a year, the 35-year-old was humiliated, tortured with sleep deprivation, kept in a freezing basement and held in a crowded prison where the toilet…

Bogotá -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday invited his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro to the White House, just days after threatening him with military action over alleged drug trafficking.Trump had warned Petro on January 3 to "watch his ass" following US forces' ousting of leader Nicolas Maduro in neighboring…

Nicolas Maduro, who was snatched from his presidential bedroom by US forces, is not the only one to suffer a rude awakening in Venezuela. I hear that television explorer Levison Wood was involved in a dramatic road accident in which the SUV he was travelling in careered off a narrow…

Lawmakers from both parties debriefed on classified details of the capture of Nicholas Maduro say the daring U.S. operation was impressive, but that the administration owes Americans a fuller explanation for the raid...Read More

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Fifty-five Cuban and Venezuelan soldiers were killed during a United States raid in Caracas to capture Nicolas Maduro Cuba confirmed 32 of its military personnel died, while Venezuela reported 23 losses, including five admirals The assault on January 3 highlighted the deep military ties between Cuba and Venezuela and the…

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Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez dismissed the head of the presidential honour guard just days after Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces in Caracas The sacking of General Javier Marcano Tábata followed heavy casualties among Venezuelan and Cuban troops during the raid Washington has warned Rodríguez of severe consequences…