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We knew someone made over $400,000 on suspicious Polymarket bets around the US operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, but now we have a name: Gannon Ken Van Dyke. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday that Van Dyke is in custody, on several…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of…

Federal authorities arrested and charged a U.S. special forces soldier who is accused of using classified information about the raid that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from office to make prediction market bets. The soldier was identified as Gannon Ken Van Dyke in a news release announcing the indictment. Van Dyke…

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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