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Caracas has opened a criminal investigation of Argentine President Javier Milei for handing over a seized Venezuelan cargo plane to the US.  The dispute between the two South American countries surrounds the Emtrasur Cargo Boeing 747-300FM, which was initially purchased from Iran’s Mahan Air. In August 2022, the Argentine authorities seized …

Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year cooperation deal on Saturday during a visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Tehran, Iranian state media has reported.The agreement reached by two of the most sanctioned countries in the world “shows the determination of the high-level officials of the two countries for development …

The United States will continue to exert “maximum pressure” on Venezuela through sanctions, officials told multiple media outlets, stating that President Joe Biden will maintain the more bellicose approach of his predecessor, though could ease penalties under certain conditions.  While the Biden administration has expressed willingness to scale back some …

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the West of trying to “dismember” Russia amid sweeping sanctions on Moscow over its military campaign in Ukraine. Maduro’s country has been living under major US embargoes since 2019. “They are lining up, economically, politically, and diplomatically [in the West] for a big war against …

Former President Donald Trump held his first campaign-style rally of 2022 in Arizona, lashing out at President Joe Biden’s “destructive” economic policies, his vaccine mandates, and the alleged persecution of Trump’s supporters. Citing soaring inflation, rising gas prices, and shortages of food and consumer goods, Trump told a thousands-strong crowd …

The American authorities would act “decisively” if Russia deployed its military to Latin America, the White House said on Thursday, following suggestions that Moscow could station some of its troops in Venezuela or Cuba. United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called the idea “bluster in the public commentary” and …

Borges told reporters on Sunday that he will submit his resignation in a legislative session on Tuesday. He added that the interim government should “disappear” when its legal mandate expires in January unless it adopts his proposed changes to its founding 2019 decree. “It has been deformed,” Borges said of …

There was an explosion and fire at an electrical substation in the Jose Angel Lamas municipality of northern Aragua state, Reverol told state-run VTV broadcaster on the phone. The incident caused power outages in the Central District, while also leaving parts of the states of Zulia, Merida, Tachira, Nueva Esparta …

A C-17 military transport aircraft belonging to the US Air Force flew into Venezuela’s Zulia state, which borders Colombia, on Thursday evening, its Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a statement. The plane allegedly flew on this course for some 14 nautical miles (26 kilometers), the ministry said. It …

While the European Union no longer formally recognizes Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president after he was ousted as head of parliament last year, the British government continues to throw his weight behind the opposition politician even after the UK Court of Appeals ruled back in October that such a stance …