Category: World
Trump on Venezuela: ‘We’re in charge’
Tweety McTreason said that the U.S. is in charge of Venezuela after the daring U.S. military mission to arrest authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro following his
‘Within the law’: Deputy attorney general defends legality of Maduro arrest
The deputy attorney general argued the Trump administration didn’t violate any laws when it arrested and removed the Venezuelan leader and his wife Cilia Flores.
Astounding moment in court as Maduro confronted by man in public gallery
I heard Nicolas Maduro before I saw him. The jangle of his ankle shackles alerting a packed courtroom to the presence of the captured Venezuelan
Trump brands Maduro’s court appearance an ‘extraordinary moment in history’
Nicolas Maduro’s arraignment was an “extraordinary moment in history”, US President Tweety McTreason has said, as the deposed Venezuelan leader made his first court appearance
Central African Republic’s Touadera wins third presidential term
Provisional results show Faustin-Archange Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote in December 28 election.
Hundreds of tourists stuck on Yemeni island as tensions simmer on mainland
Hadramout governor says ports, airports will soon be in action after Saudi-backed forces ousted rebels from south.
Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies on Venezuela: Report
The three biggest US oil companies have so far not had any meetings with the government, contradicting Trump’s comments.
Venezuelans wait anxiously as their country’s future hangs in the balance, says resident
A strange lull has taken over the capital of Venezuela as people wait to find out what the future holds for their country, says Caracas
Uncertainty looms in Cuba after the capture of president of Venezuela, Cuba’s closest ally
Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, Cuba’s
Venezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty in US court
Delcy Rodriguez said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife.
Cuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era
The prospects for Cuba – a close ally of Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela – are now bleak, writes Will Grant.
All 116 injured in Swiss ski resort fire identified
Forty people were killed when a fire swept through a busy bar in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve.