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April 30, 2019

Venezuela political crisis deepens as opposition calls for military uprising

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

April 30, 2019

Erik Prince pushing for private mercenaries in Venezuela to break stalemate: report

The founder of the private security firm Blackwater is pushing for a plan to deploy a group of mercenaries in Venezuela to support the people’s efforts to topple Socialist dictator Nicholas Maduro, according to a report.

April 26, 2019

Todd Leininger, American detained in Venezuela for five years, has been released, sources say

An American who had been imprisoned in Venezuela for five years has been released, sources confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.

April 24, 2019

Emanuele Ottolenghi, Matthew Zweig: 'Aeroterror' is back in business -- Team Trump should end it now

The Trump administration should ramp up aggressive efforts to go after Mahan Air, which is currently helping the Maduro regime in Venezuela.

April 19, 2019

Drug trafficking keeping Maduro in power in Venezuela, analysts say

It has been more than three months since the U.S. accelerated its onslaught of economic sanctions, words of warning and announced it was backing a completely new interim President – heightening official expectation that the Nicolas Maduro-led regime of Venezuela would crumble within a few days, if not a few weeks. Only the socialist dictatorship has failed to fall. While there an array of factors to blame, analysts are pointing to illicit trafficking rings as a fundamental Maduro lifeline.

April 17, 2019

Trump reverses slew of Obama-era Cuba policies in new crackdown

The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded several Obama-era policies toward Cuba, while imposing tough sanctions against Venezuela and Nicaragua – as part of a new crackdown on what National Security Adviser John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism."

April 11, 2019

Ana Quintana: Mike Pompeo’s trip to South America underscores US commitment to the region

It is critical that the U.S. continue deepening partnerships with like-minded nations in Latin America.

April 10, 2019

Pence confronts Venezuelan ambassador at UN: ‘You shouldn’t be here’

Vice President Pence called out Venezuela's United Nations ambassador to his face while addressing the body's Security Council on Wednesday -- a speech he used to declare it's time for Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to step down.

April 8, 2019

As Venezuela's government blocks aid and makes arbitrary arrests, locals turn to an app as a lifeline

In a crumbling country where almost all but state-owned media outlets have been shuttered, food and medicine are scarce, unrest is rising and authorities could throw you behind bars at any moment – there is a app that is being accredited as something of a lifeline for desperate Venezuelans and for their compadres abroad.

April 8, 2019

US-blacklisted Iranian airline begins direct flights to Venezuela

An Iran airline blacklisted by the United States launched direct flights between Tehran and Venezuela on Monday, signifying a growing relationship between the two nations in the face of U.S. sanctions.