August 13, 2020 US confiscates Iranian fuel from four tankers, official says The Trump administration has successfully seized Iranian fuel from four tankers sailing to Venezuela, a senior U.S. official confirmed for ӣƵ Thursday evening, increasing their “maximum pressure campaign” against Tehran.
August 9, 2020 American ex-Green Berets jailed over failed Venezuela attack Two former U.S. Green Berets were sentenced by a Venezuelan court Friday to 20 years in prison for their role in a botched attack on Venezuela in May, aimed at toppling President Nicolás Maduro.
August 7, 2020 Dystopian Deeds: How China's top-notch mass surveillance system threatens global freedoms Every millimeter of Beijing is monitored by state-of-the-art surveillance cameras, according to the Beijing Public Safety Bureau.
July 10, 2020 Trump declares Democrats ‘party of socialism and worse’ during trip to Florida President Trump, in a roundtable meeting with Venezuelan expatriates in Florida, took aim at the Democrats-- calling them “the party of socialism and worse.”
July 2, 2020 Britain withholds gold from Maduro, says it does not recognize him as Venezuela's president A British judge refused to hand over nearly $1 billion in gold to Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro Thursday, citing that the United Kingdom does not recognize him as the legitimate president of the country.
July 1, 2020 Pompeo warns Iran will become arms dealer 'to the Maduros and the Assads' if arms embargo expires Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned that the Iranian regime will become an arms dealer to despots in places such as Syria and Venezuela if a 13-year-old arms embargo is allowed to expire -- and that more people will die in the Middle East as Tehran gets its hands on weapons.
June 24, 2020 Venezuelan activist warns Americans about statue removals: It will be a 'slippery slope' Americans should be concerned about the toppling of statues and attempted erasure of American history, Venezuelan political activist and TikToker Elizabeth Rogliani cautioned Tuesday.
June 23, 2020 Biden campaign goes after Trump comments on Venezuela Joe Biden’s presidential campaign sees political ammunition in President Trump’s recent comments that he might be willing to meet with Venezuelan strongman Nicholas Maduro and was having second thoughts on recognizing Juan Guaidó as the South American country’s legitimate leader.
June 8, 2020 Who are the Americans being held as 'political prisoners' abroad? After almost two years ailing behind bars in the bowels of an Iranian prison and coming down with the novel coronavirus, cancer survivor Michael White last week was freed and brought home. The U.S. Navy veteran joins the ranks of scores of Americans brought home under President Trump's aggressive push to free unfairly detained citizens – yet there are many others still languishing in all corners of the globe.
May 28, 2020 US disrupts Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela, official says The Trump administration halted scheduled Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela Wednesday by threatening sanctions on the ships carrying the cargo, according to U.S. officials.