May 5, 2020 Behind the rogue and botched attack to kidnap Venezuela's Maduro In a triumphant speech on Monday, embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro boasted that authorities had captured two U.S. citizens – in addition to more than 100 "terrorist mercenaries" – in a strange and ultimately unsuccessful plot to kill him inside the capital city of Caracas a day earlier.
May 5, 2020 Trump denies US government involved in foiled Venezuela attacks President Trump on Tuesday denied any U.S. involvement in a failed coup attempt in Venezuela for which two U.S. citizens were arrested.
May 5, 2020 Venezuela’s Maduro says 2 US ‘mercenaries’ were captured in failed raid attempt Venezuela’s president announced the arrest of two U.S. citizens Monday whom he claimed were among a group of “mercenaries” sent to purportedly capture the socialist leader in a plot foiled by security forces, the Associated Press reported.
May 5, 2020 2 US 'mercenaries' captured in failed kidnapping plot, Maduro says Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said authorities arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of “mercenaries” on Monday, a day after a beach raid purportedly aimed at capturing the socialist leader that authorities say they foiled.
May 3, 2020 Venezuela claims it 'foiled' attack backed by US, Colombia Venezuela claims to have stopped a plot by "terrorists" from Colombia, backed by the U.S.
May 2, 2020 Venezuela prison riot kills at least 40, including warden A prison riot in Venezuela has left at least 40 dead and 50 others injured, authorities said Saturday.
April 29, 2020 UN warns coronavirus fallout will lead to the next pandemic – global starvation The next global pandemic may very well be a hunger pandemic as a result of the fallout from coronavirus.
April 28, 2020 Trump camp hits Biden over comments about restoring Obama policy toward Cuba The Trump campaign on Tuesday slammed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden comment that he would restore the Obama administration’s diplomatic détente with Cuba despite the nation’s close ties with Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
April 27, 2020 Venezuela's Maduro hires Chavez cousin, drug kingpin for powerful oil industry roles President Nicolás Maduro on Monday named a powerful ally sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug kingpin, along with a cousin of the late socialist leader Hugo Chávez, to revamp Venezuela’s oil industry amid massive gasoline shortages.
April 7, 2020 Venezuela's rich flout coronavirus warnings to party during pandemic, report says They whiled away the week on a sex- and drug-fueled romp: dancing on white-sand beaches and frolicking on a Caribbean island with prostitutes from Europe, some snapping selfies with famous reggaeton artists.