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Why the US has designs on Venezuela's oil

Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro

The Independent UK

How an information vacuum about Maduro's capture was filled with deepfakes and AI

A real-time flood of AI-generated images and videos of Maduro's capture by US forces on Saturday were re-shared by public figures and garnered millions of views across Europe.

Euronews

Trump's Venezuela oil strategy comes into focus

Such a raw exercise of U.S. imperial force hasn't been seen in modern times.

Axios

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Revealed: How overthrown Venezuelan president Maduro helped strike deal that gave Londoners cheap bus fares

20 years on, Ken Livingstone’s cheap oil deal with Venezuela remains one of the most extraordinary - and controversial - initiatives by a London mayor

Evening Standard

'Venezuelans in US Fled Dictatorship and Need Protection,' Caucus Director Warns Trump

Adelys Ferro urges Trump to protect Venezuelans in the US who fled Maduro's regime, warning 'they're not Tren de Aragua' gang members.

International Business Times UK

Analysis: What does the fall of Venezuela's Maduro mean for Tehran?

Trump's explicit messages against Tehran coincide with the fall of Maduro in Venezuela and military operations in Nigeria, raising questions about US military resurgence and influence in the global world order.

Euronews

Who is Nicolás Maduro? The Venezuelan leader 'captured' by US forces after Trump airstrikes

Maduro has been president of Venezuela since 2013, and previously served as vice-president under Hugo Chavez

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Eighty-two not out: Michael Palin says he won’t stop exploring any time soon

The Man Who Pays His Way: ‘I will keep doing this as long as people want me to do it,’ says Palin

The Independent UK

$10 billion Citgo auction could finally end twisting saga of Venezeulan expropriation, imprisoned execs, and a long-shot NYC mayoral candidate

At stake is Citgo’s 800,000-barrel-a-day refining network, a series of pipelines and terminals, and marketing deals with 4,000 independently owned retail outlets.

Fortune

US strikes on Venezuelan ‘drug boats’ have killed 14 people. What is Trump trying to do?

In the past few weeks, the United States military has been involved in multiple fatal strikes on boats in international waters off the coast of Venezuela.

The Conversation

In Face Of US 'Threat,' How Does Venezuela's Military Stack Up?

With an ill-disciplined military and an outdated arsenal, Venezuela would be at a serious disadvantage in the event of an American invasion, experts say.

International Business Times

Sir Michael Palin detained by armed militia in Venezuela

Monty Python star Sir Michael Palin and his film crew were detained by armed militia in Venezuela after attempting to film a statue of former leader Hugo Chavez.

BANG Premier

Venezuela Rallies Militia Volunteers In Response To US 'Threat'

Civil servants, housewives and retirees alike lined up in Venezuela's capital Caracas on Saturday as thousands volunteered to join the country's militia in case there is a US invasion.

International Business Times

Venezuelan Spy Chief Under Hugo Chavez Pleads Guilty Narco Terrorism Charges In Manhattan

Hugo Carvajal, a former top official in Venezuela's authoritarian government, pleaded guilty to narco terrorism, the Department of Justice announced

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The Independent UK

Bill Maher roasts Sean Penn for meeting Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro but not Trump

Chat show host on the defensive after Oscar-winning actor says he could have done more ‘editing’ in his response to dining with the president at the White House earlier this year

The Conversation

Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe

With the recent confirmations of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – two of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s high-level administration nominees – the president’s attempt to remake government as a home for political loyalists continues.

The Conversation

Trump and Maduro refresh a complex relationship governed by self-interest and tainted by Venezuela election fraud

In 2019, President Donald Trump recognized then-Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s interim leader over Nicolás Maduro, who has ruled the country since 2013.

International Business Times

Nicolas Maduro: Venezuela's Iron-fisted 'Worker President'

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, due to be sworn in Friday for a third six-year term after elections he is widely accused of stealing, has been written off many times during a turbulent decade in power.

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International Business Times

'Venezuela Will Be Free': Anti-Maduro Protests Roil Caracas

Opponents of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro took to the streets Thursday in a last-ditch protest against his swearing-in for a third six-year term as president.

The Conversation

Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer

Cuba’s communist leaders are in the midst of crisis – and not for the first time.

Fortune

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro proves Milton Friedman right, 60 years later

Venezuela’s socialism started out democratically with Hugo Chavez’s election in 1998—then the Venezuelan economy—and democracy—collapsed.

International Business Times

Venezuelans Rally To Support Opposition After Disputed Vote

Venezuelans gathered Tuesday in a peaceful show of opposition support as their leader urged the military not to "repress the people" a day after four died in protests against President Nicolas Maduro's disputed presidential victory.

France 24

Key opposition figure arrested in Venezuela after disputed election, party says

A leading figure within Venezuela’s opposition coalition was arrested on Tuesday, his party said, denouncing an "escalation of repression" amid protests that erupted Monday against the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro during which at least 11 people died and dozens were injured, according to a local NGO.

Reason

Venezuela Illustrates the Perils of "Democratic Socialism"

The Venezuelan experience shows that democracy cannot cure the evils of socialism, and that a democratic socialist system is unlikely to remain democratic for long.

Evening Standard

Maduro regime not recognised by Britain amid new disputed presidential election, says No10

Downing Street voiced concerns about allegations of ‘serious irregularities’ in the presidential poll on Sunday

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